Section: New Zealand
Ukraine pins hopes on a new-look parliament
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) Ukraine’s parliament is something halfway between a wrestling pit and a shady backroom for hatching deals. Optimists believe Sunday’s elections will change all that.Voting in a fresh batch of deputies, they hope,… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Kerry in Berlin to meet with German officials
BERLIN (AP) U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is in Berlin for two days of meetings with German officials on the Ukraine crisis and other issues, including the fight against Islamic State militants, the Ebola virus and the nuclear… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine asks for big EU loan during gas standoff
BRUSSELS (AP) Ukraine has asked the European Union for an additional loan of $ 2.5 billion as it struggles to cope with the implications of its standoff with Russia.EU Commission spokesman Simon O’Connor said Tuesday that the request… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Powerful explosion rocks rebel-held Ukrainian city
DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) A powerful explosion has shaken the largest rebel-controlled city in eastern Ukraine as daily battles continue in the region despite a nominal cease-fire being in place.Shockwaves from the explosion Monday… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Rebels used Ukrainian missile to down MH17 – report
German intelligence has accused pro-Russian rebels of shooting down a Malaysian passenger jet over Ukraine using missiles captured from government forces, a media report says. …read more Source:...
MH17: Rebels used Ukrainian missiles, Germany says
German intelligence has accused pro-Russian rebels of shooting down a Malaysian passenger jet over Ukraine using missiles captured from government forces, a media report said Sunday.Kiev and the West have previously charged that… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Germany concludes pro-Russian rebels downed MH17
Germany’s intelligence service believes Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down by pro-Russian rebels using a missile taken from a Ukraine military base, a German newspaper has reported. …read more Source:...
Ukraine says Russia has agreed to supply gas
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) The Ukrainian president says his country has reached an agreement with Russia on supplies of natural gas for the winter.When Russia cut off gas supplies to Ukraine in June over unpaid bills, it risked leaving… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Four dead in east Ukraine clashes
Two Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in combat with pro-Russian rebels in east Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Soldiers’ rights activist jailed in Russia
MOSCOW (AP) A Russian rights group says an activist who investigated the deaths and disappearances of Russian soldiers in Ukraine has been jailed.Ten Russian troops were captured in August in eastern Ukraine amid fighting between… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
