Section: Australia&NZ
Russia to send aid convoy to east Ukraine
Russia says it is sending a civilian aid convoy to eastern Ukraine in cooperation with the Red Cross, despite Western fears the mission might be used as cover for intervention. …read more Source: ABC...
Mother takes son back to Ukraine prison after war jailbreak (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Just hours after he bust out of a high-security prison as it was rocked by mortar blasts in conflict-torn eastern Ukraine, Natalya Nikitenko drove her son right back to jail. …read more Source: The West...
How the Dow Jones industrial average did on Monday
Stocks closed slightly higher Monday as investors turned their focus to corporate news and as tensions eased in Ukraine.On Monday:The Dow Jones industrial average rose 16.05 points, or 0.1 percent, to 16,569.98.The Standard… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
US stocks edge higher on corporate news, earnings
NEW YORK (AP) U.S. stocks are closing slightly higher as investors turn their focus to corporate news and as tensions ease in Ukraine.Priceline rose 2 percent after the online discounter reported better earnings than analysts were… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Russia says to send aid to Ukraine despite West’s warnings (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Russia said Monday it would dispatch a humanitarian convoy to conflict-torn east Ukraine despite fierce warnings from the West that Moscow not act alone as a cover for sending in troops. …read more Source: The West...
Australia, Dutch vow justice for MH17 victims (AFP)
The Hague (AFP) – Australia and The Netherlands on Monday vowed to bring justice to the families of victims of downed flight MH17, despite the search for body parts being halted because of fighting in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...
Easing of Ukraine tensions helps drive stocks up
NEW YORK (AP) U.S. stocks rose Monday as positive corporate news provided some balance after escalating geopolitical upheaval.Tensions in the Ukraine appeared to ease and subdued Chinese inflation helped push stock markets higher… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Russia says sending non-military aid convoy to east Ukraine (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – Russia said Monday it was sending a civilian aid convoy to eastern Ukraine in cooperation with the Red Cross, despite Western fears the mission might be used as cover for intervention. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine approves Red Cross-led aid mission
Russia and the European Union will be part of a humanitarian aid mission led by the Red Cross into the rebel-held city of Luhansk in Ukraine. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Ukraine approves Red Cross-led aid mission (AP)
Russia and the European Union will be part of a humanitarian aid mission led by the Red Cross into the rebel-held city of Luhansk in Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...
