Section: Australia
- ABC News (Australia) (310)
- NEWS.com.au (Australia) (203)
- SBS (Australia) (245)
- The West Australian (Australia) (2,557)
From Soviet to Sith: Ukrainians transform Lenin statue into Darth Vader
Just in time for the release of the latest Star Wars blockbuster, Ukrainians in Odessa transform a statue of Lenin into one of Darth Vader, an oddly prominent figure in local politics. …read more Source: ABC...
Russia ‘tried to hack MH17 inquiry system’ (AFP)
The Hague (AFP) – Russian spies likely tried to hack into the Dutch Safety Board’s computer systems to access a sensitive final report into the shooting down of flight MH17 over Ukraine, experts said Friday. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine, pro-Russia rebels begin Donetsk arms withdrawal (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian insurgents said Tuesday they had begun withdrawing tanks and smaller weapons from the frontline splitting the devastated Donetsk region in the ex-Soviet state’s eastern war zone. …read more Source: The West...
Georgia breakaway region eyes Crimea-style vote on joining Russia (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – Georgia’s breakaway region of South Ossetia has said it plans to hold a referendum on joining Russia but the Kremlin appeared to pour cold water on the idea Tuesday. …read more Source: The West...
Ousted pro-Russia president sues Ukraine in European court (AFP)
Strasbourg (France) (AFP) – Ukraine’s fugitive former president Viktor Yanukovych lodged a claim with the European Court of Human Rights on Monday for unfair treatment by Kiev’s Western-backed government. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine raises boat capsize toll to 16 (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukrainian recovery workers raised the death toll by two to 16 on Monday after recovering and searching a pleasure boat that sank in the Black Sea near the Ukrainian city of Odessa. …read more Source: The West...
Stalin portraits and Soviet nostalgia rule in Ukraine’s rebel regions (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Three portraits of former Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin are on display in the centre of Donetsk, the rebel capital of eastern Ukraine, as the separatist authorities fuel a mood of Soviet nostalgia. …read more Source: The West...
Piecing together the MH17 tragedy
FROM the sunflower fields of eastern Ukraine to a hangar at an air base in the Netherlands: this is the painstaking journey to find the truth about MH17. …read more Source:...
Egypt, Japan, Senegal, Ukraine, Uruguay elected to UN Security Council (AFP)
United Nations (United States) (AFP) – Egypt, Japan, Senegal, Ukraine and Uruguay were elected on Thursday to the UN Security Council during an uncontested vote. …read more Source: The West...
Aussie families to sue Malaysia Airlines
TRAUMATISED Australian families are taking on Malaysia Airlines in a large scale class action over the downing of MH17 in Ukraine. …read more Source:...
