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Australia PM slams ‘outrageous’ Russian MH17 veto
SYDNEY – Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said Thursday Russia’s “outrageous” veto of a UN resolution to establish a special tribunal to try those who shot down flight MH17 over Ukraine reinforced concerns Moscow was protecting the perpetrators. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Ukraine struggles to control maverick battalions
Aidar battalion founder faces various charges, including robbery and forming an illegal groupActor Depardieu banned from Ukraine for stance on RussiaUkraine, rebels urged to sign deal extending arms withdrawalFar right group challenges Ukraine government after shootoutVladimir Putin calls Ukraine fascist and country’s new law helps make his...
Australia PM slams ‘outrageous’ Russian MH17 veto
SYDNEY: Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said Thursday Russia’s “outrageous” veto of a UN resolution to establish a special tribunal to try those who shot down flight MH17 over Ukraine reinforced concerns Moscow was protecting the perpetrators. Eleven of the 15 members of the Security Council voted in favour late Wednesday of the...
Russia vetoes UN resolution on MH17 tribunal
UNITED NATIONS, United States: 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 favor of the resolution, which had been drafted by Australia, Belgium, Malaysia,...
Debris found in Indian Ocean belongs to Boeing 777: US official
The plane disappeared in March 2014 with 239 people on board. (Source: Reuters) Air safety investigators have a “high degree of confidence” that aircraft debris found in the Indian Ocean is of a wing component unique to the Boeing 777, the same model as the Malaysia Airlines plane that disappeared last year, a U.S. official said Wednesday. Air...
Bid blocked at UN to send Malaysian Airlines jet downing to int’l tribunal
Russia on Wednesday vetoed a draft UN Security Council resolution which intended to establish an international tribunal for bringing to justice those responsible for the downing of Malaysian Airlines MH17 flight over Ukraine one year ago. …read more Source: China...
Russia’s Putin voices opposition to International Tribunal for MH17
Russian U.N. Ambassador Vitaly Churkin, center, raises his hand to cast a vote to veto a draft resolution in the Security Council that would create a tribunal to prosecute those found responsible for the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over eastern Ukraine, Wednesday, July 29, 2015 at U.N. headquarters. (Source: AP) Russian President...
Russia vetoes UN resolution on MH17 tribunal
UNITED NATIONS, United States – 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,...
Russia vetoes tribunal to prosecute MH17 shooters
UNITED NATIONS, United States — 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 favor of the resolution, which had been drafted by Australia, Belgium,...
US official: Debris in Indian Ocean belongs to Boeing 777
Air safety investigators have a “high degree of confidence” that aircraft debris found in the Indian Ocean is of a wing component unique to the Boeing 777, the same model as the Malaysia Airlines plane that disappeared last year, a U.S. official said Wednesday.Air safety investigators — one of them a Boeing investigator —have...
