Section: Australia
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MH17: Russia agrees with US that fighting should stop near crash site in Ukraine
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his US counterpart John Kerry agreed that fighting near the site where a Malaysian airliner crashed in eastern Ukraine needs to be stopped, Russia says. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Ukraine says 17 killed by shelling in Gorlivka (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Seventeen people, including three children, were killed in the past 24 hours by shelling in Ukraine’s rebel-held stronghold of Gorlivka, local Ukrainian officials said on Tuesday. …read more Source: The West...
Dutch police receive 150 MH17 crash images, videos (AFP)
The Hague (AFP) – Witnesses have uploaded 150 photos and videos to a Dutch police server set up to help piece together the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over east Ukraine, a spokeswoman said. …read more Source: The West...
Armed police to help investigators
THE Ukrainian parliament is expected to give assent to armed police escorting Australian investigators to the MH17 crash site — but it is not known how the Russian-backed rebels will react. …read more Source:...
Dutch PM asks Ukraine to stop fighting near crash site (AFP)
The Hague (AFP) – Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte called Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko Tuesday to ask Ukrainian forces to stop fighting around the MH17 crash site, a government spokesman said. …read more Source: The West...
Squeezing Vladimir where it hurts
WORLD leaders are putting more and more pressure on Vladimir Putin over Russian aggression in Ukraine. The question is: has he noticed yet? …read more Source:...
MH17: Ukraine seeks advantage in tragedy
An old story does the rounds in Australian diplomatic circles about the difficulty of dealing with Russia, a tale that must leave Tony Abbott wondering. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Fatima’s parents say goodbye
FATIMA Dyczynski’s grieving parents have returned to Kiev after reaching the crash site of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17. …read more Source:...
MH17 site still blocked to investigators
DUTCH and Australian investigators have failed for a third consecutive day to enter the MH17 crash site amid a risky and deteriorating security situation in the eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Officials try again to access MH17 site
DUTCH and Australian investigators will make a third attempt to enter the MH17 crash site amid a risky and deteriorating security situation in the eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:...
