Section: The New Zealand Herald (New Zealand)
Ukraine rebels say more remains found at MH17 site
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) Rebel separatists in east Ukraine say more human remains have been found at the crash site of a Malaysia Airlines plane that was brought down in May.The rebel transportation ministry said Friday the remains will… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Rebel authorities in eastern Ukraine say more remains found at Malaysia Airlines crash site
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) Rebel authorities in eastern Ukraine say more remains found at Malaysia Airlines crash site. …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine accuses Russia of sending dozens of tanks
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) Ukraine has accused Russia of sending in dozens of tanks and other heavy weapons into Ukraine’s rebel-controlled eastern areas.National Security and Defense Council spokesman Andriy Lysenko said Friday at least… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Poland’s Sikorski to remain as parliament speaker
WARSAW, Poland (AP) The speaker of the Polish parliament, Radek Sikorski, has survived an attempt by some lawmakers to have him ousted for claiming falsely that Russia made an offer to Poland to carve up Ukraine.Sikorski, until… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine says it will probe school shelling in east
DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) Authorities in Ukraine say security services will investigate the shelling of a school in the rebel-held east that left two teenagers dead and four others injured.Security spokesman Andriy Lysenko said Thursday… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
How the Ukrainian peace deal is faring
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) Two months after Ukraine signed a truce with pro-Russian rebels, daily fighting continues in the east and other key conditions of the deal haven’t been met. Despite persisting hostilities, Russia and Ukraine have… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
EU’s Mogherini: more sanctions on Russia possible
WARSAW, Poland (AP) The European Union’s new foreign policy chief condemned the recent rebel-held elections in eastern Ukraine as “illegal and illegitimate” and said that the bloc could pursue further sanctions against Russia as… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Merkel sees more Ukraine rebels on sanctions list
BERLIN (AP) German Chancellor Angela Merkel is indicating that more rebel leaders in eastern Ukraine could be added to lists of people targeted by European Union sanctions following much-criticized weekend elections.Ukraine and… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Poland upgrades defense plan over Ukraine conflict
WARSAW, Poland (AP) Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski has signed into law a new national defense strategy, saying it was made necessary by the instability and threats to security in neighboring Ukraine.Komorowski said Wednesday… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine to halt subsidies to rebel-held areas
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) Ukraine’s prime minister says the government will freeze budget subsidies for eastern territories controlled by pro-Russian separatists, a move that could precipitate already grievous economic conditions there.Arseniy… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
