Section: New Zealand
All-out war looms in Ukraine
New columns of tanks, trucks and heavy artillery have rumbled towards the pro-Moscow rebel stronghold of Donetsk as fears grew of a return to all-out fighting in war-torn eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Sombre MH17 memorial held in the Netherlands
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:...
Report: Russia-West military encounters rising
LONDON (AP) A London-based think tank says Russian forces have been involved in dozens of close encounters with Western militaries since Moscow annexed Crimea and that both sides risk losing control over events.A study by the… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Heavy shelling strains Ukraine ceasefire
East Ukraine’s rebel stronghold Donetsk was pummelled by the heaviest shelling in a month, and the OSCE said it spotted an armoured column of troops without insignia in rebel territory that Kiev said proved Moscow had sent reinforcements. read more …read more Source: Otago Daily...
Ukraine rebels strengthen frontline
Armoured convoys have headed to bolster rebel positions in east Ukraine as shelling rocked separatist stronghold Donetsk. …read more Source:...
Heavy shelling shakes Ukraine’s main city in east
DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) The heaviest shelling in recent weeks has shaken the main city in Ukraine’s rebel-held east, heightening worry about the renewal of full-scale conflict despite a cease-fire signed two months ago between Ukraine… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine ceasefire under strain
Heavy shelling around the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk increased strains on a two-month-old ceasefire between Ukrainian government forces and pro-Russian separatists on Sunday. …read more Source:...
World ‘on the brink of a new Cold War’
Mikhail Gorbachev is warning that tensions between America and Russia over Ukraine have put the world on the brink of a new Cold War. …read more Source: Radio New...
World faces new Cold War – Gorbachev
Mikhail Gorbachev is warning that tensions between America and Russia over Ukraine have put the world on the brink of a new Cold War. …read more Source: Radio New...
MH17 victims’ remains flown to Netherlands
EINDHOVEN, Netherlands (AP) Nearly four months after Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 plunged out of the sky over eastern Ukraine, recently discovered remains of some of those on board have been flown back to the Netherlands.The remains,… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
