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      Kerry in Australia with deeper military cooperation on agenda (AFP)
      Aug11

      Kerry in Australia with deeper military cooperation on agenda (AFP)

      Monday, August 11 , 2014 - 10:07 (EET) Section: The West Australian (Australia)

      Sydney (AFP) – US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Sydney on Monday for annual talks expected to deepen military engagement with close ally Australia, but the focus will also be on hotspots abroad including Iraq and Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...

      Vladimir Putin the peacemaker emerges in nearby Nagorno-Karabakh clash
      Aug11

      Vladimir Putin the peacemaker emerges in nearby Nagorno-Karabakh clash

      Monday, August 11 , 2014 - 7:14 (EET) Section: The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)

      Russian President Vladimir Putin, staring down the deepening unrest in Ukraine, tried the role of peacemaker by brokering the first meeting in nine months between the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan following the deadliest clashes between the ex-Soviet republics in 20 years. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...

      Iran crash plane ’should not have flown’
      Aug11

      Iran crash plane ’should not have flown’

      Monday, August 11 , 2014 - 3:17 (EET) Section: The Australian (Australia)

      THE Iran plane that has crashed, killing 39, was based on a Ukraine design that has been involved in previous Iranian air disasters. …read more Source: THE...

      Russia urges ‘humanitarian’ mission as Ukraine rebel bastion pounded (AFP)
      Aug10

      Russia urges ‘humanitarian’ mission as Ukraine rebel bastion pounded (AFP)

      Sunday, August 10 , 2014 - 19:49 (EET) Section: The West Australian (Australia)

      Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Ukraine’s army shelled the main rebel bastion of Donetsk Sunday as Russia called for a humanitarian ceasefire, which the West warned could be a pretext by Moscow to send in troops. …read more Source: The West...

      Giving birth under fire in a Donetsk hospital cellar (AFP)
      Aug10

      Giving birth under fire in a Donetsk hospital cellar (AFP)

      Sunday, August 10 , 2014 - 19:26 (EET) Section: The West Australian (Australia)

      Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Just a pink cap was visible as Larisa held her daughter Yeva swathed in a blanket on Sunday, sitting in the cellar of Donetsk’s largest maternity hospital, where she gave birth days ago amid heavy shelling. …read more Source: The West...

      Artillery pounds Ukraine rebel bastion
      Aug10

      Artillery pounds Ukraine rebel bastion

      Sunday, August 10 , 2014 - 19:26 (EET) Section: The Australian (Australia)

      ARTILLERY pounded the rebel bastion of Donetsk in Ukraine yesterday as the West warned Russia. …read more Source: THE...

      Artillery pounds Ukraine rebel bastion as West warns Russia (AFP)
      Aug10

      Artillery pounds Ukraine rebel bastion as West warns Russia (AFP)

      Sunday, August 10 , 2014 - 16:53 (EET) Section: The West Australian (Australia)

      Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Artillery pounded the rebel bastion of Donetsk in southeastern Ukraine on Sunday as the West warned Russia that any attempt to send “humanitarian” troops into the conflict-torn region would be “unacceptable”. …read more Source: The West...

      1 killed, 10 injured as fighting rages in Ukraine
      Aug10

      1 killed, 10 injured as fighting rages in Ukraine

      Sunday, August 10 , 2014 - 16:53 (EET) Section: The New Zealand Herald (New Zealand)

      DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) Fighting is raging in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk, one day after pro-Russian rebels there said they were ready to agree to a cease-fire in order to prevent a “humanitarian catastrophe.”One person… …read more Source: The New Zealand...

      Russia demands ‘urgent’ action in Ukraine, rebels back truce
      Aug10

      Russia demands ‘urgent’ action in Ukraine, rebels back truce

      Sunday, August 10 , 2014 - 2:50 (EET) Section: ABC News (Australia)

      Pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine say they are prepared to strike a ceasefire deal with Kiev forces as Russia calls for “urgent measures” to prevent a humanitarian disaster in the region. …read more Source: ABC...

      Obama, Merkel warn Russia against intervention
      Aug10

      Obama, Merkel warn Russia against intervention

      Sunday, August 10 , 2014 - 2:50 (EET) Section: The New Zealand Herald (New Zealand)

      CHILMARK, Massachusetts (AP) The White House says President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel (AHN’-geh-lah MEHR’-kuhl) agree that any Russian intervention in Ukraine is unacceptable and violates international law.Obama… …read more Source: The New Zealand...