Russia objected a proposed United Nations Security Council statement condemning indiscriminate airstrikes by the Syrian regime that killed over 100 people in Aleppo.
The statement, which was tabled by the United States was n
The family of the British surgeon, Mr Khan, who was found dead in his Syrian cell, on the day of his release by the Assad regime, have criticised the British government's handling of the affair accusing the Foreign Office of abandoning him.
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Khan's brother, Dr Shahnawaz Khan said, "I believe the British government have failed my brother."
The US Ambassador to Syria has announced that the Islamic Front, a newly formed organisation battling against the Syrian government, has refused to engage in talks with the United States, in an interview aired on Wednesday.
An amnesty law which will see many of Russia's most high profile political prisoners released has been approved by MPs and could come into effect as early as Thursday.
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled earlier today that denial of the mass killings of Armenians in 1915 as genocide constitutes “freedom of expression”.
The ruling comes after a Turkish politician was charged by Swiss courts for publically labelling the mass killings an “international lie” and brought his appeal before the European court.
The American Studies Association (ASA), an academic body of over 5000 members backed a boycott of Israeli institutions over Israel's treatment of Palestinians and "in solidarity with scholars and students deprived of their academic freedom".
Following a ballot, a resolution was passed with a two-thirds majority. In a statement the ASA said,
China has called for all parties to work towards a ‘diplomatic solution’ on the issue of Iran’s nuclear programme, following a row over the expansion of a US sanctions blacklist earlier this week.
A former Rwandan mayor found guilty of genocide by a UN-backed war crimes tribunal in 2011 has on appeal had his sentence extended from 15 to 25 years.
The President of South Sudan, Salva Kiir, has said that clashes in the capital Juba were due to an “attempted coup”.
The president said soldiers loyal to ousted Vice-President Riek Machar were behind the fighting, which erupted the shots were fired near a ruling party conference.
The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon has responded to a report on the use of chemical weapons in Syria, calling on the international community to place sanctions on those responsible.
Speaking to the General Assembly on Friday, Ban Ki-Moon stated,
The state of Kosovo was identified as an independent nation by officials at Facebook, last month.
The social media site approved changes that allowed users to identify themselves as citizens of Kosovo and “check in” to locations registered within Kosovo.
