Section: New Zealand
Fuel shortages reported in rebel-controlled eastern Ukraine
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” Severe fuel shortages have hit the rebel-controlled areas in eastern Ukraine.Several residents of the rebel stronghold Donetsk told The Associated Press on Thursday that only a few gas stations remained open… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Russia to ban Ukrainian food imports from January
MOSCOW (AP) ” Russia says it intends to ban imports of Ukrainian food starting next year.The move announced Wednesday by Alexei Ulyukayev, the economic development minister, could deal a considerable blow to the economy of Ukraine,… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Narrowing rift, US and Russia entertain cooperation in Syria
MOSCOW (AP) ” In a striking shift, President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin are embarking on a tentative path toward closer ties and possible military cooperation, as the bitter rift over Ukraine gives way to common… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Putin proposes Ukraine debt restructuring
ANTALYA, Turkey (AP) ” Russian President Vladimir Putin is proposing restructuring the $3 billion debt owed by Ukraine to his country.The surprise announcement by Putin at the summit of G-20 leaders in Turkey on Monday could be… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Biden to meet with Ukraine government leaders next month
WASHINGTON (AP) ” Vice President Joe Biden will visit Ukraine early next month for meetings with the country’s president, prime minister and members of parliament.The White House says Biden also plans meetings with civic leaders… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukrainian civilian helicopter crashes in Slovakia, six people dead
A Ukrainian civilian helicopter has crashed in eastern Slovakia, killing six people, a Slovak interior ministry spokesman said on Friday (Saturday NZ Time). …read more Source:...
Ukrainian cleared of planning to bomb Russia’s UK embassy
LONDON (AP) ” A jury has cleared a Ukrainian man accused of plotting to blow up the Russian embassy in London after being radicalized by the conflict in eastern Ukraine.Prosecutors said 35-year-old Vadim Bezkorovainiy searched the… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Helicopter crashes in Slovakia, killing 6
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) ” Slovak Interior Minister Robert Kalinak says a Ukrainian helicopter has crashed in eastern Slovakia, killing six people.Kalinak says the helicopter crashed Friday in Slovak territory, on the border with… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukrainian lawmakers approve gay rights bill
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” Ukrainian lawmakers have approved a bill that bans discrimination of gays, key legislation intended to help pave the way for visa-free travel between Ukraine and the European Union.The 450-seat parliament on… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Bubka: IAAF should not punish innocent Russian athletes
LONDON (AP) ” Thirty years later, Sergei Bubka still feels the pain of missing out on a chance of a gold medal at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics because of the Soviet boycott.”It’s even more painful now,” the Ukrainian pole vault… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
