WorldUkrainian payments to Trump campaign under spotlightDocuments of Ukraine's pro-Kremlin party reportedly show payments of $12.7 million earmarked for Donald Trump's campaign chairman.19 Aug 05:30 PM
New ZealandMurray McCully holds talks in RussiaHelen Clark's bid for the UN Secretary General job has been raised by Foreign Minister Murray McCully during a meeting with his Russian counterpart in Moscow.18 Aug 04:36 AM
WorldUkraine's own Joan of ArcVladimir Putin may have unleashed his worst enemy when Nadia Savchenko was freed from Russian prison.01 Jun 08:02 AM
TravelTouring a nuclear fallout zoneThe former Soviet city of Pripyat, the site of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster, has became an unlikely drawcard for international tourists20 Apr 04:54 AM
WorldRussia cuts gas as trade war growsRussia and Ukraine sank further into a widening trade war yesterday, as Russia halted all gas deliveries to Ukraine.26 Nov 08:00 PM
WorldPall of MH17 still hangs over townsThe biggest pieces of wreckage have vanished, hauled away to the Netherlands for analysis, and green stalks of grass are poking through the burned ground where the centre section exploded.16 Jul 05:00 PM
WorldFirefighters killed as fuel tanks explodeA powerful explosion killed a number of firefighters yesterday as they fought to control a blazing fuel depot which had burned through the night outside the Ukrainian capital Kiev.09 Jun 05:00 PM
WorldRussians blamed for fatal attack at peace marchUkraine accused Russia of sponsoring a terrorist attack on a peace march in the city of Kharkiv that left two dead and at least 10 wounded.23 Feb 04:00 PM
WorldPlea for monitorsUkrainian President Petro Poroshenko called for an international peacekeeping mission in his nation's war-torn east.19 Feb 04:00 PM
WorldUkraine: 'Get tough on Russia'Ukraine has appealed to the West to get tough on Russia after separatists it says are militarily backed by Moscow stormed a flashpoint town.18 Feb 12:48 AM
WorldPutin playing power gamesMore than 11 months into the crisis he unleashed, Russian President Vladimir Putin remains in charge of the dynamic, seeking to confuse and divide the West as he apparently seeks to create a damaged....11 Feb 04:00 PM
OpinionGwynne DyerGwynne Dyer: Stalemate the best option for Ukraine dilemmaWhat drives Putin is a grab-bag of emotional motives. His man in Kiev got overthrown, and he doesn't like to lose face, writes Gwynne Dyer.09 Feb 04:00 PM
WorldDoves and hawks circling peace talksIt was a day of bluster and speeches, but also paralysis over how to end the bloodshed in eastern Ukraine.08 Feb 04:00 PM
WorldWatchdog warns over ignoring rightsGovernments increasingly view human rights as "a luxury" they can ill afford, Human Rights Watch said yesterday.30 Jan 09:27 PM
WorldUkrainian pleads for weaponsA 46-year-old Ukrainian tank commander says politicians might yet stop the conflict that grips the east of his country, but supplies of arms from the West would bring a quicker result.25 Jan 04:00 PM
WorldKremlin denies deaths in undeclared warAnton Tumanov gave up his life for his country, but his country won't say where and it won't say how.28 Dec 04:30 PM
WorldOrdinary Russians secret to Putin survivalAll politicians like to have props, and in Vladimir Putin's case, some are taken from the box marked Macho and others from the box marked Mother Russia.19 Dec 04:00 PM
WorldMH17: 700 human remains unidentifiedThe family of a British student who died on MH17 has revealed there are still 700 fragments of human remains to be identified in the Netherlands.18 Dec 08:39 PM
WorldAustralia eyes nuclear deal with UkraineAustralia is considering exporting uranium to Ukraine.10 Dec 11:57 PM
New ZealandPutin blamed for deathsUkrainian Australians staged a powerful protest yesterday, laying on the ground in a symbol of the murderous acts they say Russia's president is responsible for.15 Nov 04:00 PM
WorldUkraine crisis: Ceasefire holds, Russia says it 'will react' to further EU penaltiesA ceasefire between Ukraine and separatist rebels began last night and appears to still be in place following a five-month bloody conflict left more than 2,000 dead.06 Sep 09:40 PM
WorldUkraine crisis: Fighting fizzles out as ceasefire agreed – but for how long?The Ukrainian government and separatist rebels agreed to a ceasefire amid flickering hopes of peace.05 Sep 11:44 PM
WorldRussia's hand in turning tide of warHalf a dozen bodies, burned and contorted, were all that was left of the crews of the charred armoured personnel carriers.03 Sep 05:00 PM
WorldPutin makes 'Kiev in two weeks' bragVladimir Putin has boasted to European leaders his forces could sweep into Kiev in two weeks if he wanted.02 Sep 06:50 PM
WorldRussia returns as No 1 threatSwathed in tight security in Newport and nearby Cardiff, Nato's 28 heads of state and government will map the future of their 65-year-old pact.01 Sep 05:00 PM
WorldConflict darkens EU summitThe crisis in eastern Ukraine and the response to the threat posed by Russia are poised to overshadow a fresh attempt by the European Union to set order in its affairs.28 Aug 05:00 PM
WorldMalaysia Airlines loses 186 cabin crewNearly 200 cabin crew resigned from Malaysia Airlines following its double tragedy this year, causing crew shortages among staff.26 Aug 11:39 PM
