Section: Australia&NZ
Seven dead in cargo plane crash in Algeria
Seven people were killed when a Ukrainian plane crashed in the Algerian Sahara. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Hundreds of foreign tanks in Ukraine: Poroshenko
Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko says there are now thousands of foreign troops and hundreds of tanks in the country, as the European Union warns a “new Cold War” with Russia would be detrimental to all Europe. …read more Source: ABC...
EU urges end to Russia ‘aggression’ in Ukraine (AFP)
Milan (AFP) – EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said a decision on further sanctions against Russia over what she described as its “aggression” in Ukraine would be made by EU leaders on Saturday evening. …read more Source: The West...
Ukrainian civilian plane crashes in Algeria
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) Algeria’s state news service is reporting that a Ukrainian civilian cargo plane has crashed in the mountains near the southern city of Tamanrasset.According to APS, the state news agency, the Antonov An-12… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
EU set to slap new sanctions on Russia
BRUSSELS (AP) European Union leaders are poised to slap additional sanctions on Russia because of what they condemn as a continued destabilization of Ukraine and a deepening military involvement by Moscow.The 28-nation bloc’s heads… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine says fighter jet shot down
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) Ukrainian forces say one of their fighter jets has been shot down by a Russian missile in combat against Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine.A brief statement posted Saturday on the Facebook page for… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine city left in ruins
THIS is how bad it is. Shocking footage shows a Ukraine city in ruins after heavy shelling overnight. …read more Source:...
EU leaders seek riposte to Russia (AFP)
Brussels (AFP) – European Union leaders gather in Brussels Saturday to thrash out a response to Russia’s deeper involvement in war-torn Ukraine and to bring new faces to key EU posts. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine conflict: Vladimir Putin rattles nuclear sabre
Vladimir Putin raised the spectre of nuclear war with the West on Friday as he defied international condemnation over his decision to send thousands of Russian troops and heavy armour into eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Ukraine rebels advance on key port, in hint at Putin’s strategy
Backed by Russian troops and weaponry, hundreds of Ukrainian rebel militiamen have mobilised in the south-eastern town of Novoazovsk and begun to push toward the strategic seaport of Mariupol. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
