Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine based on information received as of 18:00 (Kyiv time), 28 October 2014
This report is for media and the general public. The SMM continued to monitor the implementation of the provisions of the Minsk Protocol and Memorandum. The Donetsk and Luhansk regions remained tense. A number of shelling instances were noted. The situation remained calm in Kharkiv. On 27 October the “president” of the “Lugansk People’s...
Cluster munitions scandal was arranged to discredit Ukraine
The experts from Human Rights Watch who reported the alleged use of prohibited cluster munitions by Ukrainian military officers near Donetsk Airport were misled in order to discredit Ukraine. This opinion was expressed by Director of Military Programmes of the Razumkov Centre Mykola Sungurovskyi, informs the website Halnet. According to Mr...
OSCE Representative meets with UK Foreign Office Minister in London to discuss journalists’ safety, media legislation
LONDON, 29 October 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today met with the Foreign Office Minister for Human Rights and International Organisations, Baroness Anelay and other senior UK officials to discuss media freedom issues in the OSCE region. “We exchanged views on media freedom issues in the United Kingdom,...
OSCE meeting in Vienna to focus on protection and promotion of human rights in times of economic crisis
VIENNA, 29 October 2014 – Representatives from the 57 OSCE participating States, civil society and international organizations will meet in Vienna tomorrow to open a two-day conference on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms in Economic Crisis. The meeting, which has been organized jointly by the Swiss 2014 OSCE Chairmanship and the OSCE Office...
Want to resolve Khursheed Shah’s matter amicably: Altaf Hussain
KARACHI (Dunya News) – Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain on Wednesday said that he doesn’t want to adopt the principle of opposition for the sake of opposition. He said they want to resolve the issue of Opposition Leader in National Assembly Khursheed Shah who, MQM says, uttered offensive slurs for ‘Muhajir’...
PTI’s allegations are ‘shameless’: Pervaiz Rasheed
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Pervaiz Rasheed on Wednesday termed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) vice chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi’s allegations ‘shameless’ and said that the Parliament has to work as per the law and that it is not some ‘box of offerings’, Dunya News reported.Talking...
Thailand to ‘allow’ second DNA test for British murder accused
BANGKOK (AFP) – Thailands premier said Wednesday that police will allow two Myanmar men accused of killing a pair of British tourists on a Thai island to have another DNA test, as questions mount over the murder probe.Thai police hailed a breakthrough in their investigation of the double murders after claiming DNA from the accused migrant...
European stocks rise at open
LONDON (AFP) – European stock markets rose at the start of trading on Wednesday, with Londons benchmark FTSE 100 index up 0.44 percent to 6,430.14 points.Frankfurts DAX 30 advanced 0.78 percent to 9,139.00 points and in Paris the CAC 40 gained 0.35 percent to stand at 4,126.97 compared with Tuesdays closing value.In Paris, shares in...
UAE jails Pakistani for smuggling drugs in bags
DUBAI (AFP) – A Dubai court jailed a Pakistani for 15 years for smuggling heroin in bags containing copies of the Holy Quran, prayer mats and other religious paraphernalia, a report said Wednesday.The 30-year-old man, identified only by his initials M.T., was convicted of possessing 24 kilogrammes (53 pounds) of heroin that was stashed in...
Singapore group wins bid for new Myanmar airport
YANGON (AFP) – A Singaporean-led group has won a $1.4 bn bid to build a second international airport in Myanmars commercial hub Yangon, authorities said Wednesday, as the long-isolated nation gears up for a dramatic increase in foreign arrivals.The winning consortium, which includes Singapore-based engineering and construction group Yongnam...
