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UN ‘best option’ for trying MH17 suspects: Dutch PM
THE HAGUE – Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte called Friday for the creation of an international tribunal to try those responsible for downing a Malaysian airliner over Ukraine last year. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Book Chronicling Nazarbayev’s Efforts to Bring Peace in Ukraine Released
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – “The Peacemaker,” a new book dedicated to the activities of Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev to help advance the peaceful settlement of the Ukrainian crisis, was presented July 2 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The book covers the events from...
Russia Says Kiev’s Refusal to Negotiate With Rebels ‘Alarming’
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Friday said Ukraine’s perceived failure to agree with rebels on implementing a peace deal was “alarming” and urged the West to pressure Kiev. …read more Source:...
Ukraine drags Russia to International Court of Justice for loss of human life and economic potential
Ukraine’s ministry of justice is working “on reaching a figure”that would be presented to both the International Court of Justice and the European Court of Human Rights within a month. …read more Source: The Times of...
Ukraine drags Russia to International Court of Justice to for loss of human life and economic potential
Ukraine’s ministry of justice is working “on reaching a figure”that would be presented to both the International Court of Justice and the European Court of Human Rights within a month. …read more Source: The Times of...
News Analysis: OSCE trying to weigh its role amid Ukraine crisis
The Organization of Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) is returning this coming weekend to its birthplace, Helsinki, Finland amidst concerns about its future role in offering solutions in Ukraine and further afield. …read more Source: <a href=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-07/03/c_134377203.htm target=_blank...
Russia fumes at expulsion of TV reporter from Ukraine
“Unfortunately, we are witnessing a complete intolerance for pluralism in Ukraine,” a Kremlin spokesman saidRussia calls new U.S. military strategy confrontationalThese 10 economies will be the world’s worst performersU.S. compares China’s South China Sea moves to Russia’s in UkraineUkraine, creditors at loggerheads...
Malaysia wants a tribunal for Malaysia Airlines crash
Malaysia told the U.N. Security Council on Thursday that it plans to submit a resolution soon that would establish an international tribunal to prosecute those responsible for shooting down a Malaysia Airlines plane over Ukraine last year.Diplomats said Malaysia’s U.N. Ambassador Ramlan Bin Ibrahim informed council members that the...
IMF nears $1.7 billion loan payout to Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AFP) – The International Monetary Fund said Thursday that its Ukraine mission had reached agreement with Kiev authorities on the steps needed to release $1.7 billion in much-needed bailout funds to the government.The mission has been reviewing the countrys reform achievements since the IMF awarded Ukraine a new four-year, $17.5...
Malaysia seeks ‘criminal accountability’ for Flight MH17 crash
A man walks amongst the debris at the crash site of a passenger plane near the village of Hrabove, Ukraine last year. Pic: AP. UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Malaysia has told the U.N. Security Council that it plans to submit a resolution that would establish an international tribunal to prosecute those responsible for shooting down a Malaysia Airlines...
