Section: New Zealand
UN: death toll in Ukraine fighting now above 6,100
BERLIN (AP) ” The United Nations says the number of people killed in a year of fighting in Ukraine has now passed 6,100, and says it’s increasingly worried that breaches in a cease-fire will further worsen the human rights situation… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
US troops arrive in Ukraine for training
About 300 US paratroopers have arrived in Ukraine to train the Ukrainian National Guard which is fighting pro-Russian rebels in the east. …read more Source:...
Obama, Italian Prime Minister Renzi to meet at White House
WASHINGTON (AP) ” Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi is getting an audience with President Barack Obama.Obama is hosting Renzi at the White House on Friday to compare notes on a range of issues, including Ukraine, Libya and Islamic… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine crisis: Life in Shyrokyne, a bitterly disputed village
Irina Strezhak begs the international monitors who have arrived near her bombed-out home in the besieged Ukrainian village of Shyrokyne for sleeping pills.”We need something to let us sleep through the night, some medication, sleeping… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Dutch shift focus in MH17 crash to investigating culprits
The Dutch government said on Thursday (Friday NZT) that, with nearly all of the victims of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 identified, efforts had shifted to finding those responsible for shooting the plane down as it crossed Ukraine last July. …read more Source:...
Vladimir Putin defiant over economy, Ukraine in annual phone-in
President Vladimir Putin tried to reassure Russians over the ailing economy and said Washington wanted “vassals” rather than allies in his annual phone-in on Thursday (Friday NZT), but offered no new financial remedies and gave no ground over Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Pro-Russian journalist gunned down in Ukraine’s capital
MOSCOW (AP) ” A Ukrainian journalist known for his pro-Russian views has been gunned down in Kiev.Ukrainian Interior Minister Anton Herashchenko said in a Facebook post that Oles Buzyna, who was editor-in-chief of a leading daily… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Putin urges Ukraine to respect peace agreements, end economic blockade of the east
MOSCOW (AP) ” Putin urges Ukraine to respect peace agreements, end economic blockade of the east. …read more Source: The New Zealand...
The Latest: Putin says Ukraine is cutting off east
MOSCOW (AP) ” 1:50 p.m. (1050 GMT; 6:50 a.m. EDT)Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused Ukraine of violating its obligations under a peace deal by maintaining an economic blockade on rebellious eastern regions.He said Thursday… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine’s disabled condemned to life in orphanages
Orphanages and children’s homes are expanding, going against global trends. …read more Source: Television New...
