Section: New Zealand
Russia-US ties alive and well at Iran nuclear talks
VIENNA (AP) ” Russia-U.S. relations are at a post-Cold War low just about everywhere, except at the Iran nuclear talks.Despite a chill over the Ukraine crisis that has spread to almost every element of their relationship, Moscow… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine suspends Russian gas purchases
Ukraine has announced the immediate suspension of all Russian gas purchases following a breakdown of EU-mediated price negotiations. …read more Source:...
Russia fails to clinch deal on gas supplies to Ukraine
MOSCOW (AP) ” Talks on Russian gas supplies to Ukraine have failed to reach an agreement on future supplies.The two countries have fought several gas price wars in past years, and gas disputes exacerbated after Russia’s annexation… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Dutch identify ‘persons of interest’ in MH17 probe
Dutch prosecutors say they have identified many “persons of interest” in their probe into the shooting down of flight MH17 over Ukraine, but no definite suspects. …read more Source:...
Investigators still have no suspects in downing of MH17
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) ” The Dutch prosecutor leading an international criminal investigation into the downing last year of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over Ukraine’s battlefields said Tuesday the probe has not yet identified… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Forest fire blazes in Chernobyl off-limits zone
MOSCOW (AP) ” Fire is raging in the woods in the exclusion zone around the destroyed Chernobyl plant in Ukraine.The Ukrainian State Service for Emergency Situations said in a statement on Tuesday that the fire started Monday evening… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Fifteen Britons among dead in Tunisian beach massacre
The wounded included 24 Britons, seven Tunisians, three Belgians, and a German, Russian and Ukrainian. …read more Source: Television New...
AP Photos: Ukrainian village caught in crossfire of war
KRYMSKE, Ukraine (AP) ” Few places along the front line in east Ukraine see regular fighting as bitter as the village of Krymske. Roads to the village have all but crumbled away under the weight of military trucks, tanks and armored… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Merkel faces Greek challenge with strong political capital
BERLIN (AP) ” German Chancellor Angela Merkel has emerged undamaged from the global financial crisis, European bailouts, an astonishing u-turn on nuclear power and the crisis over Ukraine.Now, with the future of efforts to resolve… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
MH17: Thieves steal slain nun’s belongings from family home in Richmond
The family of a Melbourne nun who died on flight MH17 that was shot down over the Ukraine has pleaded for heartless thieves to return her belongings recovered from the Ukraine crash site. …read more Source:...
