Section: New Zealand
Where are the bodies, MH17 families ask
Daisy Oehlers and Bryce Fredriksz, a Dutch couple in their early 20s, were sitting near the left wing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 on their way to a holiday in Bali, when “high energy objects” – as officials later called them – struck the plane over eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:...
NATO says Russian troops are in Ukraine
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) ” NATO’s top commander says new columns of Russian troops and tanks have rolled into eastern Ukraine, the claim promptly denied by Moscow.U.S. Gen. Philip Breedlove said Wednesday that in the last two days “we… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
UN Security Council has urgent meeting on Ukraine
UNITED NATIONS (AP) ” The U.N. Security Council is preparing to hold an emergency session on Ukraine amid worries about a renewal of full-scale conflict in the rebel-held east.Officials with the Organization for Security and Cooperation… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Russian bomber patrols to reach Gulf of Mexico
MOSCOW (AP) ” Russia’s long-range bombers will range from the Arctic Ocean to the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico on regular patrol missions, the military said Wednesday, a show of muscle reflecting tensions with the West over Ukraine.A… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Fear of all-out war in eastern Ukraine
International observers have issued a stark warning over escalating violence in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Ukraine says rebels get reinforcements
Kiev accused separatists of preparing for renewed conflict in east Ukraine on Tuesday by bringing in “Russian mercenaries” and rearming as heavy shelling increased strains on a crumbling ceasefire. read more …read more Source: Otago Daily...
Where are the bodies, MH17 families ask
Daisy Oehlers and Bryce Fredriksz, a Dutch couple in their early 20s, were sitting near the left wing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 on their way to a holiday in Bali, when “high energy objects” – as officials later called them – struck the plane over eastern Ukraine. read more …read more Source: Otago Daily...
Dutch team make another bid to recover MH17
Dutch investigators accompanied by armed rebels have arrived near the MH17 crash site in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Heavy shelling threatens east Ukraine ceasefire
Heavy shelling resumed around the pro-Russian separatist stronghold of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine on Tuesday (Wednesday NZT), a Reuters witness said, increasing concerns a ceasefire between the rebels and government forces could crumble. …read more Source:...
MH17: Netherlands holds sombre memorial
The Netherlands has held a sombre and emotional memorial for the 298 people who died when Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down over war-torn eastern Ukraine in July. …read more Source:...
