Section: TV3 (New Zealand)
Child sex tourism spreads in Europe, SEA
Portugal, Moldova and Ukraine in Europe, and Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam in Asia have emerged as new child sex tourism destinations. …read more Source:...
Chernobyl remembers nuclear disaster 30 years on
Ukraine has held memorial services to mark the 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, which permanently poisoned swathes of eastern Europe. …read more Source:...
Dutch voters reject Ukraine-EU treaty
Dutch voters have overwhelmingly rejected a Ukraine-European Union treaty on closer political and economic ties, in a rebuke to their government and the EU establishment. …read more Source:...
MH17 team discusses legal options after Russian veto
A joint team investigating the downing of a Malaysia Airlines flight over Ukraine in 2014 is discussing options for setting up a tribunal to hold those responsible to account. …read more Source:...
Ukraine tears down giant Lenin statue
Exhaustive efforts to tear down Ukraine’s largest remaining monument to Vladimir Lenin have finally borne fruit as workers prised the late Soviet leader’s statue from its plinth in the city of Zaporizhzhya. …read more Source:...
Peters: Farmers should sell milk to Russia
The NZ First leader has criticised Prime Minister John Key in Parliament for the Government’s support for sanctions against Russia over the Ukraine conflict. …read more Source:...
Govt criticism banned in Ukraine
Ukraine has banned government officials from publicly criticising the work of state institutions and their colleagues, after damaging disclosures last month that highlighted slow progress in fighting corruption. …read more Source:...
Ukraine conflict death toll tops 9000 – UN
More than 9000 people have been killed since the conflict in Ukraine began, the UN says, warning that even though fighting had abated, millions were in precarious situations. …read more Source:...
Ukraine rebels accuse MSF for espionage
Pro-Russian insurgents say they have banned Doctors Without Borders (MSF) from working in the area for alleged espionage activity. …read more Source:...
Russian economy slumps
Russia’s economy has shrunk 4.3 percent in the third quarter this year, as a recession caused by low oil prices and Western sanctions over Ukraine continued to take its toll. …read more Source:...
