Section: Australia&NZ
Dami is runner-up in Eurovision upset
AUSTRALIA’S Dami Im has finished second at Eurovision as the Ukraine staged an epic comeback to claim victory. …read more Source:...
Live: Aussies pin hopes on Dami Im to bag Eurovision 2016 win
Will Ukraine finish higher than political foe and hot favourite Russia? Could Czech Republic break the curse of spot number two? And most importantly, can Dami Im bag a landmark win for Australia? Follow live to find out. …read more Source: ABC...
Ukraine interior minister slams journalists accredited with rebels (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine’s interior minister on Saturday lambasted reporters who were accredited by pro-Russian rebels to cover fighting in the country’s east, after their details were leaked by hackers. …read more Source: The West...
Aussies get vocal on Eurovision
WITH the final just hours away, Twitter is lighting up with funny posts about the contestants, with Ukraine’s emotive entry proving divisive. …read more Source:...
EU sanctions mooted amid DR Congo crackdown (AFP)
Kinshasa (AFP) – Britain warned Friday it may seek EU sanctions over “acts of repression” in the Democratic Republic of Congo, as police clashed with supporters of a key opposition leader accused of hiring foreign mercenaries. …read more Source: The West...
Australian couple whose children died on MH17 welcome baby
SYDNEY (AP) ” An Australian couple whose three children were killed in the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over Ukraine two years ago has welcomed a new baby.Anthony Maslin and Marite Norris said in a statement that the birth… …read more Source: The 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:...
Ukraine picks president’s ally as prosecutor after bending law (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine’s parliament confirmed an ally of President Petro Poroshenko as chief prosecutor Thursday after ignoring EU warnings and changing the law to let candidates without legal training serve in the crucial post. …read more Source: The West...
Ukrainian hackers publish info on thousands of journalists
MOSCOW (AP) ” A group of Ukrainian hackers has published the names and contact information of thousands of journalists who have reported from rebel-controlled eastern Ukraine, raising concerns about the safety of the journalists,… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Masterpieces lost in Italy museum heist recovered in Ukraine (AFP)
Rome (AFP) – Paintings including masterpieces by Rubens and Tintoretto that were stolen from a Verona museum last year have been found in Ukraine, Italy’s culture minister said Wednesday. …read more Source: The West...
