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Nelson family survives fatal holiday crash in Ukraine
A Nelson family on holiday in the Ukraine has survived a head-on car crash that killed at least two people. …read more Source:...
BBC claims News Corp MH17 exclusive video broadcast a year ago
News Corporation’s so-called “exclusive” MH17 crash footage smuggled out of a Ukrainian rebel base was broadcast a year ago by the BBC, the broadcaster’s Australian correspondent says. …read more Source:...
Vladimir Putin says calls for UN tribunal in MH17 crash ‘premature’
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday calls for a UN tribunal to be set up to prosecute suspects in the downing of a Malaysian airliner in a rebel-held part of Ukraine were counterproductive and premature. …read more Source:...
MH17: Secret draft of crash report released to some
A top secret draft of the official report into the cause of the crash of flight MH17 in Ukraine was handed to experts from the investigating nations almost a month ago. …read more Source:...
MH17: Thieves steal slain nun’s belongings from family home in Richmond
The family of a Melbourne nun who died on flight MH17 that was shot down over the Ukraine has pleaded for heartless thieves to return her belongings recovered from the Ukraine crash site. …read more Source:...
MH17 crash: Australia, other countries want UN tribunal
Australia and four other countries investigating last year’s shooting down of a Malaysia Airlines plane over Ukraine are calling for an international tribunal to prosecute those responsible. …read more Source:...
Viktor Yanukovych accepts blame for Ukraine bloodshed, defends personal zoo
“I supported the ostriches. What’s wrong with that?” …read more Source:...
US plans to store heavy arms in Baltic, Eastern Europe – source
The United States plans to store heavy military equipment in the Baltics and Eastern European nations to reassure allies made uneasy by Russian intervention in Ukraine, and to deter further aggression, a senior US official said on Saturday. …read more Source:...
Fuel depot blaze in Ukraine kills five, including three firemen
A massive fire at a Ukrainian fuel depot killed five people on Tuesday (Wednesday NZT), officials said, including three firemen who went missing after the flames triggered a powerful explosion. …read more Source:...
Obama says G7 to stand up to Russian aggression in Ukraine
US President Barack Obama said Group of Seven (G7) leaders meeting in the Bavarian Alps on Sunday would discuss standing up to Russian aggression in Ukraine amid an upsurge in violence there that monitors have blamed on Moscow-backed separatists. …read more Source:...
