Section: New Zealand
Former opposition candidate arrested upon return to Belarus
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” A former opposition presidential candidate in Belarus has been arrested while returning to his country after four years in exile.Ales Mikhalevich was among nine candidates who were arrested after the 2010 presidential… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Putin orders Russian military drills amid Ukraine tensions
MOSCOW (AP) ” Russian military units have been scrambled from their bases as part of snap drills ordered by President Vladimir Putin, the latest in a series of Russian war games amid tensions with the West over Ukraine.The Defense… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
France wants top-level Ukraine talks, hopes to end sanctions
PARIS (AP) ” France wants to hold a meeting among the leaders of Russia, Ukraine and Germany in the coming weeks to resolve tensions around eastern Ukraine, in hopes of eventually lifting EU sanctions.French President Francois Hollande… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
IMF chief pleased with economic progress in Ukraine
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde has told Ukraine’s president that she was impressed with the progress his government has made toward stabilizing the Ukrainian economy.Lagarde was in Kiev… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine’s president lauds renewed cease-fire in the east
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has lauded the renewed cease-fire in the east, saying that not a single Ukrainian soldier has died in fighting this week.The military conflict in Ukraine’s industrial heartland… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
VENICE WATCH: Ukraine revolution inspires Venice documentary
VENICE, Italy (AP) ” The Venice Film Festival is bringing 11 days of red carpet premieres, innovative movies and Hollywood glamour to the Italian city. Here’s what has been catching the eye of The Associated Press:___NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine’s right-wing party leader questioned in Kiev
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” The leader of a right-wing party has been questioned in connection with Monday’s clashes outside the Ukrainian parliament on Kiev.Three National Guard officers died from injuries suffered in a grenade explosion… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine: Russians can’t own broadcasters
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” Ukraine’s parliament has passed a measure banning Russians from establishing or being involved in the business of television and radio stations in the country.The measure that passed Thursday says no one involved… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine: sufficient vaccine coming to block polio outbreak
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” One day after the World Health Organization confirmed two cases of polio in Ukrainian children, the country’s health minister says efforts are underway to import enough vaccine to prevent an outbreak.Health… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
NATO opens military center in Lithuania amid Ukraine crisis
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) ” With fighter jets roaring overhead, NATO has inaugurated a military center in the Lithuanian capital amid growing regional concerns over Russia’s military presence, sparked by the fighting in Ukraine.Lithuania,… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
