• Rwanda demands ‘respect’ as more aid cut

    Jul 27
    Rwanda has demanded respect from Western nations, accusing them of treating the country like a child, in response to further cuts in funding to the African country.

    Addressing a Kenyan business club, Foreign Minister Louise Mushikiwabo said,
  • Former Milosevic aide sworn in as Serbian Prime Minister

    A spokesperson for the late Slobodan Milosevic, the former Serbian and Yugoslavian President charged with war crimes and crimes against humanity, has been appointed the new Prime Minister of Serbia.

  • British PM to challenge Putin on Syria during Olympic visit

    The British Prime Minister David Cameron has stated that he will raise concerns over Syria with Russian President Vladmir Putin, when he visits London next week to watch the Olympic Games.

    Putin will be visiting Britain for the first time in 9 years, and will be watching the judo event on Thursday with the British leader.

  • Kenyan witnesses in ICC cases face intimidation
    The prosecutor for the international criminal court (ICC) has raised concerns with the Kenya over the intimidation of witnesses in the two trials involving 4 Kenyans at the Hague.

    Speaking to a news conference in Nairobi

  • Rwandan aid frozen by Britain

    Britain has decided to freeze £16 million worth of aid to Rwanda, following allegations that the country was fuelling the conflict in the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo.

    Britain’s decision echoes steps taken by the US and Netherlands to condemn the Rwandan president, Paul Kagame, after a UN report accused Rwanda of arming rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

  • UN lifts sanctions on Taylor allies

    The UN Security Council has lifted sanctions on 17 allies of the former Liberian president, Charles Taylor.

    The sanctions, including travel bans and asset freezes were imposed over 10 years ago to weaken Taylor’s regime.

  • Ethnic violence in Assam

    Recent ethnic clashes in the North-eastern state of Assam, India has so far claimed 44 lives and left 200,000 people displaced, Reuters reports.

  • UN Secretary-General visits Srebrenica graves
    The United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon has visited Srebrenica and paid respects to the victims of the 1995 massacre, becoming the first UN chief to have done so.

    During his visit he also addressed MPs in Sarajevo, where he said,

  • Britain confirms military presence in Somalia

    Britain has confirmed the presence of military personnel in Somalia according to the Ministry of Defence on Wednesday.

  • Egypt eases blockade measures on Gaza
    The newly formed Egyptian government has eased restrictions on Palestinians travelling out of Gaza into Egypt, according to officials on Monday.

    Under the old regulations Palestinians under 40 years old were escorted across the border by security officials and were often held in detention for up to three days.
    The new move allows Palestinians to cross through Egypt on their own and permits them to stay in the country for up to 72 hours.
  • Russia warns Syria against use of chemical weapons
    The Russian Foreign Ministry has released a statement warning the Syrain regime against the use of chemical weapons, as fighting continues to rage in the country.

    In the statement, the Russian Foreign Ministry reminded Syria that it in 1968 it had ratified an international protocol prohibiting the use of such weapons, stating,
  • Buddhist monks attempt to block aid to Muslims

    Members of the Buddhist clergy in Burma have called on people to shun the Rohingya Muslim community.

    Monks’ organisations were seen near Rohingya refugee camps, blocking attempts to deliver aid to the Rohingyas, living in ‘desperate’ conditions, according to human rights organisations.

  • Ban Ki-moon urges world leaders to end ‘slaughter’

    UN Gen Sec Ban Ki-moon has called on world leaders to end violence in Syria.

    "I make a plea to the world - do not delay... Act now to stop the slaughter...," Mr Ban said.

  • Genocides 'are always planned' - Clinton

    Speaking at an event organised by the Holocaust museum, the US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, stressed that genocides and mass atrocities were not spontaneous occurrences, but "are always planned".

    Clinton said,

  • Iran appeals to UNHRC over killings of Rohingyas

    Iran's ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN Office in Geneva, Mohammed Reza Sajjidi, appealed to the UN High Commissioner on Human Rights, Navi Pillay, to ensure immediate action on the killing of Rohingyas in Myanmar.

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