Section: Australia
- ABC News (Australia) (311)
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- SBS (Australia) (245)
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MH17 airbridge to Ukraine ‘smashing it’ (AAP)
The RAAF is flying sorties every day from the Netherlands to Kharkiv in Ukraine to assist experts hoping to retrieve bodies from the MH17 crash site. …read more Source: The West...
Russia warns sanctions will backfire on West (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – A defiant Russia said Wednesday that Western sanctions over Ukraine would backfire on the United States and lead to energy price hikes in Europe after Brussels and Washington unveiled the toughest punitive measures against Moscow since the Cold War. …read more Source: The West...
In Ukraine, lives of innocent caught in crossfire
At age 11 year, Nastia Dankovtseva is too familiar with the weapons of war. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Rebels accused of laying landmines near MH17 crash site
Rebels in eastern Ukraine have been accused of laying landmines on roads approaching the crash site of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17. …read more Source: ABC...
MH17: Kiev says it will secure crash site by Thursday ‘at the latest’
A blanket of pale smoke hung over Shakhtersk and jagged pillars of a darker, more ominous smoke rose from the downtown area, as the Ukrainian army attempted to steal control of the MH17 crash site. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Landmine claims a setback
CLAIMS by the Ukrainian military that separatist fighters have set landmines around the MH17 site are a serious setback for the search mission. …read more Source: THE...
Rebels keep AFP team at bay
AUSTRALIAN police in eastern Ukraine remain unwilling to risk the lives of their officers in trying to access the MH17 crash site. …read more Source: THE...
Barack Obama joins Europe to expand sanctions on Russia
President Barack Obama announced expanded sanctions against Russia on Tuesday, just hours after the European Union imposed its most sweeping measures yet penalising Moscow for its role in supporting separatists in neighbouring Ukraine. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Breaking ice with the Russian rebels
BEING held and questioned by the Russian-backed rebels in eastern Ukraine was a harrowing experience, writes Paul Toohey, but some unexpected common ground was found. …read more Source:...
Tony Abbott still battling for access to MH17 crash site as Ukraine conflict continues
The Defence Minister in Kiev wears three stars on his shoulder. The Ukrainian army commander fighting rebels in the east has four stars. Simply put, that discrepancy of rank is a big part of the reason Australian and Dutch police can’t get to the crash site of flight MH17. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
