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Parliament’s omission of Srebrenica from genocide motion raises Bosnian eyebrows
OTTAWA – The Bosnian government is calling on the Canadian Parliament to correct its “mistake” of not including the 1995 Srebrenica massacre during its Friday recognition of 20th century genocides. A leading Bosnian Muslim organization says it, too, is surprised that the House of Commons did not include the Srebrenica killings during its Friday...
Newsmaker of the day: Jean Chrétien goes to Russia
In this photo from 2003, Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, speaks with then-prime minister Jean Chretien during a bi-lateral meeting at the Hotel Royal in Evian, France, during a G8 summit.(AP Photo/Misha Japaridze) The West and Russia are locked in a tense and bitter stand-off, as if the Cold War has been revived. The Crimea Peninsula...
Parliament’s omission of Srebrenica from genocide motion raises Bosnian eyebrows
Bosnian Muslims say they’re surprised that the House of Commons did not include the 1995 Srebrenica massacre last week during its acknowledgment of 20th-century genocides. Parliament unanimously passed the motion designating April as Genocide Remembrance, Condemnation and Prevention Month. It cited four atrocities: the Holocaust, the 1915...
Combat veteran Jonathan Vance appointed new chief of defence staff
The Conservative government has gone with an experienced combat veteran and team player as the country’s new top military officer. Lt.-Gen. Jonathan Vance, as expected, was named chief of the defence staff by Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Monday. Vance, an army officer, takes over a Canadian Forces that is trying to deal with cuts...
Ukraine’s president says country ready to apply for EU membership
Ukraine’s president says his country will be able meet conditions to apply for European Union membership within five years. …read more Source: Global...
Ukraine eyes EU membership within 5 years
Ukraine’s president says his country will be able meet conditions to apply for European Union membership within five years. …read more Source: CTV...
EU-Ukraine summit to deepen ties as shelling worsens
EU leaders will meet Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko shortly to discuss trade and peace efforts as heavy shelling intensifies in the east. EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and European Council President Donald Tusk will be at the Kiev talks. Ukraine wants EU peacekeepers to help enforce a ceasefire agreed with pro-Russian...
The cost of quakes and conflicts
Today, the biggest stories aren’t in the world of business: as the death toll in Nepal has climbed above 3,700, rescuers are scrambling to reach remote villages where people are still trapped. Even as the death toll continues to climb, it’s clear that the impact on Nepal’s development is going to be huge: a consultancy group...
Taking Crimea righted historical injustice: Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow’s seizure of Crimea righted a historical injustice, according to news agency reports on Sunday citing a new documentary film. …read more Source: The Toronto...
Putin: ‘No Regrets’ Over Crimea Annexation
In a new documentary titled The President, the Russian leader says seizing Crimea from Ukraine righted a historical wrong.» E-Mail This …read more Source:...
