Section: New Zealand
Ukraine: 2 killed in clashes despite cease-fire
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) A Ukrainian security official says one serviceman and one civilian have been killed in the past day as rebels in the east continue attacks despite a cease-fire declared three weeks ago.Volodymyr Polyoviy, a spokesman… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Russian exhibit angers some at rights conference
WARSAW, Poland (AP) Ukrainian delegates to an international security conference in Warsaw this week complained about a Russian photo exhibition depicting the war in Ukraine from a Russian perspective.Ukrainian Embassy spokeswoman… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Hungary cuts off natural gas shipments to Ukraine
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) Hungary has unexpectedly cut off natural gas shipments to Ukraine, just days after getting assurances from Russia’s Gazprom about abundant supplies to fill up its own gas storage facilities.Hungary had been… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Conflicts weighing on German consumer confidence
BERLIN (AP) A closely watched survey shows German consumer confidence has fallen further amid concerns over conflicts in Ukraine and elsewhere and economic weakness across Europe.The GfK institute said Friday its forward-looking… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Russia, Ukraine in EU-brokered talks on gas
BERLIN (AP) Russia and Ukraine are to hold European Union-brokered talks on their long-running gas dispute Friday as pressure mounts for a solution to head off a winter supply crisis in Ukraine and beyond.The meeting in Berlin… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Czech airline CSA to fire a third of its pilots
PRAGUE (AP) Czech national carrier CSA says it is planning to fire a third of its pilots this year after passenger numbers from Russia and other former Soviet republics have declined due to the crisis in Ukraine.CSA spokesman Daniel… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Major allied defense exercise in Poland
WARSAW, Poland (AP) Poland’s defense minister has launched a major international military exercise that is to test readiness to react to security threats at a time of armed conflict in neighboring Ukraine.Tomasz Siemoniak said… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Japan steps up Russia sanctions over Ukraine
TOKYO (AP) Japan says it has stepped up sanctions against Russia over the unrest in Ukraine to be in line with other Group of Seven members before they meet in New York.Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Wednesday the… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
German business confidence drops for 5th month
BERLIN (AP) A survey shows that business confidence in Germany, Europe’s largest economy, has dropped for the fifth consecutive month continuing a slide that has been fueled by the persistent turmoil in Ukraine and sluggish European… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Germany pushes for solution to Ukraine gas spat
BERLIN (AP) German Chancellor Angela Merkel is pressing for a solution to the long-running gas dispute between Russia and Ukraine ahead of a meeting of the two countries’ energy ministers this week.Though Merkel noted “small successes”… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
