Section: Australia
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Erdogan hosts Putin to tighten Turkey-Russia alliance (AFP)
Ankara (AFP) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday was to hold talks in Ankara with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to strengthen ties which have survived sharp differences over the Syria and Ukraine crises. …read more Source: The West...
Pro-European parties narrowly win Moldova polls (AFP)
Chisinau (AFP) – Pro-European parties edged out those backing closer ties with Russia in weekend parliamentary elections in ex-Soviet Moldova, which took place against the backdrop of the bloody conflict in neighbouring Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...
Mother of MH17 plane crash victim ‘suing Ukraine in European court’
The mother of a German woman killed when Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was downed over eastern Ukraine in July is suing the Ukrainian authorities at the European Court of Human Rights. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Three soldiers killed, 15 wounded in east Ukraine (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Three Ukrainian soldiers have been killed and 15 wounded in the latest fighting in eastern Ukraine, a military spokesman said Sunday. …read more Source: The West...
Rough justice: Ukraine rebels lay down law in breakaway state (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – A Russian citizen who favours the death penalty, Eduard Yakubovsky, is trying to become the new face of justice in rebel-held east Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...
Mum sues Ukraine over MH17 crash
THE mother of a victim of the MH17 disaster is seeking $1.2 million in damages from the Ukraine for failing to close the airspace over the war zone. …read more Source:...
Mother of German MH17 victim takes Ukraine to human rights court (AFP)
Berlin (AFP) – The mother of a victim of downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 has begun legal proceedings against Ukraine at the European Court of Human Rights, accusing Kiev of failing to close the country’s airspace, a German daily reported Sunday. …read more Source: The West...
Cut-off pensioners slowly starving in rebel-held Ukraine (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Nina Nikiforovna, a pensioner in the rebel-held city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, took up begging recently. …read more Source: The West...
Nearly 40 per cent of Germans endorse Russia’s annexation of Crimea
Nearly 40 per cent of Germans support Russia’s annexation of Crimea, according to an opinion poll. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Charity offers a little warmth to families fleeing east Ukraine (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – From food and clothing to medicines and even jobs — a charity centre in Kiev tries to offer a warm welcome to thousands fleeing the conflict in Ukraine’s east as temperatures drop below freezing. …read more Source: The West...
