Section: New Zealand
AP PHOTOS: Born without arms, woman draws with her feet
LESNOVKA, Crimea (AP) ” Marina Khodiy, 21, learned to draw early in childhood like most children. The only difference was that she had to do it with her toes, since she was born without arms.She also learned to use her feet to work… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
The Ukrainian presidential office calls on EU, NATO to condemn rebels for violating cease-fire
ARTEMIVSK, Ukraine (AP) ” The Ukrainian presidential office calls on EU, NATO to condemn rebels for violating cease-fire. …read more Source: The New Zealand...
AP PHOTOS: Top pictures from Europe and Africa
LONDON (AP) ” Fierce fighting persisted in eastern Ukraine last week even as a cease-fire brokered by European leaders was declared, and there were no clear signs that the conflict which has claimed more than 5,600 lives will end.The… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Russia-backed separatists claim to have taken control of key hub Debaltseve in eastern Ukraine
LUHANSKE, Ukraine (AP) ” Russia-backed separatists claim to have taken control of key hub Debaltseve in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The New Zealand...
German investor confidence rises to highest level in a year
BERLIN (AP) ” A survey shows that investor confidence in Germany, Europe’s biggest economy, has risen to its highest level in a year though the increase was a little short of expectations amid concerns over Ukraine and Greece.The… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine army, rebels miss deadline to start weapons pullback
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” Ukrainian government troops and Russia-backed rebels have failed to start pulling back heavy weaponry from the front line in eastern Ukraine as a deadline passed to do so.Under a cease-fire agreement signed… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine truce precarious in fight for railway hub
A two-day old truce in eastern Ukraine is on the verge of collapsing as fighting rages around a strategic railway hub. …read more Source:...
Battle rages for town where Ukraine rebels reject ceasefire
Pro-Russian rebels have pounded encircled Ukrainian government forces as Kiev said it would not pull back heavy guns while a truce was being violated, leaving a European-brokered peace deal on the verge of collapse. …read more Source:...
Battle rages for town where Ukraine rebels reject ceasefire
Pro-Russian rebels pounded encircled Ukrainian government forces and Kiev said it would not pull back heavy guns while a truce was being violated, leaving a European-brokered peace deal on the verge of collapse. read more …read more Source: Otago Daily...
Europe News Digest
LONDON (AP) ” TOP STORIES FROM EUROPE AT 1225 GMTUKRAINELUHANSKE, Ukraine ” Intense artillery exchanges between Ukrainian government forces and Russian-backed separatists are persisting around a strategic town in eastern Ukraine… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
