Section: Australia&NZ
Fear as midnight airstrike hits close to Donetsk centre (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – A midnight air strike near the heart of rebel-held Donetsk provided a terrifying signal for residents that the conflict between insurgents and government forces is drawing closer to their doorsteps. …read more Source: The West...
Stocks stabilize as energy stocks climb
NEW YORK (AP) U.S. stocks stabilized on Wednesday after they got a slight lift from the energy sector. The market had fallen to its lowest level since May a day earlier, when Russia massed troops near its border with Ukraine.KEEPING… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
MH17 search suspended over security concerns: Dutch PM (AFP)
The Hague (AFP) – International experts have suspended their search for body parts at the MH17 crash site on Wednesday because of deteriorating security in eastern Ukraine, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said. …read more Source: The West...
MH17 search halted amid safety fears
THE search for remains of victims of the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash in Ukraine has been suspended because it has been deemed too dangerous. …read more Source:...
Dutch premier halts search for Ukraine victims
AMSTERDAM (AP) The Netherlands’ prime minister has called a halt to the search for remains of victims of the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 disaster in Ukraine, saying it is too dangerous to continue.At a press conference in The Hague… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Fears over Russian troop increase at Ukraine border (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Fears that Russia was massing troops on Ukraine’s border grew on Wednesday ahead of a visit by NATO’s secretary general, as an air strike hit the main eastern city where Kiev troops are besieging rebels. …read more Source: The West...
NATO fears ground invasion as Russia masses troops on Ukraine border
Russia has massed around 20,000 combat-ready troops on Ukraine’s border and could use the pretext of a humanitarian mission to invade, NATO said on Wednesday, its starkest warning yet that Moscow could soon mount a ground assault against its neighbour. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
NATO chief to visit Ukraine amid Russia border tensions (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen will visit Kiev Thursday, Ukraine’s foreign ministry said, amid heightened tensions over allegations Russia is massing troops along its ex-Soviet neighbour’s border. …read more Source: The West...
War keeps MH17 team from crash zone
AUSTRALIAN and Dutch investigators have failed for a third day running to reach the MH17 crash site, as fighting intensifies in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: THE...
Fears of escalation in Ukraine roils markets
LONDON (AP) Fears that the crisis in Ukraine is escalating into a new and dangerous phase roiled financial markets Wednesday.Following allegations of a buildup of Russian troops on the border of Ukraine and the prospect of tit-for-tat… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
