Section: New Zealand
Latvia to vote for president amid Russia tensions
RIGA, Latvia (AP) ” The Ukraine crisis will be top of the agenda as Latvia’s Parliament votes for a new president on Wednesday.Four candidates have put their names forward in a bid to win a four-year term, with regional security… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine group meets, without apparent progress
MINSK, Belarus (AP) ” Negotiators seeking a resolution of Ukraine’s conflict have ended their latest session without obvious progress.The so-called Contact Group consisting of representatives of Ukraine, Russia and the Organization… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Russian missile maker: MH17 shot down by Ukrainian missile
MOSCOW (AP) ” The Russian maker of the Buk air defense missile system says it has concluded that Malaysian Airlines flight 17 was downed by an older version of the missile, which isn’t in service with the Russian military but is in… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Russian maker of the Buk missile says MH17 shot down by older missile, in Ukrainian service
MOSCOW (AP) ” Russian maker of the Buk missile says MH17 shot down by older missile, in Ukrainian service. …read more Source: The New Zealand...
5 die in eastern Ukraine despite cease-fire
MOSCOW (AP) ” At least two civilians and three Ukrainian troops have been killed in eastern Ukraine despite the ongoing cease-fire.Rebel mouthpiece Donetsk News Agency said on Monday two civilians were killed and five injured in… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
UN rights office: Death toll in Ukraine conflict tops 6,400
BERLIN (AP) ” The United Nations’ human rights office says the number of people killed in more than a year of fighting in eastern Ukraine has risen to over 6,400.The office said Monday that at least 6,417 people have been killed… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Russia blacklists 89 European leaders
Russia has imposed an entry ban on 89 European politicians and military leaders, according to a list seen by Reuters, a move that has angered Europe and worsened its standoff with the West over Moscow’s role in the Ukraine conflict. …read more Source:...
Report: Ex-Georgian leader named governor of Ukraine region
MOSCOW (AP) ” Local news reports say former Georgian president Mikhail Saakashvili has been appointed governor of Ukraine’s troubled Odessa region.President Petro Poroshenko made the announcement on Saturday, according to the reports.The… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Russian fighters, caught in Ukraine, cast adrift by Moscow
From his hospital bed in the Ukrainian capital, Russian fighter Alexander Alexandrov feels abandoned by his country, its leaders and even the local Russian consul. …read more Source:...
License decision on Ukraine TV station postponed
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” Ukraine’s government broadcasting licensing authority has postponed a hearing on whether to rescind the license of one of the country’s most popular TV channels.The national television and radio broadcasting… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
