Section: New Zealand
Poland, Britain call for more sanctions on Russia
WARSAW, Poland (AP) The foreign ministers of Poland and Britain have called for more economic sanctions on Russia, saying it is responsible for the downing of the Malaysia Airlines passenger jet over eastern Ukraine this month.Poland’s… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine: Rebels still manipulating crash site
WASHINGTON (AP) Ukraine’s foreign minister says pro-Russian separatists are continuing to try to manipulate the wreckage of the Malaysian airliner that the United States and others have accused the rebels of shooting down.In an… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Obama, European leaders hold joint call on Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) President Barack Obama and European leaders are conferring about next steps for dealing with the crisis in Ukraine.The White House says Obama held a joint call Monday with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukrainian PM urges vote to pay for war
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) Ukraine’s prime minister says parliament needs to come up with more money to pay the mounting costs from the war against pro-Russian separatists and to rebuild infrastructure shattered by the fighting.Yatsenyuk… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
International police team abandons effort to reach Ukraine crash site as heavy fighting erupts
SHAKHTARSK, Ukraine (AP) International police team abandons effort to reach Ukraine crash site as heavy fighting erupts. …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Japan to step up sanctions against Russia
TOKYO (AP) Japan’s top government spokesman said Monday that the country is stepping up sanctions against Russia over the unrest in Ukraine.The sanctions include the freezing of assets held in Japan by individuals and groups supporting… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Death toll mounts as clashes intensify in Ukraine
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) Officials in rebellion-wracked eastern Ukraine say at least eight civilians have been killed by fighting and shelling in two cities held by separatist militants.Authorities in Luhansk said Monday that five people… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Reporter recalls Soviet evasion in ’83 jet downing
Those searching for the truth about what happened in the shoot-down of the Malaysia airliner over Ukraine can take little comfort from the history of another passenger jet that was blasted out of the sky over the Soviet Union more… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
EU, US seek Putin Achilles’ heel on Ukraine
BRUSSELS (AP) Months after Russia annexed Crimea and stepped up support for separatists in eastern Ukraine, Europe and the United States are still searching for a way to persuade Russian President Vladimir Putin to change course.Targeted… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Call for global agency to decide on safety
A senior executive at troubled Malaysia Airlines has called for the creation of a new organisation to decide which flight paths are safe in the wake of the MH17 tragedy in Ukraine.Hugh Dunleavy, the company’s commercial director,… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
