Section: Australia
- ABC News (Australia) (310)
- NEWS.com.au (Australia) (203)
- SBS (Australia) (245)
- The West Australian (Australia) (2,557)
UN Security Council to meet on Ukraine crisis after deadly clashes (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – The UN Security Council will hold a special meeting Monday on the violence in eastern Ukraine after a rocket barrage blamed on Kremlin-backed rebels killed 30 and threatened to open up a new front in the war. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine rebel offensive marks dangerous new stage in conflict (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – A major offensive in eastern Ukraine by rebels allegedly backed by Russia has marked a dangerous new stage in the nine-month conflict and dashed hopes for a truce, pressuring Western nations to act. …read more Source: The West...
Ukrainian port city divided after deadly rocket attack (AFP)
Mariupol (Ukraine) (AFP) – Outside the church a day after a barrage of rocket fire killed 30 people in this Ukrainian port city, the war-torn region’s divisions were on full display. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine offensive continues as Barack Obama promises tougher action
Pro-Moscow rebels pressed on with their offensive on Sunday after restarting the war in eastern Ukraine with the first all-out assault since a truce five months ago. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Obama ramps up pressure on Russia after deadly Ukraine blitz (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – US President Barack Obama vowed on Sunday to ramp up pressure on Russia after rocket attacks blamed on Kremlin-backed Ukrainian rebels killed 30 and injured 95 more. …read more Source: The West...
More than nine months of bloodshed in Ukraine (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Tension is again mounting in Ukraine after a weekend rocket assault on the strategic government-held port city of Mariupol that left 30 dead and 95 injured, as separatists threatened a new offensive. …read more Source: The West...
Lavrov blames upsurge in Ukraine fighting on Kiev troops (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, speaking to his US counterpart John Kerry on Sunday, blamed the upsurge in fighting in eastern Ukraine on government forces he said were “constantly” shelling towns. …read more Source: The West...
Russia blames upsurge in Ukraine fighting on Kiev troops
Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov blames the latest upsurge in fighting in eastern Ukraine on Kiev’s government forces who he says are “constantly” shelling towns. …read more Source: ABC...
Ukraine scrambles after new rebel attacks (AFP)
Mariupol (Ukraine) (AFP) – Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko was chairing an emergency security meeting Sunday to forge a response to a new offensive by pro-Russian rebels after rocket strikes on a vital government-held port killed 30 people. …read more Source: The West...
Rockets kills dozens in Ukraine
WORLD leaders ramped up pressure on Moscow to stop pro-Kremlin rebels from embarking on a new offensive in Ukraine after rocket fire killed at least 30 people. …read more Source: THE...
