L'ex-chef rebelle kosovar Haradinaj remis en liberté en France

Poursuivi par Belgrade, l’ex-chef du gouvernement du Kosovo Ramush Haradinaj, interpellé le 4 janvier, a été remis en liberté par la justice française.

El Estado Islámico autoriza extraer órganos y sangre a sus rehenes 'infieles'

Una orden filtrada del grupo terrorista Estado Islámico autoriza la extracción de órganos de 'infieles', vivos o muertos, para salvar la vida de un musulmán, escribe la agencia Reuters.

Defending Turkey's Role in Daesh Oil Trade 'Destroys US Credibility'

Institute for Gulf Affairs founder and director Ali al-Ahmed claims that Turkey plays the dominant role allowing Daesh to defy international sanctions and the refusal by the United States to acknowledge the situation is destroying Washington’s international credibility.

Court gives S.Africa seven days to explain why it let Bashir go

The South African government has a week to explain to judges why it defied a court order barring the Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir from leaving the country.

Argentina asks US appeals court to reverse Griesa's contempt ruling

Argentina asked the federal appeals court in New York to reverse Judge Thomas Griesa's ruling which said Argentina was in civil contempt of his orders for working on a plan to shift control over payments of its restructured debt to Buenos Aires, according to a court filing yesterday and reported by international news agencies today.

US District Judge Thomas P. Griesa in September cited Republic officials for wrongly trying to replace Bank of New York Mellon with Nacion Fideicomisos SA as indenture trustee.

Argentine judge asks Spain to extradite Franco-era officials.(Families of alleged victims turned for help to Argentina ...)

Federal judge Maria Servini de Cubria has requested that Spain arrest and extradite 20 former Spanish officials, including two ex-government ministers, suspected of human rights violations in the era of dictator Francisco Franco.

The judge, who is investigating allegations of torture and other crimes committed in Spain during the Franco era, issued the request on Friday.

US judge Thomas Griesa declares Argentina in contempt of court, monetary fine decision postponed

New York district judge Thomas Griesa has declared Argentina in contempt of court, due to the nation's actions in attempting to change debt jurisdictions as a result of the ongoing judicial conflict with holdout investors presided over by the US magistrate.

The justice deferred the imposition of financial penalties worth up to 50,000 dollars a day for a later date.

PA call for international coalition 'to end Israeli occupation'

The Palestinian Authority on Tuesday called for an international coalition “to end Israeli occupation.”

The call came in response to the US-led coalition against the Islamic State terrorist organization in Iraq and Syria.

PA presidency spokesman Nabil Abu Rudaineh said that as long as the US-led coalition’s goal is to fight terrorism, “what is needed first is an international coalition to end Israeli occupation. 

Russian PM says international law system needs modernization

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said the current system of international law is obsolete and needs to be modernized.
“I have to state that the international law system is now going through rather hard times. Maybe, it’s time to modernize something in this system,” Medvedev said in an interview with the Vedomosti business daily.
He specified that the current system established long ago and that was why he believes talks of its improvement are admissible.

US Judge Griesa schedules new hearing for today after holdouts claim Argentina ignored court orders

US District Judge Thomas Griesa will lead a new hearing today on Argentina's debt case at 4 pm (Argentine time) after a holdout group claimed Argentina is ignoring his prior orders.

In a letter to the judge filed late yesterday, NML Capital Ltd said the measures announced by President Cristina Fernandez on Tuesday were a "grave affront" on Griesa's ruling.

Buenos Aires moves to pay bondholders in Argentina (Cristina Fernández de Kirchner)

BUENOS AIRES: Buenos Aires on Tuesday (Aug 20) moved to pay bondholders domestically after a US bank left it unable to do so, President Cristina Kirchner said.
"To protect the payments to bondholders who took part in the 2005 and 2010 debt swaps, we are designating the (state) Banco Nacion Trust as a replacement for Bank of New York Mellon, however the bondholders decide (to take payment), voluntarily," Kirchner said in a televised address.
In July, US Judge Thomas Griesa ordered a freeze on some Argentine payments until Buenos Aires simultaneously pays off the hedge funds which sued the country to demand payment on their bonds.

Argentina blames US, denies default claims. (“If there’s a judge who’s an agent of these speculative funds, if the mediator is....")

Argentina blames the United States for the legal battle that forced it to miss a debt payment and, despite ratings agencies’ declarations to the contrary, denied being in default.

