Section: Australia&NZ
Watchdog warns over ignoring rights
Governments increasingly view human rights as “a luxury” they can ill afford, Human Rights Watch said yesterday, warning that abuses fuel crises in world trouble spots such as Syria and Ukraine.Western powers, including the United… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
‘We didn’t kill them’: On Ukraine battlefield, one act of mercy becomes an internet sensation
Ukrainian First Lieutenant Alexei Chaban, 50, has become an internet hit since the weekend, when he posted an open letter to the mother of a Russian tank commander whose life he had spared during a skirmish last week. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Ukraine peace talks aborted as civilians die in east
Civilians were killed on both sides in heavy fighting in eastern Ukraine, while an attempt to reopen peace talks in neighbouring Belarus was aborted before it began. read more …read more Source: Otago Daily...
Ukraine to ask UN states to call Russia a terrorism sponsor
UNITED NATIONS (AP) ” Ukraine’s ambassador to the United Nations says his country soon will ask the world body’s member states to formally recognize Russia as a sponsor of terrorism.Yuriy Sergeyev told reporters on Friday that Ukraine… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Kerry to visit Ukraine, Germany next week
WASHINGTON (AP) ” Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to Ukraine next week to show U.S. support for the government amid heightened conflict with pro-Russian separatists in the east of the country.U.S. officials say Kerry will… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Bosnian arms exporter accuses ministers over Ukraine deal
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) ” A Bosnian arms exporter has made a criminal complaint against the country’s current and former ministers of trade for blocking a 5 million-euro deal with Ukraine because of objections from Russia.The… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
NATO units set for Baltics, Poland, Romania, Bulgaria
BRUSSELS (AP) ” NATO is deploying small units in six eastern European nations to help coordinate a spearhead force set up in response to Russia’s actions in Ukraine.NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Friday the units in… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Russia gives $3 billion Crimea bridge contract to Putin ally
MOSCOW (AP) ” The Russian government has awarded the contract for the construction of a $3 billion bridge to Crimea to a longtime ally of President Vladimir Putin.In a decree published online Friday, the government said that a company… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Twelve people, including seven civilians, killed in east Ukraine (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Twelve people, including seven civilians, were killed in the past 24 hours in clashes between government forces and pro-Russian rebels in east Ukraine, officials said Friday. …read more Source: The West...
12 civilians, 5 troops killed in eastern Ukraine
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” At least 12 civilians and 5 Ukrainian troops have been killed in the past 24 hours in war-ravaged eastern Ukraine.Full-blown fighting between Russian-backed separatists and government forces erupted anew at… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
