Section: The New Zealand Herald (New Zealand)
Police: US student was 23-year-old Ukrainian with fake ID
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (AP) ” Police say a Pennsylvania student was actually a 23-year-old Ukrainian national using a false identity after his visa expired.Artur Samarin was arrested and charged Tuesday by the Harrisburg police.Police… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine: Uptick in fighting in Donbas area
MOSCOW (AP) ” Officials in Ukraine say that Russia-backed rebels in the eastern part of the country violated a fragile cease-fire agreement and used heavy mortar launchers to fire on Ukrainian forces.The fighting in eastern Ukraine… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
German, French foreign ministers anxious about Ukraine
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” The foreign ministers of France and Germany, on a visit to the Ukrainian capital, are expressing concern about political tensions that are impeding reform efforts, and about the persisting conflict in eastern… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine picks Crimean Tatar for Eurovision singing contest
MOSCOW (AP) ” Ukrainians have chosen a Crimean Tatar singer and her song about the mass deportation of Tatars under Josef Stalin as the country’s entry for this year’s Eurovision song contest.Susana Jamaladinova, who performs under… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukrainian nationalist activists set up tents on Maidan
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” About 100 nationalist activists have set up tents in central Kiev to press their calls for ousting the Ukrainian government brought to power two years ago following months of protests.They were joined by around… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Kiev demonstrators attack Russian banks
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” Nationalist demonstrators in Ukraine have attacked two offices of Russian banks in the capital amid observances of the second anniversary of the protests that brought down the Russia-friendly president.Demonstrators… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
German, French ministers plan Ukraine trip amid turmoil
BERLIN (AP) ” Germany’s foreign minister and his new French counterpart plan to make a joint visit to Kiev on Monday to prod Ukraine’s squabbling politicians to push ahead with reforms.German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier’s… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
UN says conflict in Ukraine has affected 580,000 children
UNITED NATIONS (AP) ” The United Nations children’s agency says the conflict in Ukraine has deeply affected 580,000 children close to the front lines and in areas not under government control in the volatile east.UNICEF said in… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
AP’s Mstyslav Chernov wins Royal Television Society award
LONDON (AP) ” Associated Press journalist Mstyslav Chernov has been named camera operator of the year at the Royal Television Society awards in London.Chernov, based in Ukraine, has covered the ongoing conflict in eastern Ukraine,… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk’s government survives no confidence vote
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk’s government survives no confidence vote. …read more Source: The New Zealand...
