• Russia warns US over Iran sanctions

    May 28

    Russia has warned the US of ‘severe repercussions’ on ties between the two countries if the recently tightened sanctions on Iran affect Russian businesses in the country.

    "We assume that (Russian) companies which do violate the restrictions imposed by the UN Security Council (on Iran) will not be affected by the anti-Iranian American laws," the Russian Foreign Ministry said.

  • Syria reacts angrily to possible Olympic ban
    Syrian officials have slammed the UK after the possibility was raised that members of their Olympic delegation with links to President Assad’s regime would be denied entry for the 2012 Games in London.

    Speaking to the BBC, Mowaffak Joma, chairman of the Syrian Olympic committee stated that the UK “has no right” to deny anyone access to the Games, commenting,
  • Rwandan war crimes trial starts in Canada

    A Rwandan man accused of genocide is due to start trial today in Ottawa.

    39 year old Jacques Mungwarere was arrested in the town of Windsor in 2009.

    The former school teacher is accused of leading and participating in mass killings, including massacres in churches and a hospital.

  • Serb policemen sentenced for Srebrenica genocide

    Two Serb policemen have been handed lengthy jail terms by a court in Sarajevo on Friday, for ‘aiding genocide’.

    Dusko Jevic and Mendeljev Djuric ordered their men to take part in the separating of Muslim men and boys from other villagers and then killing over a thousand of the detainees.

  • US grocer deported to Bosnia for alleged genocide
    A Las Vegas grocer, who has lived in the US since 1999, has been deported to Bosnia to face charges of genocide and war crimes, committed during the Bosnian war in 1995.

    Dejan Radojkovic was arrested on arrival at Sarajevo airport following evidence compiled by prosecutors and the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia at The Hague.
  • Singh in historic Burma visit

    Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is beginning an official visit to neighbouring Burma.

    In the first visit to Burma by an Indian prime minister since 1987, Singh is seeking to strengthen trade and diplomatic cooperation with its neighbour.

  • US-Pakistan ties damaged by jailing of Dr Afridi - Panetta

    US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta has criticised Pakistan's jailing of the doctor who helped the CIA to track down Osama bin Laden.

    Speaking to ABC, Panetta said the jaliing had weakened diplomatic ties between the US and Pakistan and that the 33-year jail sentence was "so difficult to understand and so disturbing".

  • Worldwide condemnation of Houla massacre
    Syria has received widespread international criticism over the massacre at Houla, after the UN Security Council met on Sunday in an emergency session.

    The killings saw at least 90 civilians including 34 children killed, many due to either shelling injuries, opr shot and stabbed to death.

    A UN Security Council statement said that its members
  • Children killed in Syria massacre

    UN observers have confirmed over 90 people, including 32 children, were killed in a massacre in the Syrian city of Houla.

    The observers were met by horrific scenes when they arrived at Houla to inspect the site.

  • US cuts aid to Pakistan after jailing of doctor

    The US has cut $33m in aid in response to the imprisonment of Dr. Shakil Afridi by Pakistan.

  • Navi Pillay calls for lifting of Zimbabwe sanctions

    The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, has called on western countries to lift sanctions on Zimbabwe, as they were hurting the poor.

    "I would urge those countries that are currently applying sanctions on Zimbabwe to suspend them, at least until the conduct of the elections and related reforms are clear," she said during a visit to the country.

  • ICC rejects Kenya appeal

    The International Criminal Court has rejected an appeal by Kenyans alleged to have been behind mass-violence after the 2008 elections in the country.

    This could mean that the four men have to face trial at The Hague for crimes against humanity.

  • Human rights abusers face Olympic Games ban
    Politicians and world leaders guilty of abusing human rights may be barred from the 2012 Olympic Games due to be held in London, stated Foreign Office Minister Jeremy Browne on Wednesday.

    In a written statement to British Parliament, the Minister of State at the Foreign Office stated,
  • Millions cast votes in Egyptian Presidential election
    Millions of Egyptian voters took to the polls on Wednesday, to mark the country’s first Presidential elections since the emerging from 60 years of military-backed rule.

    The elections have been hailed as a transition to democracy, since the overthrow of President Mubarak and the assumption of power by the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces.
  • UN blames Syrian army for human rights abuses

    A report, commissioned by the UN, has found that the Syrian Army is responsible for most of the human rights abuses committed since March.

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