Section: Australia&NZ
Masked men tear-gas venue of Ukraine gay forum (AFP)
Odessa (Ukraine) (AFP) – Masked men on Saturday fired tear gas into a venue in the Ukraine port city of Odessa where gay rights activists were to hold a forum after deciding against marching in defiance of a ban. …read more Source: The West...
Three civilians killed as east Ukraine shelling flares up (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Three civilians have been killed in east Ukraine as government forces claimed Saturday that shelling by pro-Russian separatists hit a record high since the start of a tattered truce in February. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine activists scrap gay pride parade after court ban (AFP)
Odessa (Ukraine) (AFP) – Gay rights activists in Ukraine have cancelled a planned pride parade Saturday in the port city of Odessa after a local court banned the event. …read more Source: The West...
Ceasefire violations in eastern Ukraine cause concern
MOSCOW (AP) ” The Russian Foreign Ministry says top diplomats from Russia and Germany have spoken by telephone about violations of the ceasefire in eastern Ukraine and the threat of further escalation of the conflict.During Friday’s… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Soldier, civilian killed in fierce Ukrainian clashes (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Two people were killed in another round of intense shelling between Western-backed Ukrainian government forces and pro-Russian fighters in the separatist east, officials from both sides said on Friday. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine, creditors plan phone talks as debt deal eludes them (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine and its biggest creditors failed to strike a deal Thursday on the second day of talks aimed at finding a workable solution for keeping the ex-Soviet country from hurtling into default. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine, creditors to continue debt talks after San Francisco meeting (Reuters)
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine and a group of its largest creditors said on Friday debt restructuring talks would continue after they held detailed discussions in San Francisco. The two sides… …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine finance ministry, creditor group say debt talks to continue (Reuters)
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine and a group of its largest creditors said on Friday debt restructuring talks would continue after detailed discussions in San Francisco. “The Ukrainian delegati… …read more Source: The West...
MH17: Dastardly CIA ‘plot’ to shoot down plane ‘revealed’ in Russia
A Russian newspaper posted an audiotape on its website that purports to reveal two US spies plotting to bring down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over Ukraine last year. …read more Source:...
Russia’s top court upholds decree to classify army losses (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – Russia’s Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a Kremlin decree to classify troop deaths during peace time, seen as an attempt to cover up Moscow’s role in the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: The West...
