Section: Australia&NZ
Russian mother accused of treason returns from prison ‘hell’ (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – A Russian mother of seven accused of treason for allegedly informing Ukraine about possible troop movements told AFP on Wednesday she felt as if she had “returned from hell” after two weeks in jail. …read more Source: The West...
Three killed in shelling around east Ukraine hospital: AFP (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – At least three people were killed Wednesday as shelling damaged a hospital in east Ukraine’s rebel stronghold Donetsk, an AFP journalist at the scene said. …read more Source: The West...
Pope decries ‘scandal’ of Ukraine Christians at war
VATICAN CITY (AP) ” Pope Francis has denounced the surge in fighting in eastern Ukraine, saying it was a “scandal” that Christians were fighting among themselves.During his weekly general audience Wednesday, Francis called for greater… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine president confident of getting US weapons
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says he “doesn’t have a slightest doubt” that the United States will send weapons to his country to help it fight pro-Russian rebels.Government forces have been fighting… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
MH17 response: data on flight risks over conflict zones to be shared
In response to the shooting down of MH17 over Ukraine, the International Civil Aviation Organisation will collect all data on flight risks over conflict zones and disseminate the information to airlines. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Russia to free woman accused of treason over Ukraine
Russian authorities have agreed to the conditional release of a local activist accused of high treason in phoning the Ukrainian embassy in Moscow to warn that Russian soldiers might be heading to eastern Ukraine, her lawyer said on Tuesday (Wednesday NZT). …read more Source:...
East Ukrainian death toll rises
Fears of an escalation in the mounting bloodshed in east Ukraine are growing, as pro-Russian rebels ordered a mass mobilisation. …read more Source:...
Mother of seven accused of treason released from jail amid outcry (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – A mother of seven accused of treason for telling the Ukrainian embassy about Russian troop movements was to be released from jail Tuesday, her husband said, though the charges against her remain. …read more Source: The West...
Poland ready to sell weapons to Ukraine
WARSAW, Poland (AP) ” Poland says it’s ready to sell weapons to neighboring Ukraine, as the U.S. weighs whether to offer Kiev armaments in support of its struggle against pro-Russia rebels.Foreign Ministry spokesman Marcin Wojciechowski… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Relief official says UN trying to boost aid in Ukraine
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) ” U.N. humanitarian chief Valerie Amos says the organization is trying to increase aid activities in Ukraine to help more than 5 million people affected by the conflict between the government and Russia-backed… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
