Section: The New Zealand Herald (New Zealand)
More MH17 bodies retrieved
Six coffins carrying the remains of victims of downed Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 have been flown from Ukraine to the Netherlands for identification.The coffins were unloaded by military pallbearers from a Dutch Air Force transport… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Remains of MH17 victims returned to Netherlands
EINDHOVEN, Netherlands (AP) ” Six coffins carrying the remains of victims of downed Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 have been flown from Ukraine to the Netherlands for identification.In a solemn ceremony Friday, the coffins were unloaded… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
At least 2 killed in Ukraine shelling
DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) ” At least two people have been killed in a rocket attack that left a hospital badly damaged in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk, where fighting is raging between government forces and Russian-backed separatist… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
EU extends Ukraine sanctions to 13 new people
BRUSSELS (AP) ” The European Union is extending economic and travel sanctions to 13 people and five entities it accuses of involvement with pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine.The EU’s 28 member countries agreed to the action… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
UN: Peacekeepers had military uniforms for own use
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) ” A spokesman for the U.N. peacekeeping force in Congo says peacekeepers who were detained for possessing Congolese military uniforms apparently bought them to wear while hunting back home.The six Ukrainian… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Who’s behind Christmas tree at Paris’ Notre Dame?
PARIS (AP) ” Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris has a Christmas tree this year thanks to an unusual patron: the Russian government.Amid high tensions between Russia and the West over violence in Ukraine, Russia’s ambassador to France… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Pro-Western Ukraine parliament holds first session
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” Parliament in Ukraine has opened for its first session since an election last month that ushered in a spate of pro-Western parties.Elected deputies swore their oath Thursday during an inauguration ceremony presided… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Congo detains 6 UN peacekeepers
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) ” A provincial governor says that six members of the U.N. peacekeeping force in Congo have been detained after Congolese military uniforms were found in their luggage.The Ukrainian troops were detained after… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
NATO sees Russia ready for Ukraine incursion
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” NATO’s top commander says Russia still has enough troops stationed on Ukraine’s border to mount a major incursion, and that it is using its military might to affect political developments inside Ukraine.U.S…. …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Merkel: Continued Russia sanctions "unavoidable"
BERLIN (AP) ” German Chancellor Angela Merkel says continued sanctions against Russia are “unavoidable” and that it will take “patience and perseverance” to end the crisis in Ukraine.Speaking to Parliament on Wednesday, Merkel said… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
