Section: Australia
- ABC News (Australia) (310)
- NEWS.com.au (Australia) (203)
- SBS (Australia) (245)
- The West Australian (Australia) (2,557)
In Donetsk, homeless Ukrainians loathe Kiev government (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Despite living in a tiny cellar in Donetsk for more than three months, Sergei is not complaining about the frequent shelling or lack of running water. Instead, he saves his fury for his own country — Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...
Putin to cut short G20 summit after rebukes over Ukraine (AFP)
Brisbane (Australia) (AFP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin intends to cut short his attendance at a G20 summit in Australia, an official said Saturday, after he faced Western scorn and scepticism over Ukraine despite venturing to paper over Europe’s deepest chill in relations since the Cold War. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine cuts off rebel east as fighting rumbles on (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko issued a decree Saturday ordering the withdrawal of all state services from rebel-held eastern regions, a further acknowledgement that the Kremlin-backed statelets are effectively breaking away. …read more Source: The West...
Putin to leave G20 summit early: Russian delegate (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – Vladimir Putin intends to cut short his attendance at the Group of 20 summit in Brisbane on Sunday, a Russian source said as the strongman faces intense pressure from the West over Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...
Putin to quit G20 summit after rebukes over Ukraine (AFP)
Brisbane (Australia) (AFP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin is to walk out of a G20 summit in Australia, an aide said Saturday, after he faced scorn and scepticism from Western leaders over Ukraine despite venturing to paper over Europe’s deepest chill in relations since the Cold War. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine orders closure of state services in rebel-held east (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko on Saturday issued a decree ordering the withdrawal of all state services from the rebel-held east of the country. …read more Source: The West...
Merkel proposes harsher sanctions against Russia
German chancellor Angela Merkel is proposing harsher sanctions against Russia, after five civilians, including two children, and three government soldiers are killed in fighting in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: ABC...
Tense G20 vows action on Ebola as climate returns to fore (AFP)
Brisbane (Australia) (AFP) – Feuding G20 leaders found common ground on Saturday in vowing to “extinguish” the Ebola outbreak as they worked to revamp the global economy at a summit marked by discord over Ukraine and climate change. …read more Source: The West...
Five civilians including two children die in east Ukraine (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Five civilians, including two children, and three government soldiers have been killed in fighting in eastern Ukraine, officials said Saturday. …read more Source: The West...
MH17 images — real or Russian fakes?
RUSSIAN media say these ‘satelite images’ show MH17 being shot down by a Ukrainian fighter jet, but claims are growing they’re little more than propaganda. …read more Source:...
