Section: Australia&NZ
Greek, Ukraine crises loom over G7 summit (AFP)
Elmau Castle (Germany) (AFP) – World leaders gathered for a G7 summit in the sun-drenched Bavarian Alps Sunday, their agenda clouded by the Ukraine conflict and the threat of Greece crashing out of the eurozone. …read more Source: The West...
Famed Soviet children’s camp in Crimea reopens (AFP)
Gurzuf (AFP) – It was once the summer destination for the brightest and best of Soviet children but it slipped into disuse and decay after the Socialist empire crumbled. …read more Source: The West...
Obama says G7 to stand up to Russian aggression in Ukraine
US President Barack Obama said Group of Seven (G7) leaders meeting in the Bavarian Alps on Sunday would discuss standing up to Russian aggression in Ukraine amid an upsurge in violence there that monitors have blamed on Moscow-backed separatists. …read more Source:...
Obama calls on G7 leaders to stand up to Russian ‘aggression’ in Ukraine
US president Barack Obama urges fellow leaders of the Group of Seven nations to stand up to “Russian aggression in Ukraine” ahead of the two-day summit in Germany. …read more Source: ABC...
G7 must stand up to Russia: Obama
US President Barack Obama has urged fellow leaders of the G7 to stand up to “Russian aggression in Ukraine” as he enjoyed a traditional Bavarian welcome before their summit in Germany. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
EU chief Tusk urges tough line on Russia sanctions
ELMAU, Germany (AP) ” European Union President Donald Tusk is urging leaders at the Group of Seven summit to present a united front on maintaining sanctions against Russia for its actions in Ukraine.Tusk, a former Polish prime minister,… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Obama says G7 must stand up to Russian ‘aggression’ in Ukraine (AFP)
Kruen (Germany) (AFP) – US President Barack Obama urged fellow leaders of the G7 to stand up to “Russian aggression in Ukraine” as he enjoyed a traditional Bavarian welcome ahead of their summit in Germany. …read more Source: The West...
Patience wanes as fighting flares in Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin has demanded the US and Europe press the Ukrainian government to comply with a cease-fire accord. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Putin urges the West to pressure Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin has demanded the US and Europe press the Ukrainian government to comply with a cease-fire accord. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Arrests, injuries in Kiev gay pride march
At least 10 people have been injured and 25 arrested in Kiev as scuffles broke out at a rare Ukrainian gay pride march. …read more Source:...



