Section: Africa&ME
Downing of MH17 possible war crime: UN rights chief
The UN’s top human rights official has called for a thorough probe into the violation of international law when the Malaysia Airline was shot down on July 17 over eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
MH17 armed mission ‘unrealistic’ – Netherlands
The Netherlands has scrapped plans to send an international armed mission to secure the crash site of Malaysian flight MH17, fearing a deployment risked being dragged into the conflict in east Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Russia says 40 shells hit Russian territory
A Russian security official said up to 40 shells fired by Ukrainian forces have fallen on the Russian province of Rostov. …read more Source:...
Ukraine forces battle for MH17 crash site
Fighting against pro-Russian rebels intensifies near downed Malaysia Airlines plane, holding up a Dutch mission. …read more Source: AL...
Chechnya leader seeks travel ban on Obama, others
MOSCOW — Ramzan Kadyrov, the Kremlin-backed leader of Chechnya, said on Saturday he would ban entry to and freeze any bank accounts of US President Barack Obama and top EU officials for bringing “tragedy” to Ukraine, in a gesture of defiance after being hit by sanctions. After the European Union imposed sanctions over Ukraine th...
Police visit to MH17 disaster site canceled
DONETSK, Ukraine — A team of international police officers that had been due to visit the site of the Malaysian plane disaster in eastern Ukraine canceled the trip Sunday after receiving reports of fighting in the area. Alexander Hug, the deputy head of a monitoring team from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, said it...
MH17 armed mission ‘unrealistic’ as Ukraine fighting kills 13
Dutch PM Mark Rutte says plans to send armed officers to ensure that investigators are able to carry out their work at the crash site are no longer viable. …read more Source: Gulf...
MH17 victim’s father dies of ‘broken heart’
Downed flight MH17 has claimed another victim in a 93-year-old man who succumbed to the “indescribable grief” of losing his daughter, son-in-law and two grandchildren in the crash. …read more Source:...
Pope Francis makes plea for peace
Pope Francis has made an emotional plea for peace in an impromptu addition to comments delivered at his weekly Angelus address in Saint Peter’s Square. …read more Source:...
13 killed in Ukraine rebel city clashes
Operations by medical teams in the crucial insurgent base hampered by ‘constant shooting’ …read more Source: Gulf...
