Section: Australia&NZ
Plane brings human remains from MH17 site (AP)
More human remains from the MH17 crash site in eastern Ukraine have been flown to Holland to be examined by forensics teams. …read more Source: The West...
Ten killed in latest east Ukraine fighting
Five civilians and five government soldiers have been killed in the latest fighting in east Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Ukraine has right to defend itself against Russia – Biden
US Vice-President Joe Biden said on Saturday that Washington wanted a peaceful solution to the conflict in Ukraine but added that Kiev had a right to defend itself against Russia and that the United States would provide it with the means to do so. …read more Source:...
Western leaders pressure Putin over Ukraine
Western leaders challenge president Putin to prove he wants peace with Ukraine, stressing avoidance of war. …read more Source:...
Kerry’s breaking news to Russian minister: new grandchild
MUNICH (AP) ” Tensions between the United States and Russia are running high over Ukraine but that didn’t stop U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry from sharing some personal news with Russia’s foreign minister.Kerry’s a grandfather… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Biden says Ukraine has right to defend itself against Russia
US Vice-President Joe Biden said on Saturday that Washington wanted a peaceful solution to the conflict in Ukraine but added that Kiev had a right to defend itself against Russia and that the United States would provide it with the means to do so. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Opera house in Ukrainian rebel city raises spirits
DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) ” Death and drama play out on the streets in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk almost daily.Inside the city’s opera house, the strains of Peter Tchaikovsky’s tragic masterpiece Eugene Onegin briefly drown… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine leader shows off captured Russian military IDs (AFP)
Munich (Germany) (AFP) – Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko Saturday brandished in front of world leaders several passports taken from Russian soldiers in what he said was proof of Moscow’s “presence” in his country. …read more Source: The West...
Kiev says rebels massing forces, 12 killed in Ukraine (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Kiev on Saturday accused pro-Russian Ukrainian separatists of massing forces for fresh offensives, with seven civilians and five soldiers killed in the latest fighting in the east. …read more Source: The West...
Putin, Merkel warn on Ukraine
VLADIMIR Putin says Russia is not at war over Ukraine and Angela Merkel backs last-chance efforts but Kiev accuses rebels of preparing a new offensive. …read more Source: THE...
