Section: New Zealand
Russian court keeps Ukrainian pilot behind bars
MOSCOW (AP) ” A Russian court has rejected an appeal to release a Ukrainian pilot who has been on hunger strike since mid-December.The case of Nadezhda Savchenko has attracted high attention in recent weeks as concerns rise about… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Top French court approves extradition of Kazakh banker
PARIS (AP) ” France’s top appeals court has approved the extradition of a Kazakh oligarch-turned-dissident to Russia or Ukraine.Mukhtar Ablyazov’s lawyers immediately urged the French government not to sign the extradition decree,… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
EU to adapt its foreign policy to new realities, crises
BRUSSELS (AP) ” The European Union is rethinking its foreign policy to better adapt to crises like the ones it faces in Ukraine, Russia and Syria without having to be overly dependent on allies like the United States.EU enlargement… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine mine blast kills 30
A suspected methane gas blast at a coal mine in a rebel-held region of eastern Ukraine has killed at least 30 people, officials say. …read more Source: Radio New...
Ailing Malaysia Airlines readies for drastic overhaul
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) ” After a year of calamity, Malaysia Airlines is shrinking to survive.The disappearance of Flight 370 one year ago, combined with the downing of Flight 17 over a rebel held area of eastern Ukraine four… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine parliament speaker says 32 killed in mine blast in war-torn eastern Ukraine
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” Ukraine parliament speaker says 32 killed in mine blast in war-torn eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The New Zealand...
More than 30 killed in Ukraine coal mine blast
Ukraine’s parliament says 32 workers have been killed by an explosion at a coal mine. …read more Source: Television New...
Report: At least 1 killed in east Ukraine mine blast
DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) ” An official mouthpiece for separatists in east Ukraine is citing a rebel official as saying an explosion at a coal mine has killed at least one person and trapped more than 70 workers underground.Donetsk… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Top US General: Time to consider arming Ukrainian forces
The top US military officer has expressed openness to providing weapons to Ukrainian forces, joining a growing number of senior American officials who say greater US involvement may be needed in Kiev’s fight against Russian-backed separatists. …read more Source:...
Obama holds video talk with European leaders on Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) ” President Barack Obama and European leaders concerned about the conflict in eastern Ukraine have agreed to act quickly and collectively to impose additional costs on Russia for serious violations of a recent peace… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
