Section: New Zealand
Biden defends US cooperation on Russia amid Ukraine tensions
WASHINGTON (AP) ” Vice President Joe Biden is defending U.S. efforts to cooperate with Russia on Iran and other issues at the same time Obama administration is trying to punish Moscow for its actions in Ukraine.Biden says it makes… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
TV showdown in Ukraine highlights press freedom anxieties
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” Crunch time is coming in a Ukrainian showdown that may yield clues into an increasingly asked question: How free is the press in Ukraine as it fights to stay out of Russia’s orbit?The Kiev government has enjoyed… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
7 civilians, fighters killed in new Ukraine unrest
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” Ukrainian government and rebel officials say seven people have been killed over the last day of fighting between armed forces and separatists.The regional government of Luhansk, which is loyal to Kiev, said… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Cambodian court acquits Ukraine lawmaker of rape
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) ” A Cambodian court has acquitted a senior Ukrainian lawmaker of rape in a case he says was cooked up by political opponents.Phnom Penh Municipal Court says Mykola Kniazhytsky is not guilty of raping a… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Russia says it has no access to men detained in Ukraine
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” Russia’s embassy in Ukraine says it has still not been given access to two Russian citizens detained earlier this month on suspicion of fighting alongside separatists in the eastern region of Luhansk.The Russian… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Separatist commander killed in Ukraine
A separatist commander in eastern Ukraine has been killed along with several other fighters after their car came under attack. …read more Source:...
Rebel commander reported killed in east Ukraine car bombing
MOSCOW (AP) ” Russian news agencies have reported the killing of a prominent separatist commander in eastern Ukraine when his vehicle was ripped apart by a bomb and then strafed by gunfire.The reports, citing a prosecutor in the… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Amnesty: ‘War crimes’ rampant in Ukraine
Amnesty International has accused both sides in the Ukraine conflict, and the pro-Russian separatists in particular, of war crimes in a damning new report. …read more Source:...
Amnesty says torture of Ukraine war prisoners is rife
Both warring sides in eastern Ukraine are perpetrating war crimes almost daily, Amnesty claims. …read more Source: Television New...
Kremlin spokesman: Russia wants to free 2 held in Ukraine
MOSCOW (AP) ” Russian President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman says Moscow is making efforts toward the release of two Russians held in Ukraine, but has declined comment on claims that they are soldiers.In video published Friday by… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
