Section: Australia&NZ
EU hits Russian intelligence chiefs with sanctions (AFP)
Brussels (AFP) – The European Union announced Saturday it had widened its sanctions against Russia over its role in conflict-torn Ukraine to include the heads of intelligence services. …read more Source: The West...
MH17 bodies sorted and sent home
A TEAM of forensic experts is preparing to leave Ukraine after sorting bodies from the crash and sending 227 coffins to Amsterdam. …read more Source: THE...
Surrender or die, says Ukraine military
THE Ukrainian military has issued a stark warning for separatists operating around the Malaysia Airlines plane crash site. …read more Source: THE...
Russia steps up help for rebels in Ukraine
Rather than backing down after last week’s downing of a civilian passenger jet, Russia appears to be intervening more aggressively in the war in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
MH17: Ukrainian woman allegedly posts selfie using mascara looted from crash site
Yekaterina Parkhomenko uploaded a photograph on Instagram with the caption: ‘Mascara from Amsterdam; to be precise, from the field. Well, you understand.’ …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
EU extends Ukraine sanctions to hit Russian intelligence officials, rebel leaders: documents
BRUSSELS (AP) EU extends Ukraine sanctions to hit Russian intelligence officials, rebel leaders: documents. …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Rebels wary of foreign force securing MH17 crash site in Ukraine
There has been no formal response from eastern Ukraine rebel separatists to plans for a foreign force, possibly several-hundred strong, to investigate and secure the MH17 crash site. But signals the rebels sent on Friday suggest a reluctance to have more than 20 or 30 foreigners on their turf. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Australia risks inflaming Ukraine conflict by sending armed police to MH17 site: analysts
Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s plan to deploy armed police to the MH17 crash site risks increasing tension in the Ukrainian territory held by Russian-backed rebels, according to political analysts based in Berlin and Brussels. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Ukraine could ratify AFP deal next week (AAP)
A deal authorising Australian police and soldiers to help secure the MH17 crash site could be ratified next week when the Ukrainian parliament is recalled. …read more Source: The West...
MH17: Bodies still en route to Holland
Dutch authorities expect the last of the bodies that were removed from the MH17 crash site this week to be transferred to the Netherlands on the weekend.The final flight is expected to depart from the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv for… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
