Section: New Zealand
Russian parliament to rule on the opposition lawmaker
MOSCOW (AP) ” The Russian parliament is to consider a prosecutors’ request to proceed with legal actions against the lone lawmaker who voted against the annexation of Crimea and is suspected of embezzlement.State Duma speaker Sergei… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine officials arrested live on TV
Reality TV become very personal for two high-ranking officials in Ukraine when police barged in on a live televised cabinet meeting and arrested them. …read more Source:...
4 killed when bus hit land mine in eastern Ukraine
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” Ukrainian officials say a bus accidentally hit a land mine in eastern Ukraine, killing 4 and wounding 11 people.The Ukrainian Interior Ministry’s branch for the Donetsk region said the explosion occurred Wednesday… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Pro-Ukraine demonstrators in Belarus assail Russian policy
MINSK, Belarus (AP) ” About 2,000 opposition activists have marched through the Belarusian capital to condemn Russia’s policy and express solidarity with Ukraine.The demonstrators carried a placard reading “Russia is War,” a reference… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
US hands over armored military vehicles to Ukraine
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” The United States has delivered 10 armored vehicles to Ukraine as part of a military support program intended to assist the fight against Russian-backed separatist forces in the country’s east.Ukrainian President… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine president dismisses tycoon governor
Ukraine’s president has dismissed one of the country’s most controversial tycoons from his regional governor’s post. …read more Source:...
Ukrainian officials detained during government meeting
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” Ukrainian police have detained the head of the state emergency service and his deputy on suspicion of fraud during a televised government meeting.The two officials were escorted out of Wednesday’s meeting in… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine’s president dismisses powerful regional governor
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko dismissed the billionaire governor of an eastern region Wednesday following a rancorous dispute pitting the tycoon against the government.Poroshenko’s office said in a statement… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine military chopper crash kills 1
A Ukrainian military helicopter has crashed near the capital Kiev, killing the pilot and injuring two crew members. …read more Source:...
US troops driving through Poland get warm welcome
BIALYSTOK, Poland (AP) ” Hundreds of residents have turned out in eastern Poland for a meeting with a convoy of U.S. troops that is driving through eastern Europe, a region concerned that the armed conflict in Ukraine threatens its… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
