Section: New Zealand
EU extends Ukraine sanctions to hit Russian intelligence officials, rebel leaders: documents
BRUSSELS (AP) EU extends Ukraine sanctions to hit Russian intelligence officials, rebel leaders: documents. …read more Source: The New Zealand...
MH17: Bodies still en route to Holland
Dutch authorities expect the last of the bodies that were removed from the MH17 crash site this week to be transferred to the Netherlands on the weekend.The final flight is expected to depart from the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv for… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
What happened? The day Flight 17 was downed
SNIZHNE, Ukraine (AP) It was lunchtime when a tracked launcher with four SA-11 surface-to-air missiles rolled into town and parked on Karapetyan Street. Fifteen hundred miles (2,400 kilometers) to the west, passengers were checking… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Russia to deliver heavier rockets: US
The United States says it has evidence that Russia is planning to deliver “heavier and more powerful” rocket launchers to pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine.”We have new evidence that the Russians intend to deliver heavier and… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Finland OKs Ukraine-bound missile parts
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) Finnish customs say a shipment of air-to-air missile parts that was stopped at the Helsinki airport last month was part of “normal military cooperation” between Ukraine and Vietnam.Customs spokesman Sami… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Russia bans dairy imports from Ukraine
MOSCOW (AP) Russia has announced a ban on all dairy imports from Ukraine starting next week, a move Kiev has dismissed as politically motivated.The Russian agency in charge of agricultural products said Friday it is banning imports… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Russian execs fear lasting damage from plane crash
MOSCOW (AP) Having for months dismissed Western sanctions on Russia as toothless, business leaders here are now afraid that the crash of the Malaysian jetliner will bring about an international isolation that will cause serious and… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Russia raises key rate amid Ukraine concerns
MOSCOW (AP) Russia’s central bank has unexpectedly raised its key interest rate in a bid to stem inflation and support the currency as the country faces increasing economic pressure over its policies in Ukraine.The bank said Friday… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
German business confidence drops again
BERLIN (AP) German business confidence is down for a third month in a row amid ongoing concerns about the economic impact of the crises in Ukraine and Iraq.The closely-watched Ifo Institute survey fell to 108 points in July from… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine reports overnight rebel attacks on border
MOSCOW (AP) The Ukrainian army has reported rebel attacks overnight throughout the restive east, claiming that at one border crossing the rebels were supported by artillery fire from the Russian side.Ukrainian forces are trying… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
