Section: Australia&NZ
Broken lavatories force Malaysia Airlines jet to land (AFP)
Kuala Lumpur (AFP) – Malaysia Airlines said one of its jets made an unscheduled landing in India on Thursday due to broken lavatories while flying the same route as flight MH17, which was shot down over Ukraine last year. …read more Source: The West...
US trains in Black Sea with Ukraine’s depleted navy (AFP)
Washington (AFP) – The United States is co-hosting drills in the Black Sea with what is left of Ukraine’s devastated navy, which lost about two thirds of its sailors and ships after Russia seized Crimea last year. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine reports polio outbreak, first cases in Europe since 2010: WHO (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Two polio cases have been confirmed in western Ukraine, the first to be recorded in Europe since 2010, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday. …read more Source: The West...
2 parties stay within Ukraine’s governing coalition
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” Two parties in Ukraine’s governing coalition say that they won’t abandon the grouping amid intense disputes over a proposal to give more power to Ukraine’s regions, including the rebel-held east.However, the… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine reports polio outbreak, first cases in Europe since 2010 (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Two polio cases have been confirmed in western Ukraine, the first to be recorded in Europe since 2010, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine ceasefire undermined, EU extends sanctions (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Two civilians were killed Wednesday in eastern Ukraine, undermining fresh efforts to end continuing violence as the European Union extended sanctions against individuals deemed responsible for the conflict. …read more Source: The West...
EU to extend Ukraine sanctions on individuals by six months: sources (AFP)
Brussels (AFP) – The EU will extend sanctions for another six months against Ukrainian and Russian figures accused of backing pro-Moscow rebels fighting for independence from Kiev, EU sources said Wednesday. …read more Source: The West...
Russia says will respond in kind to new U.S. sanctions over Ukraine (Reuters)
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Moscow said on Wednesday it would react in kind to United States’ widening of sanctions imposed on Russia over the crisis in Ukraine, criticising the move as straining relations and… …read more Source: The West...
EU to extend Ukraine sanctions on individuals by six months (AFP)
Brussels (AFP) – The EU will extend sanctions for another six months against Ukrainian and Russian figures accused of backing pro-Moscow rebels fighting for independence from Kiev, EU sources said Wednesday. …read more Source: The West...
2 cases of polio found in Ukraine, caused by mutated virus
LONDON (AP) ” The World Health Organization says officials have found two children stricken by polio in Ukraine, the country’s first cases of the paralytic disease in nine years.Health officials had warned Ukraine was at high risk… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
