Section: Africa&ME
Russia vetoes UN resolution on MH17 Tribunal
Russia vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution Wednesday that sought to set up a special tribunal to try those responsible for shooting down flight MH17 over Ukraine. Eleven of the 15 members of the Security Council voted in favour of the resolution, which had been drafted by Australia, Belgium, Malaysia, the Netherlands and Ukraine....
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...
EU ‘very much regrets’ Russian veto of UN MH17 resolution
The EU said Thursday it regretted as a “setback” a Russian veto of a UN resolution for a tribunal to prosecute those responsible for downing Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine last year. …read more Source: The Daily...
Moscow Regrets MH17 Tribunal Initiators ‘Politicized’ Issue
TEHRAN (FNA)- Moscow regrets that the initiators of creating an international tribunal to investigate last year’s MH17 plane crash in Eastern Ukraine politicized the issue and hastened to bring this resolution to a UN vote, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Thursday. …read more Source: Fars News...
WHO: At Least 68 Children Killed in East Ukraine Conflict
TEHRAN (FNA)- At least 68 children have been killed and about 183 have been injured in the conflict in Eastern Ukraine since mid-April 2014, World Health Organization Spokesman Tarik Jasarevic said. …read more Source: Fars News...
Russia Vetoes Bid to Set up Tribunal for Downed Malaysian Flight MH17
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Russia vetoed a United Nations Security Council draft resolution on Wednesday that would have set up an international tribunal to prosecute those suspected of downing a Malaysia Airlines passenger airliner last year in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Tasnim News...
Female helicopter pilot goes on trial in controversial case
DONETSK // Russia on Thursday opened the high-profile trial of jailed Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko, a hugely controversial case that could send ties between Moscow and Kiev to a new low.The 34-year-old helicopter navigator faces up to 25 years in prison for her alleged involvement in the killing of two Russian journalists in eastern Ukraine...
Four civilians reported killed in Ukraine fighting
Four civilians were killed in intense shelling attacks between the Ukrainian army and pro-Russian rebels in the separatist east of the war-torn state, officials from both sides said Thursday. …read more Source: The Daily...
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...
