Section: New Zealand
Survey: Trust down at 2009 levels after unpredictable year
DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) ” Trust in institutions has fallen to levels not seen since the financial crisis, after a year that produced the twin Malaysia Airlines disasters and the conflict in Ukraine, a global survey found Tuesday.As… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Donetsk hospital hit by shelling
Shelling has hit a hospital in Donetsk while Ukraine alleges hundreds of Russian troops are aiding rebels. …read more Source:...
Separatists renew attack on airport as Russia and Ukraine bicker
Pro-Russian separatists renewed attacks on Ukrainian forces at an airport complex in the east after Kiev launched a mass operation to reclaim lost ground there that Russia called a “strategic mistake”. read more …read more Source: Otago Daily...
EU won’t ease Russia sanctions as Ukraine conflict rages
BRUSSELS (AP) ” The European Union foreign ministers are ruling out any immediate easing of sanctions against Russia as fighting rages in eastern Ukraine, despite concerns about the economic consequences.Dutch Foreign Minister Bert… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
AP PHOTOS: Crimea’s people face challenges as part of Russia
SEVASTOPOL, Crimea (AP) ” Crimea, promised Russian President Vladimir Putin, “will be a home to all the peoples living there.”Yet 10 months since the Kremlin tore up the map of Europe and seized the strategic Black Sea peninsula… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Donetsk fighting eases
Fighting has eased in Donetsk with Ukraine claiming to have cleared pro-Russian rebels from most of the airport outside the key eastern city. …read more Source:...
Rebels claim to control Donetsk airport after intense fight
DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) ” Pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine are claiming that they have seized control of the Donetsk airport after days of intense fighting. Ukrainian officials have not confirmed a retreat.Rebel leader Alexander… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukrainian troops retake most of Donetsk airport from rebels
Ukrainian troops recaptured almost all the territory of Donetsk airport in eastern Ukraine they had lost to separatists in recent weeks, as thousands gathered in Kiev for a state-sponsored peace march on Sunday (local time). …read more Source:...
UN voices alarm over Ukraine flare-up
UN chief Ban Ki-moon says he is alarmed by the severe escalation of fighting in eastern Ukraine and has called for an immediate and full ceasefire. …read more Source:...
Ukrainian troops retake most of Donetsk airport from rebels
Ukrainian troops recaptured almost all the territory of Donetsk airport in eastern Ukraine they had lost to separatists in recent weeks, even as thousands gathered in Kiev for a state-sponsored peace march. read more …read more Source: Otago Daily...
