Section: New Zealand
Hundreds evacuated after Kiev blast
Ukraine has urgently evacuated hundreds of residents from the site of a series of fuel depot blasts near Kiev. …read more Source:...
Ukraine fuel depot blaze under control
Emergency services have stopped a fuel depot fire outside Kiev from spreading, officials say, but the fate of three firemen missing after the blaze triggered a powerful explosion remains unknown. read more …read more Source: Otago Daily...
Firefighters killed as fuel tanks explode
A powerful explosion killed a number of firefighters yesterday as they fought to control a blazing fuel depot which had burned through the night outside the Ukrainian capital Kiev.At least nine tanks storing mainly petrol at the… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Fuel depot blaze in Ukraine kills five, including three firemen
A massive fire at a Ukrainian fuel depot killed five people on Tuesday (Wednesday NZT), officials said, including three firemen who went missing after the flames triggered a powerful explosion. …read more Source:...
Russia says closer ties with Latin America are not jab at US
MOSCOW (AP) ” Russia’s foreign minister has rejected allegations that Moscow was trying to develop closer ties with Latin American nations as a countermove to the United States amid the Ukrainian crisis.Speaking after Tuesday’s… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine fuel depot fire kills 1, several injured near Kiev
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” Ukrainian officials say that a major blaze has engulfed a fuel depot near the capital, leaving one man dead and injuring several others.The Emergency Situations Ministry says firefighters are focusing on trying… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine says 7 soldiers die when truck hits mine
MOSCOW (AP) ” Ukraine’s military says seven soldiers have died in eastern Ukraine after their truck hit a mine near the largest city in the war-torn east.A statement on the Facebook page for the military operation against the Russia-backed… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Climate change, terror on agenda for 2nd day of G-7 meeting
ELMAU, Germany (AP) ” After spending much of the first day talking about Ukraine, leaders of the Group of Seven wealthy democracies shifted their focus Monday to global issues including climate change, terrorism and the threat from… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
THE LATEST: Obama, Hollande agree on Ukraine, Iran nukes
ELMAU, Germany (AP) ” 12:25 p.m. (1125 GMT; 6:25 a.m EDT)The White House says President Barack Obama and French President Francois Hollande are in agreement on some of the world’s vexing problems, including Russia’s actions in Ukraine… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
G7 leaders want to uphold Russia sanctions
World leaders at the G7 summit say sanctions on Russia must stay in place until they agree to end the fighting in Ukraine. …read more Source:...
