Section: Australia
- ABC News (Australia) (310)
- NEWS.com.au (Australia) (203)
- SBS (Australia) (245)
- The West Australian (Australia) (2,557)
Brawl erupts in Ukraine parliament after MP drags prime minister from podium
A brawl erupts in Ukraine’s parliament after prime minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk is interrupted by an MP who hands him a bouquet of roses then drags him away from the podium. …read more Source: ABC...
Chaos and corruption on demarcation line in east Ukraine (AFP)
Zaytseve checkpoint (Ukraine) (AFP) – It used to take Vadym two hours to drive to see his relatives in east Ukraine but now the journey involves days waiting in the freezing cold at government checkpoints to leave rebel-held territory. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine arrests insurgents who ‘planned terror attacks’ (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine’s security service said on Thursday that it had arrested an insurgent group involving three Russian nationals that had stockpiled bombs and planned to carry out “terrorist attacks”, in raids that cost the life of a special forces officer. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine invites Netherlands to help probe stolen art (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukrainian investigators on Thursday called on the Netherlands to help probe the fate of a batch of precious Dutch paintings reportedly being held by a volunteer battalion fighting pro-Russian insurgents in the east of the ex-Soviet state. …read more Source: The West...
Russia says Ukraine won’t repay debt because ‘they are crooks’, vows court action (Reuters)
By Lidia Kelly and Natalia Zinets MOSCOW/KIEV (Reuters) – Russian officials blasted the International Monetary Fund on Wednesday for changing its long-established lending rules to keep … …read more Source: The West...
More than 9,000 killed since start of Ukraine conflict: UN
More than 9,000 people have been killed since the conflict in Ukraine began, a United Nations report says, warning that even though fighting had abated, millions were in precarious situations. …read more Source: ABC...
IMF changes rule on debt as Ukraine faces Russia deadline (AFP)
Washington (AFP) – The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday changed a rule that would have blocked its financial aid program to Ukraine in the event the country defaulted on debt owed to Russia. …read more Source: The West...
Kiev opens probe into Dutch art reportedly held by Ukrainian fighters (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine on Tuesday launched a probe into precious Dutch paintings that were reportedly being held by a volunteer battalion fighting pro-Russian insurgents in the east of the ex-Soviet state. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine partially restores power supplies to Crimea (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine on Tuesday partially restored power supplies to Crimea after a series of explosions during protests by opponents of Russia’s annexation of the peninsula damaged the high voltage lines. …read more Source: The West...
Turkey mulling retaliatory sanctions on Russia: PM (AFP)
Istanbul (AFP) – Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said Tuesday his government was considering retaliatory measures against Moscow, with whom it is embroiled in a bitter dispute over Ankara’s shooting down of a Russian warplane. …read more Source: The West...
