Section: Australia&NZ
Clean-up of MH17 crash site begins
WORKERS have begun removing wreckage of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 from the crash site in eastern Ukraine, four months after it was shot down. …read more Source:...
Removal of MH17 wreckage starts in rebel-held east Ukraine
Work has begun to remove the wreckage of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 from rebel-held territory in eastern Ukraine, four months after it was shot down claiming 298 lives. …read more Source: ABC...
Russian president denies he fled summit pressure
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) ” Russian President Vladimir Putin made an early exit on Sunday from a two-day summit of world leaders where he was roundly criticized over Russia’s escalating aggression in Ukraine, but brushed off suggestions… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Removal of MH17 wreckage starts
Work has begun to remove the wreckage of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 from rebel-held territory in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Work starts in Ukraine to collect wreckage of MH17
HRABOVE, Ukraine (AP) ” Recovery workers in rebel-controlled eastern Ukraine have started collecting debris from the crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, four months after the plane was brought down.Sunday’s operation is being… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Russian ‘satellite image’ of fighter attacking MH17 dismissed as fake
An image broadcast on the eve of the G20 leaders summit on Russian state television purportedly showing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 being shot down by a Ukrainian fighter jet appears to be a fake. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
MH17 recovery begins
Recovery workers in rebel-controlled eastern Ukraine have started collecting debris from the crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, four months after the plane was brought down. …read more Source:...
Hollande says won’t be pressured over warship delivery to Russia (AFP)
Brisbane (Australia) (AFP) – French President Francois Hollande said Sunday he would not be pressured into delivering two warships to Russia, after delaying their handover due to the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: The West...
Putin resists Western offensive as testy G20 closes (AFP)
Brisbane (Australia) (AFP) – G20 leaders wrapped up an annual summit Sunday with a vow to reinvigorate the global economy, but geopolitical frictions sparked anew as Russian President Vladimir Putin brushed off Western anger over Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...
Good chance of Ukraine resolution – Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday that there was a “good chance of resolution” in the Ukraine conflict, rejecting Western condemnation of Russia’s role in the southeast of the country. …read more Source:...
