Section: Australia&NZ
Georgian ex-leader vows court battle over Ukraine citizenship (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Former Georgian leader Mikheil Saakashvili on Tuesday pledged to fight a fierce court battle to reclaim his Ukrainian citizenship after political rival President Petro Poroshenko revoked his passport. …read more Source: The West...
Radioactive Ukraine: A hot destination
The button that could have started a nuclear holocaust is grey – not red. …read more Source:...
‘Hero’ pilot gets medal for landing blind after hailstorm smashes windwscreen
A Ukrainian pilot has been awarded a medal for his courage after he landed a plane full of passengers “blind” during a storm. …read more Source:...
Romania blocks Russia minister plane to Moldova (AFP)
Bucharest (AFP) – Romania said Friday it had blocked a Moldova-bound plane carrying Russia’s deputy prime minister Dmitry Rogozin from entering its airspace because of an EU travel ban linked to sanctions over the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: The West...
Crimea left in dark after Russian power shutdown (AFP)
Sevastopol (AFP) – The annexed Crimea peninsula was plunged into darkness Friday after a shutdown in Russia caused a massive power cut, officials said. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine revokes citizenship of Georgia’s ex-leader Saakashvili (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has stripped former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili of his Ukrainian citizenship, paving the way to his possible extradition to Georgia, Saakashvilli confirmed on Thursday. …read more Source: The West...
Russian comedians dupe US politician into fake interview
US Energy Secretary Rick Perry was interviewed by pranksters Vladimir Krasnov and Alexei Stolyarov who are sometimes called the “Jerky Boys of Russia.” Photo: Reuters US Energy Secretary Rick Perry optimistically discussed expanding American coal exports to Ukraine and other energy matters during a lengthy phone call this month with a...
Bouncing balls on a hot pan led to a new physics discovery
It all started when a Ukrainian programmer and aspiring rapper dropped a handful of hydrogel balls on his piping-hot pancake griddle. …read more Source:...
Ukraine leader slams Russia over arms given to rebels (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Monday demanded Russia’s Vladimir Putin halt arms supplies to rebels as the leaders of France and Germany tried to revive a peace plan. …read more Source: The West...
Russia is responsible for ‘hot war’ in Ukraine: US envoy (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – The new US special envoy on Ukraine said Sunday that Russia is responsible for the “hot war” in the country’s east, after fresh clashes between government forces and Russian-backed rebels. …read more Source: The West...
