Section: Australia&NZ
Ukraine says 3 soldiers killed in fighting in the east
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” A Ukrainian official says three soldiers have been killed in the past 24 hours in fighting in eastern Ukraine.Military spokesman Andriy Lysenko told reporters on Wednesday that the situation remains tense and… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Dutch return to MH17 crash site
AN international team will return to eastern Ukraine for a final sweep of the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 crash site. …read more Source: THE...
Poroshenko and US press Putin on Ukraine violence (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine’s president appealed to Russia’s Vladimir Putin and Washington threatened tougher measures Wednesday should Moscow fail to rein in separatist fighters mounting a new offensive in the east of the ex-Soviet republic. …read more Source: The West...
Poroshenko presses Putin to rein in Ukraine rebels (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Wednesday he had written a letter to Russia’s Vladimir Putin demanding that Moscow rein in eastern separatist fighters in his war-torn ex-Soviet republic. …read more Source: The West...
US threatens tougher action against Russia over Ukraine (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – US Treasury Secretary Jack Lew said on Wednesday that Washington was ready to increase sanctions on Russia over its actions in war-torn Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...
EU threatens new Russia sanctions over Ukraine violence (AFP)
Brussels (AFP) – European Union leaders on Tuesday threatened new sanctions against Russia over a bloody offensive by pro-Kremlin Ukrainian rebels, the latest bid to pressure a defiant President Vladimir Putin. …read more Source: The West...
New Greek government questions plans for more EU sanctions of Russia
Greece’s new Syriza-led government questioned moves to impose more sanctions on Russia, adding a foreign-policy angle to its challenge to the status quo in Europe. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Auschwitz’s last survivors urge a troubled Europe not to forget
World leaders join about 300 Auschwitz survivors at the site of the former Nazi death camp to mark 70 years since its liberation by Soviet troops, an anniversary held in the shadow of war in Ukraine and a rise in anti-Semitism in Europe. …read more Source: ABC...
AP PHOTOS: Top pictures from Europe and Africa
LONDON (AP) ” Renewed violence in Ukraine between government forces and Russia-backed separatists this week set off threats from the West of further sanctions against Moscow, while Greek voters weary of austerity measures elected… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine: Intensified fighting kills 9 troops, wounds 29
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” Ukraine says that intensified fighting against Russia-backed separatists has left nine servicemen dead and 29 wounded over the past day.Armed forces spokesman Vladislav Seleznyov said Tuesday that some of the… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
