Section: New Zealand
The Latest: Putin to discuss Ukraine, Syria with Merkel
MOSCOW (AP) ” The Latest on German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin (all times local):2:40 p.m.Russian President Vladimir Putin has told German Chancellor Angela Merkel that he hopes they… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Joshua downs Klitschko in Wembley epic
2017-04-29t214357z_136503837_mt1aci14786777_rtrmadp_3_boxing-heavyweightjoshua-klitschko.jpg Anthony Joshua (R) lands a punch on Wladimir Klitschko. Photo Getty Anthony Joshua has delivered one of the great nights in British boxing annals by stopping Ukrainian Wladimir Klitschko in the 11th round to be crowned IBF, WBA and IBO world heavyweight...
AP Photos: Chernobyl’s ghost town draws daring visitors
PRIPYAT, Ukraine (AP) ” A bulletin board in the Ukrainian town of Pripyat still bears an edition of the Sovietsky Patriot newspaper, dated three days before the nuclear explosion that turned the city into one of the world’s most baleful… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
3 government troops killed in eastern Ukraine
MOSCOW (AP) ” Ukrainian authorities say three of its troops have been killed and four injured in eastern Ukraine in an apparent flare-up of fighting between government troops and Russia-backed separatists.The press office for the… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Russia to supply power to rebel-controlled eastern Ukraine
MOSCOW (AP) ” The Kremlin says Russia will supply electricity to separatist-controlled areas in eastern Ukraine after the Ukrainian government cut off the power because of unpaid bills.Ukraine has announced that it will stop supplying… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Russia vows to get Ukrainian separatists to comply with deal
MOSCOW (AP) ” Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has vowed to use Moscow’s influence to get Ukraine’s separatist rebels to comply with a cease-fire deal.Lavrov made the promise at a news conference Monday with EU foreign policy… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
US paramedic killed in Ukraine
carmine.jpg A US paramedic was killed when their vehicle drove over a mine. Photo: Reuters An American paramedic working for European security watchdog OSCE’s monitoring mission in eastern Ukraine was killed and two others were injured on Sunday when their vehicle struck a mine, triggering a US call for a transparent, timely investigation....
International mission member killed in Ukraine blast
MOSCOW (AP) ” A member of the OSCE’s monitoring mission in eastern Ukraine has died and at least one other was injured after their vehicle was blown up by a mine in the Luhansk region.Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz, who… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Influential Ukrainian politician detained in graft probe
MOSCOW (AP) ” Ukrainian investigators have detained an influential former lawmaker suspected of embezzlement.The National Anti-Corruption Bureau said late on Thursday that it is preparing to file charges against Mykola Martynenko,… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Motorcyclist crashes after taking his eye off the road to watch a girl twerk
A twerking woman caused a sickening crash when her dancing caused a biker to plough into an oncoming car. A video has emerged of a brunette provocatively strutting her stuff on the side of a road in the Ukraine while her friend… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