Ratings agency Fitch declared Argentina in “restrictive default” July 31 after 11th-hour talks failed to resolve the country’s dispute with two U.S. hedge funds that refuse to accept a write-down on their Argentine bonds.

Fitch’s label echoed the “selective default” declared Wednesday by Standard & Poor’s. Both terms indicate that Argentina has defaulted on one or more of its financial commitments but continues to meet others.

Ukraine files two lawsuits against Russia at European Court of Human Rights

Ukraine filed two lawsuits against Russia at the European Court of Human Rights. The lawsuits are about the accession of the Crimea and liability of the Russian Federation to Ukraine, Rada-appointed Prime Minister Yatsenyuk said.

"We are also preparing lawsuits, including to the bodies of state authority and administration of the Russian Federation, for robbery and unlawful seizure of Ukraine. One will have to be held accountable for this," Yatsenyuk said.

White House, UN 'Troubled' by Death Verdicts in Egypt. - Ban Ki-moon has expressed alarm

The United States is "deeply troubled" by an Egypt court's death sentence for the leader of the Muslim Brotherhood and hundreds of supporters, the White House said on Monday, condemning the country's use of mass trials.

"Today's verdict, like the one last month, defies even the most basic standards of international justice. The Egyptian government has the responsibility to ensure that every citizen is afforded due process, including the right to a fair trial in which evidence is clearly presented, and access to an attorney," the White House said in a statement.

Turkish PM offers condolences to descendants of Armenians killed in 1915

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday offered condolences to the descendants of victims of the mass killing of Armenians by Ottoman troops during World War I.

Erdogan’s statement, on the eve of the 99th anniversary of the beginning of mass deportations of Armenians in 1915, was the first such overt comment by a Turkish leader over the killings, which are considered by many, including the French government, as the first genocide of the 20th century.

Turkish historians to discuss Armenian genocide claims

Turkish historians will discuss claims about the genocide and forced deportation of Armenians in 1915, at a symposium on Thursday. 

The chairman of the Turkish Historical Society said the historians will study documents obtained from British, American and German archives during the two-day event. 

Metin Hulagu told the Anadolu Agency that academics across Turkey will meet in eastern province of Van, where Armenians were deported from after conflict in the province in 1915. 

U.S. House Speaker John Boehner says evaluation of 1915 events should be left to historians. Armenian bill not to affect Turkish-American relations. -- Erdogan

The latest U.S. draft resolution that supports Armenian allegations regarding the 1915 incidents was discussed on Tuesday in Ankara in a meeting between Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and U.S. House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner.
According to information obtained by Anadolu Agency from Prime Minister's Office, Erdogan reaffirmed Turkey's senstivity over the Armenian claims regarding the incidents in 1915, but told Boehner that the issue should not affect the bilateral Turkish-American relations.
Boehner replied that the claims concerning the 1915 incidents should be handled by historians. 

Turkey "warns" US Congress not to harm bilateral ties over Armenian resolution

The Turkish Foreign Ministry has condemned an “Armenian Genocide” resolution, which passed at the U.S. Senate’s Foreign Relations Committee on April 10 by bipartisan vote.

The ministry warned the U.S. Congress not to “harm bilateral ties” between the two countries through further carrying the resolution to the legislative agenda.

“It’s important that the U.S. Congress does not carry this resolution or similar ones in the legislative agenda, but rather make efforts to reinforce our historical alliance and partnership that have importance more than ever in the current conjuncture, instead of harming bilateral relations with non-constructive initiatives,” said the ministry on April 11 in a written statement.

U.S. Senate committee approves draft bill on Armenian resolution

U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved a draft resolution on Thursday that supports Armenian allegations regarding the events of 1915.
The committee, which consists of 10 Democrats and eight Republicans, approved the draft resolution by a vote of 12 to 5 senators.
Committee chairman Robert Menendez called for amendment on the bill, causing references to Turkey to be removed.
The bill reaffirms that women and children were allegedly killed in the events of 1915, according to Committee chairman Robert Menendez.

Spain court signs Chinese leaders' arrest warrants

MADRID: A Spanish court has issued international arrest warrants for several former Chinese leaders, including retired President Jiang Zemin, as part of an investigation into alleged genocide in Tibet.

Judge Ismael Moreno signed the warrants today. They were ordered by the court in 2013, but delayed by legal technicalities.

The Spanish National Court is acting on the principal of universal justice in a case brought by Spanish pro-Tibetan groups. The warrants mean the Chinese leaders face possible arrest if they travel abroad.