Section: Australia&NZ
Pregnant woman among four killed in east Ukraine (AFP)
Olenivka (Ukraine) (AFP) – Four civilians including a pregnant woman were killed and eight others wounded early Wednesday when their cars came under mortar fire in war-torn eastern Ukraine, rebel officials said. …read more Source: The West...
5 civilians killed on front line in eastern Ukraine
MOSCOW (AP) ” Self-proclaimed officials in the rebel-controlled eastern Ukraine say five people have been killed by mortar fire and more than 10 injured on the front line near government positions.Fighting between Russia-backed… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine remembers Chernobyl victims 30 years on
Ukraine holds memorial services to mark the 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster which permanently poisoned swathes of eastern Europe and highlighted the shortcomings of the secretive Soviet system. …read more Source: ABC...
Etched in their mind: Ukraine marks 30 years since Chernobyl
With flowers, candles, anger and tears, Ukraine on Tuesday marked the 30th anniversary of the explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear plant, the world’s worst nuclear accident. Some survivors said the chaos of that time is etched in their… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine strips top political talk show host of work permit (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine’s most prominent political talk show host was stripped of his work permit on Tuesday in what he described as a politically-charged case. …read more Source: The West...
30 years on, Ukrainians remember victims of Chernobyl disaster
Ukraine held memorial services on Tuesday (Wednesday NZ Time) to mark the 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster which permanently poisoned swathes of eastern Europe and highlighted the shortcomings of the secretive Soviet system. …read more Source:...
30 years of Aid after Chernobyl
Ukraine last night marked 30 years since the world’s worst nuclear accident at Chernobyl. …read more Source: THE...
Prominent journalist denied work permit in Ukraine
MOSCOW (AP) ” One of the most influential journalists on Ukrainian television has been denied a work permit in Ukraine.Migration authorities on Tuesday said they would not extend the permit for Savik Shuster, host of arguably the… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine will not make major changes to IMF memorandum – deputy finance minister (Reuters)
KIEV (Reuters) – A new memorandum that Ukraine will submit to the International Monetary Fund will not contain significant changes to the programme agreed in the $17.5 billion (£12 billion) bailout, … …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine remembers victims of Chernobyl nuclear disaster
Ukraine held memorial services on Tuesday to mark the 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster which permanently poisoned swathes of eastern Europe and highlighted the shortcomings of the secretive Soviet system. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
