Section: New Zealand
Russia faces $40b battle to stave off banking crisis
Russia may have to spend more than $40 billion this year to avert a banking crisis, as the growing likelihood of a sharp recession threatens to pile extra costs on a sector suffering from Western sanctions over Ukraine and a plunge in the rouble. read more …read more Source: Otago Daily...
Pro-Russian rebels reject peace deal, launch new offensive against Ukrainian govt troops
DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) ” Pro-Russian rebels reject peace deal, launch new offensive against Ukrainian govt troops. …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Pro-Russian rebels beef up for offensive in Ukraine
Signs emerged on Friday (Saturday NZT) of a major rebel offensive looming in eastern Ukraine, which has seen a surge in fighting and deadly attacks despite diplomatic efforts to craft a lasting peace deal. …read more Source:...
Eight killed in Ukraine trolleybus shelling
Eight civilians died in a trolleybus shelling in Donetsk, revising down an earlier toll of 13. …read more Source:...
UN human rights agency says death toll in Ukraine conflict exceeds 5,000
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” UN human rights agency says death toll in Ukraine conflict exceeds 5,000. …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine rebels say 24 fighters killed by rockets at airport
DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) ” Russian-backed separatists in east Ukraine say 24 of their fighters have been killed in a rocket attack on the recently captured airport outside their main stronghold city of Donetsk.Rebel defense spokesman… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine troops retreat after losing Donetsk airport to separatists
Ukrainian troops have retreated from the artillery-shattered skeleton of what was once the country’s second-busiest airport after an eight-month battle apparently lost to pro-Russia separatists, Ukrainian officials say. …read more Source:...
Deadly Ukraine attack condemned by UN
The UN Security Council, including Russia, has strongly condemned the “reprehensible” shelling of a trolleybus in east Ukraine and said those responsible should be brought to justice. …read more Source:...
US to back new system warning airlines in conflict zones
The United States will throw its support behind a proposal by the UN’s aviation agency to share information about risks to commercial aircraft over conflict zones after the downing of a Malaysian jet in Ukraine last year, according to a senior US official. …read more Source:...
13 killed in Donetsk bus attack
Thirteen civilians have died after shells hit a trolleybus in Ukraine’s rebel bastion Donetsk. …read more Source:...
