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UN: deadly attack on Ukraine city could be war crime
Deadly rocket attacks on the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol this weekend that “knowingly targeted civilians” violated international humanitarian law and could amount to war crimes, the U.N. political chief said Monday.Jeffrey Feltman told an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council that monitors from the Organization for...
Nine Ukrainian soldiers killed, 29 wounded in past 24 hours
KIEV (Reuters) – Nine Ukrainian servicemen have been killed and 29 wounded in fighting in separatist eastern territories in the past 24 hours, Kiev military spokesman Vladislav Seleznyov said on Tuesday. …read more Source: The...
UN says Ukraine attack ‘targeted civilians’ as Putin defiant
A senior UN official told an emergency Security Council meeting that the deadly rocket barrage on the port city of Mariupol came from pro-Russian rebel-controlled territory and sought to strike a civilian population, in violation of international humanitarian law. …read more Source: Channel...
Rocket attack in Ukraine ‘targeted civilians’: U.N.
The U.N. said Monday that a rocket attack that killed 30 people in a city in eastern Ukraine deliberately targeted civilians, as Russian President Vladimir Putin spurned Western calls to rein in a pro-Moscow insurgency. A senior U.N. official told an emergency Security Council meeting that the deadly rocket barrage on the port city of […] The...
FBI arrests alleged Russian spy in New York
NEW YORK: Federal agents on Monday arrested an alleged Russian spy in New York accused of trying to recruit sources and collect economic intelligence while working as a Manhattan banker, officials said. US prosecutors named the alleged covert intelligence agent as Evgeny Buryakov, 39. He appeared before Judge Sarah Netburn in a Manhattan federal...
Chinese envoy calls for political settlement of Ukraine issue
A Chinese envoy to the United Nations Monday called for a political settlement of the Ukrainian issue by fully considering its complex historical factors and realities. …read more Source: China...
UN Says Ukraine Attack ‘Targeted Civilians’ as Vladimir Putin Defiant
The UN said Monday that a rocket attack that killed 30 people in a city in eastern Ukraine deliberately targeted civilians, as Russian President Vladimir Putin spurned Western calls to rein in a pro-M… …read more Source:...
Inquiry begins into Russian ex-spy’s radiation death
LONDON (AFP) – The most sensational spy tale since the Cold War lands in a London court on Tuesday as an inquiry begins to examine alleged Russian state involvement in the radiation poisoning death of Alexander Litvinenko.The former agent with Russias FSB security service, who was doing work for Britains MI6, was killed with Polonium-210...
Chinese envoy calls for political settlement of Ukraine issue
A Chinese envoy to the United Nations Monday called for a political settlement of the Ukrainian issue by fully considering its complex historical factors and realities. …read more Source: China Internet Information...
Euro ticks up after Greek poll plunge
TOKYO (AFP) – The euro inched higher on Tuesday after plunging in the wake of the leftist Syriza partys victory in Greek elections, while the ruble dropped after Standard & Poors cut Russias debt rating to junk.In Tokyo, the common currency bought $1.1251 and 133.31 yen, up from $1.1234 and 133.12 yen in New York.The unit had briefly...
