Section: Africa&ME
Juncker says EU to aid refugees, tighten border controls (Updated)
By Alastair Macdonald European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, urging Europeans to show humanity and dignity, said on Wednesday the EU executive would offer better protection for refugees but also improve its frontier defences and deport more illegal migrants. In his first State of the Union address to the European Parliament, Juncker...
The Boy on the Beach: Obama’s Foreign Policy Failures Go Viral | The Wilderness
The Wilderness | Issue 58 | 9 . 7 . 2015 | Tweet Flash back to 2011, and far as presidencies are concerned, it feels like a millennium ago. Barack Obama was basking in the fullness of the Arab Spring, posing as the personal midwife to a New Birth of Freedom as he polished his Peace Prize in front of the world. Truly this was a man who could not...
Ukraine-Russia debt dispute simmering amid strained ties
Moscow and Kiev are locked in a debt dispute amid rising tensions over the crisis in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Nearly 8,000 killed since start of Ukraine conflict: U.N.
Nearly 8,000 people – including civilians, soldiers and militia members – have been killed since the outbreak of the conflict in Ukraine, the United Nations human rights office (OHCHR) said Tuesday. …read more Source: The Daily...
Nearly 8,000 killed since start of Ukraine conflict: UN
UNITED NATIONS: Nearly 8,000 people – including civilians, soldiers and militia members – have been killed since the outbreak of the conflict in Ukraine, the United Nations human rights office (OHCHR) said on Tuesday. “Since the conflict began in eastern Ukraine in mid-April 2014, a total of at least 7,962 people … have been...
Obama’s Iran Deal to Blame for Global Woes
MoreLindsey Graham Qualifies for CNN Undercard DebateFear, Loathing and Disbelief as Donald Trump Looms Large Over New Hampshire Sen. Lindsey Graham blamed President Obama’s pursuit of an Iranian nuclear deal for everything from Russian’s invasion of Ukraine to Chinese cyber-attacks and the collapse of Yemen’s government. In a...
Kiev invites ICC to probe war crimes in east Ukraine
Ukraine on Tuesday accepted the International Criminal Court’s jurisdiction to probe war crimes, including in its war-torn east, since February 201 …read more Source: The New...
ICC gets wider scope in Ukraine probe
Ukraine has granted wider juristiction to ICC prosecutors to investigate possible war crimes committed during Russia’s annexation of Crimea. ||| Amsterdam – Ukraine granted wider jurisdiction to the International Criminal Court on Tuesday that will enable ICC prosecutors to investigate possible war crimes committed during...
UN says about 8,000 killed since start of Ukraine conflict
The UN says nearly 8,000 people have been killed since the beginning of the conflict in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Nearly 8,000 killed since conflict broke out in Ukraine
UN rights body says there is spike in casualties in past three months as millions face daily abuse in rebel-held areas. …read more Source: AL...
