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  • Ukraine proposes demilitarised zone in Crimea

    Ukraine has proposed that Crimea, scene of a Russian-backed armed takeover, be declared a demilitarized zone by the United Nations with a pull-out by both Russian and Ukrainian forces. "The Ukrainian government will immediately appeal to the United Nations to recognize Crimea as a demilitarized zone and take necessary measures for Russian forces.. More

  • US and Russia exchange threats at UN meeting

    Russia and the United States exchanged threats at a tense UN Security Council meeting over the Ukraine crisis, with the Russian envoy saying the US ambassador's "insults" are jeopardizing Moscow's willingness to cooperate with Washington on other diplomatic matters. It was the council's eighth meeting in three weeks on Ukraine, a show of.. More

  • Saudi accepts 181 UN human rights proposals

    Saudi Arabia has accepted, either totally or partially, the vast majority of recommendations made to it by the UN Human Rights Council, but Amnesty International has warned that many of the reforms were vaguely worded promises to "consider" changes. The kingdom was handed 225 recommendations at the 17th session of the Working Group of the.. More

  • UN: Syria war crimes proof enough to indict

    United Nations human rights investigators have added to their list of suspected war criminals from both sides of the Syrian conflict and the evidence was solid enough to prepare any indictment after a new round of atrocities in recent weeks. The UN inquiry identified military units and security agencies as well as opposition groups suspected of committing.. More

  • US suspends diplomatic relations with Syria

    The United States has officially told the Syrian government to immediately suspend its diplomatic and consular missions in the country, and ordered its diplomats to leave the country if they are not US citizens. "We have determined it is unacceptable for individuals appointed by that regime to conduct diplomatic or consular operations in the United.. More

  • Israel bombs Syria's Golan after blast

    Israel has attacked several Syrian military sites after a roadside bombing that wounded four of its troops on the occupied Golan Heights, the Israeli military said. It said targets included a Syrian military headquarters, a training facility and artillery batteries. Lieutenant-Colonel Peter Lerner, an Israeli military spokesman, said aircraft carried.. More

  • Obama urges Abbas to 'take risks' for peace

    US President Barack Obama has urged his Palestinian counterpart Mahmoud Abbas to make tough decisions and take risks for peace with Israel, ahead of a 29 April deadline for US-brokered negotiations. "We remain convinced there is an opportunity," Obama told reporters as Abbas sat beside him in the Oval Office. Obama met Israeli Prime Minister.. More

  • EU and US put sanctions on Russia over Crimea

    The European Union and United States have agreed to impose sanctions against Russian and Ukrainian officials deemed responsible for a contested independence referendum in Crimea, officials have said. Lithuania's Foreign Minister Linas Linkevicius said in a tweet on Monday that 21 officials would be targeted by travel bans and asset freezes, with.. More

  • Crimea officially moves to join Russia

    Crimea's regional assembly has declared independence from Ukraine and applied to join Russia, saying all Ukrainian state property on the peninsula would be nationalized. "The republic of Crimea appeals to the United Nations and to all countries of the world to recognise it as an independent state," read a document approved on Monday by the.. More

  • Syria troops make push on rebel stronghold

    Syrian soldiers and rebel forces are clashing at the eastern outskirts of the town of Yabroud, the last rebel bastion near the Lebanese border north of Damascus. Beirut-based station al-Mayadeen broadcast footage showing soldiers charging through a field towards an arched entrance of the town on Saturday and a sign saying "Welcome to Yabroud". Gun.. More

  • Russia isolated over Crimea after UN vote

    Russia has been exposed as isolated over the crisis in Ukraine, with members of the UN Security Council overwhelmingly supporting a draft resolution condemning an upcoming referendum on the future of Crimea as illegal. The vote on Saturday comes as reports claimed that Russian troops had landed on a strip of land in the southeast between Crimea and.. More

  • Syrian regime kills 34 people

    Syrian regime forces killed 34 people on Friday during military operations in several cities, according to the UK-based human rights watchdog. Regime forces killed 10 people in outskirts of Damascus, nine in Idlib, four in Aleppo and five in Homs, after staging the air and ground attacks with heavy weapons against the Syrian people, Syrian Network.. More

  • Malaysia PM: plane disappearance 'deliberate'

    The Malaysian prime minister has said that new information tells with a "high degree of certainty" that communications of the plane that went missing a week ago was disabled just before the aircraft reached the east coast of Malaysia. Prime Minister Najib Razak said in the news conference on Saturday that the movements of the aircraft were.. More

  • Calm prevails in Gaza on Friday following fresh violence

    Calm reigned early Friday in the Gaza Strip after a night of tit-for-tat attacks between Israel and Palestinians. Israeli warplanes launched three airstrikes in southern and eastern Gaza Strip late Thursday, which the Israeli army said were in response to the firing of a salvo of rockets into southern Israel. Israel struck several targets in the Gaza.. More

  • Egypt protests call for return of Morsi

    Thousands of people took to streets across Egypt in a show of support for the ousted president, Mohamed Morsi, and against the possibility of Egypt's military chief becoming his replacement. Protests on Friday in Cairo, Beni Suef and other areas, were organised by supporters of the Morsi, with most happening after Friday prayers. No injuries or deaths.. More