Section: Australia&NZ
Putin to quit G20 summit after rebukes over Ukraine (AFP)
Brisbane (Australia) (AFP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin is to walk out of a G20 summit in Australia, an aide said Saturday, after he faced scorn and scepticism from Western leaders over Ukraine despite venturing to paper over Europe’s deepest chill in relations since the Cold War. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine orders closure of state services in rebel-held east (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko on Saturday issued a decree ordering the withdrawal of all state services from the rebel-held east of the country. …read more Source: The West...
Merkel proposes harsher sanctions against Russia
German chancellor Angela Merkel is proposing harsher sanctions against Russia, after five civilians, including two children, and three government soldiers are killed in fighting in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: ABC...
Tense G20 vows action on Ebola as climate returns to fore (AFP)
Brisbane (Australia) (AFP) – Feuding G20 leaders found common ground on Saturday in vowing to “extinguish” the Ebola outbreak as they worked to revamp the global economy at a summit marked by discord over Ukraine and climate change. …read more Source: The West...
Five civilians including two children die in east Ukraine (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Five civilians, including two children, and three government soldiers have been killed in fighting in eastern Ukraine, officials said Saturday. …read more Source: The West...
Putin put on notice at G20 over Ukraine
The Ukraine crisis overshadowed talks on global economic growth at a G20 leaders meeting, with Europe calling on Russia to stop the flow of weapons and troops into the country and holding out the threat of further sanctions if it did not. …read more Source:...
MH17 images — real or Russian fakes?
RUSSIAN media say these ‘satelite images’ show MH17 being shot down by a Ukrainian fighter jet, but claims are growing they’re little more than propaganda. …read more Source:...
Russian TV says fighter jet shot down MH17
Russia’s state-owned television has broadcast satellite images it says show a fighter jet shooting down MH17 over eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Russian TV says fighter jet shot down MH17 (AAP)
Russia’s state-owned television has broadcast satellite images it says show a fighter jet shooting down MH17 over eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...
Deal for more access to MH17: Dutch govt (AAP)
Dutch experts will be able to search for more pieces of MH17 under a reported deal between separatists in eastern Ukraine and Dutch representatives. …read more Source: The West...
