Section: Australia&NZ
How the Dow Jones industrial average did Wednesday
A modest gain for the stock market on Wednesday tugged the Dow Jones industrial average back into the black for the year as investors set aside concerns about Ukraine, Iraq and earnings, at least for a day. Amazon led the gains in… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine’s Russian Orthodox church elects leader as fighting rages (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine’s wing of the Russian Orthodox Church elected a pro-Russian conservative as its new leader Wednesday, as Kiev appealed for the church to help unite the country being torn apart by a pro-Moscow insurgency. …read more Source: The West...
UN says Ukraine death toll doubles in 2 weeks to at least 2,086 in ‘clear escalating trend’
GENEVA (AP) UN says Ukraine death toll doubles in 2 weeks to at least 2,086 in ‘clear escalating trend’ …read more Source: The New Zealand...
UN says Ukraine death toll doubles in 2 weeks
GENEVA (AP) The number of people who have been killed in eastern Ukraine appears to have doubled in the last two weeks, the U.N. human rights office said Wednesday.A spokeswoman for the office, Cecile Pouilly, said the U.N.’s “very… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Asia stocks drift as Iraq, Ukraine tensions simmer
MUMBAI, India (AP) Asian stocks drifted on Wednesday as investors remained cautious amid uncertainty over potential conflict in Ukraine and Iraq plus new numbers showing a slowdown in Japan’s economy.KEEPING SCORE: Japan’s Nikkei… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Confrontation looms as Ukraine vows to block Russian ‘aid convoy’
A convoy of 262 Russian trucks is rolling toward the Ukrainian border as Kiev vowed to block the aid mission from its territory over fears it was a ploy to bolster pro-Kremlin rebels. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Ukraine blocks Russian aid convoy
KIEV has insisted that the Russian convoy must unload its aid at the border and the contents would be delivered by the Red Cross. …read more Source: THE...
Anger at army as small town near Ukraine rebel hub smoulders (AFP)
Yasynuvata (Ukraine) (AFP) – Alexandra swept up glass outside the bank where she works in a small town in eastern Ukraine where fires still burned a hour after rockets rained down on its centre. …read more Source: The West...
Abbott sceptical of Russian aid convoy
Russia claims it’s sending an aid convoy to help people in war-ravaged eastern Ukraine but Tony Abbott is worried it could be an invasion in disguise. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Abbott sceptical of Russian aid convoy (AAP)
Russia claims it’s sending an aid convoy to help people in war-ravaged eastern Ukraine but Tony Abbott is worried it could be an invasion in disguise. …read more Source: The West...
