Section: Australia&NZ
Right wing radicals crash rare Ukrainian gay pride march injuring 10
At least 10 people are injured and 25 arrested in Kiev as scuffles break out between members of a rare Ukrainian gay pride march and members of a radical right wing group. …read more Source: ABC...
Japan, Canada leaders visit Kiev ahead of talks without Putin (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – The leaders of Japan and Canada made a point Saturday of dropping by Kiev on the eve of a major leadership summit from which Russia has been barred over its actions in Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...
Canada to send military instructors to Ukraine
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper says the country soon will send military instructors to Ukraine to help train government troops.While in Kiev en route to the Group of Seven summit, Harper said the instructors… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Fed up with failing peace, Ukraine rebels eager to fight
DOKUCHAYEVSK, Ukraine (AP) ” In this front-line town in eastern Ukraine, the cease-fire called more than three months ago seems to be only an insulting guise. Shelling rocks the area so often that dogs have learned to head for the… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Japan’s Abe visits Ukraine ahead of tough G7 summit (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe vowed during an historic first visit to Ukraine on Saturday to spearhead a global drive to resolve the crisis threatening to splinter the ex-Soviet state. …read more Source: The West...
Swiss diplomat Tagliavini to give up Ukraine OSCE role
BERLIN (AP) ” The Swiss government says diplomat Heidi Tagliavini plans to step down as the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe’s representative in talks between Moscow, Kiev and pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine.Tagliavini,… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Don’t be afraid of Russia, Putin tells West
Russian president Vladimir Putin says the West should not be afraid of Russia as fresh clashes erupt between Ukraine military and rebel forces in the country’s east. …read more Source: ABC...
Japan offers Ukraine aid of $1.5 billion
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has thanked Japan’s visiting prime minister for promising $1.5 billion in credit guarantees to aid the country’s efforts at reform and redevelopment.Shinzo Abe was visiting… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
5 police reportedly injured in Kiev gay march clash
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” Opponents of a gay rights march held in the Ukrainian capital have thrown smoke bombs and tear gas and the Interfax news agency cites police as saying five officers were injured in the clash.Other reports said… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Kiev gay rights march ends in injuries, arrests (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – At least seven people were injured and more than 20 arrested Saturday in Kiev as scuffles broke out between members of a rare Ukrainian gay pride march and their nationalist opponents. …read more Source: The West...
