Section: Australia&NZ
Crimea exiles fight to keep Ukraine unity message alive
SHCHASLYVE, Ukraine (AP) ” The tormentors stuck scotch tape to his eyes and locked him in a dank room. For 11 days, Andrei Schekun said, they beat him, shocked him with electrodes and scalded him with burning metallic plates.He… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Eastern Ukraine attack undermines ceasefire
Three soldiers have been killed and five injured in eastern Ukraine, further undermining a month-old ceasefire. …read more Source:...
Three killed in Ukraine as lawmakers adopt law on status of rebel east (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine’s parliament on Tuesday adopted two bills enshrining greater autonomy for areas controlled by pro-Russian rebels, in line with a peace deal that continues to be marred by deadly skirmishes. …read more Source: The West...
Boxer weighs in on Putin and Ukraine
World heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko has lashed out at Vladimir Putin, saying he could set off World War III. …read more Source:...
Three killed in Ukraine as lawmakers prepare to debate rebel autonomy (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Three soldiers were killed and five injured in eastern Ukraine, an army spokesman said Tuesday, further undermining a month-old ceasefire between government forces and pro-Russian separatists. …read more Source: The West...
No new Russia sanctions likely this week, EU presidency says
BRUSSELS (AP) ” The European Union presidency says that no new sanctions will likely be imposed on Russia at this week’s EU summit over the conflict in Ukraine because the peace agreement is generally being respected.Foreign Minister… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Russian President Vladimir Putin ‘could set off a third World War,’ says Ukrainian boxing champion Wladimir Klitschko
World heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko has lashed out at Russian president Vladimir Putin, saying that his actions in eastern Ukraine could set off a third World War. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Russian President Vladimir Putin ‘could set off a third World War,’ says Ukranian boxing champion Wladimir Klitschko
World heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko has lashed out at Russian president Vladimir Putin, saying that his actions in eastern Ukraine could set off a third World War. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Ukraine authorities scramble to avoid unrest flashpoint
KOSTYANTYNIVKA , Ukraine (AP) ” Residents in the eastern Ukrainian town of Kostyantynivka have angrily confronted regional officials over an accident in which an armored military vehicle struck and killed a 6-year old girl.Donetsk… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
German investor confidence inches higher
BERLIN (AP) ” A survey is showing a smaller-than-expected rise in German investor confidence as concerns over Greece’s debt crisis and the conflict in Ukraine hold back sentiment.The ZEW institute said Tuesday that its monthly confidence… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
