Section: The New Zealand Herald (New Zealand)
Change of leadership in Crimea means property grab
YALTA, Crimea (AP) ” One day in October, a dozen armed men in masks drove up to the gates of Yalta Film Studios. They weren’t actors, and this was no make-believe. It was a hostile takeover.”They forced all the employees onto the… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Change of leadership in Crimea means property grab
YALTA, Crimea (AP) ” One day in October, a dozen armed men in masks drove up to the gates of Yalta Film Studios. They weren’t actors, and this was no make-believe.It was a hostile takeover, and the movie sets, littered with debris… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine government, rebels agree on new cease-fire
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” International monitors in eastern Ukraine say government troops and Russian-backed separatist forces in the Luhansk region have agreed on a new cease-fire.The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Truce declared in battle for Ukraine airport
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” Ukrainian security officials say a cease-fire has been declared in the fight for the airport in the separatist rebel stronghold of Donetsk.The military press service said Monday that the truce was agreed after… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Dutch transport downed airliner for investigation
AMSTERDAM (AP) ” Dutch authorities say they are loading wreckage recovered from the crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in eastern Ukraine onto trucks and transporting it to the Netherlands for investigation.Flight 17 was… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
War-hit Ukraine schools turns to Web for education
DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) ” Like most children his age, Denis Akimov spends hours daily on his computer surfing the Internet. It isn’t just for fun.As schools are forced to limit operations in the conflict-battered eastern Ukrainian… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine gets loan to modernize gas pipelines
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” Ukraine has secured a 150 million euro ($187 million) loan to modernize its section of the natural gas pipeline used to deliver gas from Russia to Europe.Ukrainian Prime Minister Asreniy Yatsenyuk said Tuesday… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Russian ruble takes a nosedive on low oil prices
MOSCOW (AP) ” Russia’s ruble hit a new all-time low on Moscow, dropping more than 3 percent as declining oil prices and the conflict in eastern Ukraine are weighing in on the Russian economy.The Russian currency traded 52 rubles… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
MH17: Victim’s mother sues Ukraine
The mother of a victim of downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 has begun legal proceedings against Ukraine at the European Court of Human Rights, accusing Kiev of failing to close the country’s airspace, a German daily reports.The… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Pope, patriarch seek dialogue, peace in Ukraine
ISTANBUL (AP) ” Pope Francis and the spiritual leader of the world’s Orthodox Christians have called for peace in Ukraine and for all sides to pursue dialogue based on international law to resolve the conflict.Francis and Ecumenical… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
