Section: Australia&NZ
Dutch police travel to site of MH17 plane disaster
DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) Dutch police on Sunday set off for the scene of the Malaysian plane disaster in eastern Ukraine to secure the site, which investigators complain has already been compromised.A dozen Dutch policemen in armored… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
MH17: AFP on the ground in Ukraine as governments discuss legal standing
Dozens of Australian Federal Police have arrived in Donetsk, the regional centre nearest to the MH17 crash site, amid questions about why is Canberra sending so many and about the legal standing of the deployment before a vote of approval by the Ukrainian parliament. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Unarmed Australian police on “risky mission” to secure MH17 crash site
Unarmed Australian police will immediately enter and take control of the MH17 crash site in eastern Ukraine in what Prime Minister Tony Abbott has conceded is a “risky mission”. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
AFP to start work at MH17 crash site
Australian Federal Police officers will be included in a Dutch-led humanitarian mission to the MH17 crash site in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
AFP to start work at MH17 crash site (AAP)
Australian Federal Police officers will be included in a Dutch-led humanitarian mission to the MH17 crash site in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...
AP Analysis: Putin stays on offense in Ukraine
MOSCOW (AP) Russian President Vladimir Putin might be expected to hunker down into defense mode as he is besieged by accusations of Russian involvement in the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17. Instead he has stayed on offense… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Unarmed Aussie cops head to MH17
AUSTRALIAN police officers are being deployed to the MH17 crash site in Ukraine — and they will be unarmed, Tony Abbott says. …read more Source:...
Grieving parents search for answers
THE parents of Fatima Dyczynski completed their pilgrimage of love to the MH17 crash site last night, after resisting efforts by Ukrainian officials to dissuade them from entering the rebel-controlled area. …read more Source:...
Houston defends MH17 ‘policing’
AUSTRALIA’S push to secure the MH17 crash site in rebel-held eastern Ukraine would be a police-led operation, not a military one, special envoy Angus Houston says. …read more Source:...
UK Deputy PM wants Russia stripped of World Cup
LONDON (AP) Britain’s Deputy Prime Minister wants Russia stripped of the right to host the 2018 World Cup to punish President Vladimir Putin for “belligerent behavior” in the Ukraine crisis.While calling for tougher sanctions against… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
