Section: Australia&NZ
10 reported killed in rocket fire on Mariupol in Ukraine
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” Ukrainian officials say the strategically important coastal city of Mariupol has come under rocket fire, and one says 10 people were killed.Mariupol lies on the Azov Sea and is the major city between mainland… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
10 killed in Ukraine rocket attack
AT least 10 people were killed, police say, when pro-Russian rebels fired heavy rockets on a residential district of the government-held port of Mariupol. …read more Source: THE...
Pro-Russian rebels reject peace deal (AP)
Separatist leader Alexander Zakharchenko says rebels will push Ukrainian government troops to the border of the Donetsk region and possibly beyond. …read more Source: The West...
East Ukraine to stay a basket case
PRO-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine have rejected a previously signed peace deal and launched a new multi-pronged offensive against government troops. …read more Source:...
Russia-backed rebels ‘on the offensive’ in Eastern Ukraine
A main leader of the Russian-backed rebels in eastern Ukraine said Friday that his soldiers were “on the offensive” in several sectors, building on their success in capturing a long-contested airport the day before. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
EU tells Moscow to ‘assume its responsibility’ in Ukraine war (AFP)
Brussels (AFP) – The European Union called Friday on Moscow to “assume its responsibility” in ending the separatist war in Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...
Dutch team to search for more remains at MH17 crash site
A Dutch team will return to the MH17 crash site in war-torn Ukraine to collect more remains of the 298 people killed when the Malaysia Airlines jet crashed in July, officials say. …read more Source: ABC...
Pro-Russian rebels reject peace deal, launch new offensive against Ukrainian govt troops
DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) ” Pro-Russian rebels reject peace deal, launch new offensive against Ukrainian govt troops. …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Russia faces $40b battle to stave off banking crisis
Russia may have to spend more than $40 billion this year to avert a banking crisis, as the growing likelihood of a sharp recession threatens to pile extra costs on a sector suffering from Western sanctions over Ukraine and a plunge in the rouble. read more …read more Source: Otago Daily...
MH17 remains to be collected by Dutch
A Dutch team is to return to the MH17 crash site in Ukraine to collect more remains of the 298 people killed when the Malaysia Airlines Boeing. …read more Source:...
