Section: The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)
Dune-themed bug lets Russian hackers target NATO, Ukraine: iSight
Russian hackers exploited a bug in Microsoft Windows and other software to spy on computers used by NATO, the European Union, Ukraine and companies in the energy and telecommunications sectors, according to cyber intelligence firm iSight Partners. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
MH17 disaster: Dutch experts help recover crash items in east Ukraine despite nearby clashes
Four Dutch experts visited the crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 in east Ukraine on Monday to help recover personal belongings of victims despite fighting between government troops and separatist rebels nearby. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Vladimir Putin orders Russian pull back from border with Ukraine
President Vladimir Putin has ordered Russian troops to withdraw to their permanent bases after military exercises in Rostov region near the border with Ukraine, the Kremlin said. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Australian passenger on MH17 was wearing oxygen mask: Dutch prosecutors
Dutch prosecutors say the body of one passenger of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was found wearing an oxygen mask, raising questions about how much those on board knew about their fate when the plane plunged out of the sky above eastern Ukraine in July. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Vladimir Putin enjoys ‘Herculean’ birthday in Siberian wilderness as Russians celebrate
Russian President Vladimir Putin marked his 62nd birthday roaming the Siberian wilderness on Tuesday, as supporters compared his takeover of Crimea to a Herculean labour and 100,000 marched in Chechnya in his honour. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Vladimir Putin celebrates ‘Herculean’ birthday in Siberian wilderness as Russians celebrate
Russian President Vladimir Putin marked his 62nd birthday roaming the Siberian wilderness on Tuesday, as supporters compared his takeover of Crimea to a Herculean labour and 100,000 marched in Chechnya in his honour. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Ukraine, rebels both claim Donetsk gains
Fighting continues in the eastern city of Donetsk as the Ukrainian government and rebels both claim military gains. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Russia halts US student exchange program
A US-Russia high school student exchange program has become the victim of strained US-Russian ties over actions in Ukraine. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
At least 10 people killed in shelling at school in east Ukraine
At least 10 people were killed on Wednesday when shells hit a school playground and a mini-van in a nearby street in Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, city authorities and Reuters witnesses said. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Attacks by rebels threaten Ukraine truce
Ukraine’s truce and troops withdrawal deal lies in tatters after the deadliest wave of attacks by pro-Russian insurgents in more than a month left nine soldiers and four civilians dead. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...