Section: The New Zealand Herald (New Zealand)
Australia memorializes victims of Malaysian plane shot down
SYDNEY (AP) ” Australia is holding a memorial service to mark the anniversary of the Malaysian jetliner that was shot down over eastern Ukraine.There were 38 Australian citizens and permanent residents among the 298 people on Malaysia… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Little certainty 1 year after airliner shot down in Ukraine
MOSCOW (AP) ” A year since a Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 was blown out of the sky over war-ravaged eastern Ukraine ” killing 298 people ” there has been little official word of progress in determining what brought down Flight MH17…. …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine moves toward constitutional reform
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” Ukraine’s parliament has made the first step toward devolving more powers to separatist-controlled areas in eastern Ukraine.The conflict between Russia-backed rebels and Ukrainian government troops has killed… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
A year on, Ukrainian villagers recall horrors of MH17 crash
HRABOVE, Ukraine (AP) ” The field outside Hrabove, littered one year ago with bodies and smelling of burnt flesh and plastic, now smells of wild flowers.But the downing of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 still haunts residents, who… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Russia lashes out at leaks of MH17 draft report
MOSCOW (AP) ” A top Russian aviation official says leaks of the draft report on the Malaysian jetliner crash over eastern Ukraine are meant to put pressure on investigators.A Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 was shot down on July 17… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
8 Ukrainian troops killed, 16 hurt in war-torn east Ukraine
DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) ” A Ukrainian military spokesman says eight troops have been killed and 16 wounded in war-torn eastern Ukraine in the past 24 hours.The death toll released by the National Security and Defense Council on Wednesday… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Canada and Ukraine sign free trade agreement
CHELSEA, Quebec (AP) ” Canada has reached a trade agreement with Ukraine that will see a near-elimination of duties on goods coming into Canada from Ukraine.Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced the free trade agreement… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine PM says reforms continue despite ‘lunatic’ lawmakers
WASHINGTON (AP) ” Ukraine’s prime minister is pushing back against a pair of forces threatening to undermine his fragile government.Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk is likening members of parliament who want to roll back economic… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
General: US considering training for Ukrainian army
WASHINGTON (AP) ” The commander of U.S. Army forces in Europe says the United States is considering a plan to train Ukrainian army soldiers beginning in late November.In remarks to reporters at the Pentagon, Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Lithuania to remove remaining Soviet-era statues in capital
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) ” Lithuania is removing all the Soviet statues remaining in its capital, prompted by renewed calls to take down the symbols of an oppressive Soviet occupation amid the Ukraine crisis.The spokesman of the… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
