Section: The New Zealand Herald (New Zealand)
Russia detains hackers accused of using Nazi imagery in hits
LONDON (AP) ” Russian officials say they have detained five hackers responsible for the theft of roughly $1 million from banks in Russia and Ukraine, breaking up a group dubbed “cyberfascists” for its predilection for Nazi imagery.Cybersecurity… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
German FM: Russia’s return to G-8 depends on Ukraine deal
BERLIN (AP) ” Germany’s foreign minister says Russia’s return to the top diplomatic table depends on the success of a peace initiative for Ukraine.Russia lost its membership in the Group of Eight major economies last year over its… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Fighting picks up in war-torn eastern Ukraine
DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) ” Observers says fighting has picked up in eastern Ukraine, after more than a month of relative calm.The military conflict between Russia-backed rebels and government forces has killed more than 6,000 but has… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Chechen commander in Ukraine drawn into Russian intrigue
LYSYCHANSK, Ukraine (AP) ” From a dimly lit room at his base in eastern Ukraine, the commander of a battalion of Chechens fighting Russia-backed rebels looked shaken as TV broadcast news of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov’s… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Russia slams Ukrainian law banning Communist-era symbols
MOSCOW (AP) ” The Russian Foreign Ministry has denounced Ukraine for new laws that ban symbols of the former Communist regime and recognize partisans who fought against the Red Army as freedom-fighters.A ministry statement said… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Germany to bring back 100 mothballed tanks
BERLIN (AP) ” The German military plans to bring 100 mothballed tanks back into service as it deals with increased demands from the Ukraine crisis.Defense Ministry spokesman Jens Flosdorff said Friday that the military will pay… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
4 foreign ministers to discuss Ukraine in Berlin Monday
BERLIN (AP) ” Germany’s foreign minister has invited his counterparts from Russia, Ukraine and France to Berlin Monday to discuss implementation of the peace agreement brokered in Minsk, Belarus in February.The Foreign Ministry… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Amnesty says Ukraine rebels executed government soldiers
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” Amnesty International says it has evidence that Russian-backed separatists in east Ukraine executed several captured government soldiers in gross violation of international humanitarian law.Amnesty said in a… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Misery, tuberculosis in prisons of war-torn east Ukraine
ZHDANIVKA, Ukraine (AP) ” The colony of cats living on the grounds of the Zhdanivka penitentiary disappeared when battles in east Ukraine peaked. Talk in the prison is that inmates ate them when food deliveries stopped.Medical supplies… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Russian parliament allows legal action against lawmaker
MOSCOW (AP) ” The Russian parliament has voted to allow legal action against an opposition lawmaker who was the sole deputy last year to vote against the annexation of Crimea.The State Duma on Tuesday voted overwhelmingly to strip… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
