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In Ukraine, pro-Russian separatists barricaded inside a state security building in the eastern city of Luhansk have called on President Putin for help after the government in Kiev warned it could use… Audio

In Solomon Islands there is increasing concern at the threat of disease after last week's floods. Audio

In Ukraine's eastern city of Donetsk, pro-Russian protesters have proudly declared it 'The People's Republic'. Audio

A poor eastern Christchurch school which triumphed in court over the Education Minister has ultimately lost its battle to stay open, but says it will keep on fighting. Audio

In Ukraine, authorities say least seventy separatists who tried to storm the regional government's main administration buildings are now under arrest. Audio

CCF is welcoming planned independent media monitoring unit, but says it's unclear whether it will work in practice. Audio

NATO's top military commander says Russia's large force on Ukraine's eastern border is a serious concern, amid fears Moldova could be the next take over target for Vladimir Putin. Audio

Solomon Islands Prime Minister looks to work with Indonesia as Melanesian Spearhead Group leaders explore solutions to the issue of West Papua. Audio

Archaelogists believe they may have answered how the chicken crossed the Pacific, and it could help form a pattern of human migration. Audio

In Ukraine - the eastern city of Donetsk is on edge with fights breaking out between pro and anti Russian protesters. Audio

Eastern Europe and Russia correspondent Lucien Kim reporting from Crimea. Audio

Freelance journalist and keen surfer Charles Newbery reporting from the eighth largest country by landmass, the federal republic of Argentina, located in south-eastern South America, pop. 41,660,417… Audio

Lyttelton fiddle player Flora Knight, often seen on stage with The Eastern, is heading over to West Virginia to steep herself in the folk music of the Appalachian Mountains. Ahead of the trip, she and… Audio

Atiu in the Cook Islands is likely to have eradicated the invasive mynah bird by mid-year but the director of the Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust says the biggest threat to biodiversity now is the… Audio

A significant heatwave which affected central and eastern Australia over the last few weeks is due to hit the west in the coming days. Audio

Southern and Eastern parts of the United States and Canada are the latest to suffer from dangerously cold weather. Audio

An Eastern Bay of Plenty tribe says it won't settle for its students coming second best; the human rights report on the Ruatoki raids falls flat; and, a young Ngapuhi student raps about Northland's… Audio

blind coffee taster in Papua New Guinea's Eastern Highlands province says she is grateful to have work in a country where many people living with disabilities have no prospects. Audio

A Papua New Guinea health worker says sorcery is not just a creation of people's minds and sorcerers are immune to harm. Audio

The head of a major coffee exporter in Papua New Guinea says more farmers would help realise the industry's enormous potential. Audio

An Australian academic is describing sorcery-related killings as almost a silent epidemic. Audio

Papua New Guinea's government appears set on ridding the country of sorcery beliefs in a bid to prevent the violence with which they've become synonymous. Audio

Papua New Guinea's government appears set on ridding the country of sorcery beliefs in a bid to prevent the violence with which they've become synonymous. Audio

It's believed advanced satellite technology, currently being designed to deliver affordable broadband to the Pacific by the end of 2016, could have a big impact on those economies. Audio

Twenty Four members of the New Zealand Defence Force returned home overnight after spending more than two weeks delivering aid in the typhoon-ravaged Philippines. The contingent touched down at the… Audio

A senior government official in Papua New Guinea is defending the re-introduction of the death penalty as the only way to eradicate sorcery-related brutality. Audio

Voters in the eastern suburbs of Christchurch head to the polls tomorrow to select a new MP after their last one became the city's mayor. Audio

A Tongan NGO says a growing number of elderly are struggling to take care of themselves. Audio

Topics - The death toll is mounting in the Philippines after Typhoon Haiyan tore across the country on Friday. Among the worst hit areas is eastern Leyte island and the city of Tacloban where the… Audio

The Fiji government reveals its 2014 budget while there are arrests after protestors demanded more openness; The acting police commissioner in Samoa retracts earlier comments about two government… Audio