Section: New Zealand
Mother of MH17 victim sues Ukraine
The mother of a German victim of downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 has begun legal proceedings against Ukraine at the European Court of Human Rights. …read more Source:...
More MH17 bodies retrieved
Six coffins carrying the remains of victims of downed Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 have been flown from Ukraine to the Netherlands for identification.The coffins were unloaded by military pallbearers from a Dutch Air Force transport… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Netherlands holds ceremony for MH17 coffins
Six more coffins carrying body parts of victims from downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 have arrived in the Netherlands from Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Remains of MH17 victims returned to Netherlands
EINDHOVEN, Netherlands (AP) ” Six coffins carrying the remains of victims of downed Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 have been flown from Ukraine to the Netherlands for identification.In a solemn ceremony Friday, the coffins were unloaded… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
At least 2 killed in Ukraine shelling
DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) ” At least two people have been killed in a rocket attack that left a hospital badly damaged in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk, where fighting is raging between government forces and Russian-backed separatist… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
EU extends Ukraine sanctions to 13 new people
BRUSSELS (AP) ” The European Union is extending economic and travel sanctions to 13 people and five entities it accuses of involvement with pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine.The EU’s 28 member countries agreed to the action… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Most Russians believe troops not fighting in Ukraine
A majority of Russians believe their country’s troops are not fighting in eastern Ukraine but nearly half would be glad if it turned out they were, an opinion poll showed. read more …read more Source: Otago Daily...
UN: Peacekeepers had military uniforms for own use
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) ” A spokesman for the U.N. peacekeeping force in Congo says peacekeepers who were detained for possessing Congolese military uniforms apparently bought them to wear while hunting back home.The six Ukrainian… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Who’s behind Christmas tree at Paris’ Notre Dame?
PARIS (AP) ” Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris has a Christmas tree this year thanks to an unusual patron: the Russian government.Amid high tensions between Russia and the West over violence in Ukraine, Russia’s ambassador to France… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Banking system shut down in east Ukraine
Cash machines have stopped working in rebel-held east Ukraine and businesses are no longer accepting credit cards. …read more Source:...
