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MH17 Crash: Russia Vetoes UN Resolution For International Tribunal
Russia has used its veto at the United Nations to block a draft resolution to set up an international tribunal into the MH17 air disaster that occurred in July 2014. On Wednesday, Russia was the only nation at the 15-member UN Security Council to oppose the move, triggering widespread condemnation. Eleven members voted in favour. China, Venezuela...
News24.com | Trial of Ukrainian woman pilot ‘hero’ starts in Russia
Ukrainian pilot and lawmaker Nadiya Savchenko has gone on trial in Russia in a politically charged case that could send tensions between Moscow and Kiev to a new high. …read more Source:...
India to bump out China as world’s most populous country, fast
Rabat – While researchers have long predicted that India’s population will eventually surpass that of China’s, a recent report from the UN expects this to happen as soon as 2022; six years earlier than previous predictions indicated. The population division of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs said...
In Ukraine: Shelling in kills four civilians, soldier
The state prosecutor said one Ukrainian serviceman was also killed in the attack. …read more Source: Pulse...
Morocco could do better in preventing Human Trafficking
By Karla Dieseldorff Miami – According to the 2015 US State Department Trafficking in Persons Report, based on the terrible violations of human trafficking, Morocco has fallen victim to this phenomenon. The Kingdom is seen as an exporter and transit country of this exploitations. Reported by Al Massae in its July 29 edition, Moroccan women are...
Russia vetoes MH17 tribunal at UN
Russia vetoed a UN resolution that sought to set up a special tribunal to try those responsible for shooting down flight MH17. ||| New York – Russia vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution on Wednesday that sought to set up a special tribunal to try those responsible for shooting down flight MH17 over Ukraine.Eleven of the 15...
News24.com | Russia vetoes UN resolution on MH17 tribunal
Russia has vetoed a UN Security Council resolution that sought to set up a special tribunal to try those responsible for shooting down flight MH17 over Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Putin says opposes MH17 tribunal
President Vladimir Putin said he opposed the creation of an international tribunal to prosecute those who shot down flight MH17. ||| Moscow – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday he opposed the creation of an international tribunal to prosecute those who shot down a Malaysian airliner over eastern Ukraine, hours before a UN...
Dutch prime minister appeals to Putin ahead of MH17 tribunal vote at UN
Mark Rutte makes ‘urgent’ appeal to Russian President Vladimir Putin not to veto UN Security Council resolution to try those who shot down flight MH17 over Ukraine …read more Source: Business...
Ukraine faces ‘hidden crisis’ as displacement soars
Ukraine is facing a “hidden emergency” because of the government’s failure to plan for nearly 1.4 million people uprooted by the war in the east, which has left many struggling to find shelter, charities say. …read more Source: The Sunday...
