Section: Africa&ME
Global court warns govt over extra-judicial killings
The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued a warning to the Philippine government over alleged extra-judicial killings, saying officials’ incitement of mass killings could be prosecuted before the court in The Hague.Malacanang reacted swiftly to the statement, saying the alleged extra-judicial killings linked...
India-Russia strengthen inclusive transparent global governance
India-Russia Joint Statement After PM Narendra Modi Meets President Vladimir Putin Posted by Surabhi Pandey, NDTV, India, 15 October 2016 Prime Minister Narendra Modi held bilateral talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin ahead of the eighth BRICS Summit in Goa. Following is the full text of the joint statement: India-Russia Joint Statement...
Modi, Putin set to sign energy deals ahead of BRICS
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin are set to sign lucrative energy and defence deals Saturday, aimed at shoring up economic ties between the long-time allies. Putin was greeted with a military band and traditional dancers after arriving in the Indian tourism state of Goa for talks with Modi ahead of a BRICS...
Far-right Ukraine fighters create political party
Ukrain’s right-wing Azov Battalion enters Ukraine’s political area with the formation of a new party …read more Source: World...
Who is worse, Putin or Al-Baghdadi?
This story is far more dangerous than Aleppo despite the atrocities that are taking place in and around there. The story is bigger than Mosul despite the city’s importance in the Iran-Turkey balance on Iraq’s sick land. The story is far larger than the dismantling of a state here or there and the deadly Sunni-Shia rivalry. It is...
Italy sending troops to Nato mission in Latvia
ROME: Italy will send about 140 troops to join a Nato mission in Latvia set up to boost defences against a possible Russian attack, Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni said on Friday. The Western defence alliance agreed in July to deploy military forces in the Baltic states and eastern Poland for the first time and increase air and sea patrols, to...
Far-right nationalists protest in Ukraine capital
The protest coincided with the anniversary of the creation of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA). …read more Source:...
Far-right Ukraine fighters create political party
Members of a controversial Ukrainian far-right nationalist group that has battled pro-Russian rebels in the east of the country Friday announced they were creating a political party. …read more Source: The Daily...
Russian Orthodox Patriarch’s visit to UK to ‘build trust’
Patriarch Kirill is making the first ever visit to Britain by a head of the Russian Church © AFP/File / Kirill KudryavtsevMOSCOW, Russia, Oct 14 – A historic first ever visit to Britain by the leader of the Russian Orthodox Church will help strengthen trust between the countries with ties at a frosty low, a senior cleric said Friday. Patriarch...
Kremlin: No final agreement yet on holding four-way summit on Ukraine
The Kremlin said Friday there was no final agreement yet on holding a four-way summit of Russia, France and Germany on Ukraine in Berlin next week. …read more Source: The Daily...
