Section: Australia&NZ
NATO warns Russia to keep out
NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen has urged Russia to “step back from the brink” during a visit to Kiev and vowed support for Ukraine. …read more Source: THE...
Fierce Ukraine border battles as sanctions war heats up (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Fierce battles on Ukraine’s porous eastern border left 15 government servicemen dead as fears of a possible invasion swirled after NATO urged Moscow to withdraw its troops along the frontier. …read more Source: The West...
Clashes kill 15 Ukrainian servicemen in 24 hours: military (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Fierce fighting in eastern Ukraine has killed 15 Ukrainian servicemen and injured 79 more over the past 24 hours, a Ukrainian military spokesman said Friday. …read more Source: The West...
2 killed by shelling in rebel-held Ukraine city
DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) Local officials in eastern Ukraine say two people were killed in late-night shelling in the besieged city of Donetsk.The Donetsk city council said in a statement posted on its website that two people were… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
MH17 search in Ukraine turns into mission impossible
Tony Abbott and Julie Bishop called in 100-plus unarmed, combat-untrained Australian investigators who spent 10 days dodging bombs in a search for bodies of victims that might not have been there in the first place. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Australia set to tighten Russia sanctions (AFP)
Sydney (AFP) – Australia is preparing to tighten sanctions on Russia, Prime Minister Tony Abbott said on Friday as he warned President Vladimir Putin against sending his troops into Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...
Asian stocks mostly down on Ukraine, Iraq jitters
HONG KONG (AP) Asian stocks sank Friday as jitters over the crises in Iraq and Ukraine escalated but Chinese stocks rose after trade figures showed surprisingly strong growth in exports.KEEPING SCORE: Japan’s Nikkei 225 led Asian… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Step back from the brink, Russia urged
THE head of NATO has urged Russia to withdraw 20,000 troops from its border with Ukraine, as fears grew of an imminent invasion. …read more Source: THE...
Fighter jet shot down 40 km from MH17 crash site in eastern Ukraine
Two pro-Russian separatists are seen standing close by as aircraft explodes in mid-air. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
NATO chief urges Russia to pull troops back from border
The head of NATO has called on Russia to “step back from the brink” of war by pulling its troops back from the Ukrainian border, warning further intervention in Ukraine will isolate it further. …read more Source: ABC...
