Prosecutor Ocampo on Abdallah Banda and Saleh Jerbo indictment

By Europa Newswire | Published June 9, 2011

Europa Newswire Photos by Luiz Rampelotto Briefing the Security Council today (8 June), the International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo noted that the recent indictment of two Sudanese rebel commanders for their role in an attack against the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) base in Haskanita in 2007, “shows the impartiality” of the [...]

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Luis Moreno-Ocampo: Arrest warrants for Libyans

By Europa Newswire | Published May 4, 2011

  Europa Newswire Photos: Luiz Rampelotto United Nations, May 04 2011 The International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor will ask the court’s judges to issue arrest warrants for three people who he said seem to bear the greatest responsibility for crimes against humanity committed in Libya since a pro-democracy movement emerged in mid-February. Luis Moreno-Ocampo told [...]

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Airstrike Kills Gadhafi’s Son

By Europa Newswire | Published May 1, 2011

  Europa Newswire Naples, May 01 2011 NATO continued its precision strikes against Qadhafi regime military installations in Tripoli overnight, including striking a known command and control building in the Bab al-Azizya neighbourhood shortly after 1800 GMT Saturday evening. “All NATO’s targets are military in nature and have been clearly linked to the Qadhafi regime’s [...]

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Thomas de Maiziere United Nations Visit

By Europa Newswire | Published April 27, 2011

  Europa Newswire Photos: Luiz Rampelotto New York, April 27 2011 United Nations – After the meeting with the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Thomas de Maiziere, (Federal Minister of Defense of Germany) spoke with the press in front of the UN Headquarters in NYC.Mr. Maiziere is here on his first visit to the UN and [...]

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Abdel-Elah Mohamed Al-Khatib: Briefs the Security Council

By Europa Newswire | Published April 5, 2011

  Europa Newswire UN Photo/Paulo Filgueiras New York – April 04 2011 The United Nations (UN) Special Envoy for Libya, Abdul Ilah al-Khatib today (4 April) in New York briefed the Security Council on the situation in Libya since the latest briefing by the Secretary-General and his second mission to that country. Al-Khatib said that [...]

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The Obamas in Rio

By Europa Newswire | Published March 20, 2011

  Europa Newswire Rio de Janeiro – The schedule yesterday in Brasília ran late from the very beginning when president Obama was 30 minutes late at the Palácio do Planalto. As a result, Air Force One did not land in Rio until 8:15 pm. Leading the welcoming committee were the state governor and the city [...]

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Operation Odyssey Dawn

By Europa Newswire | Published March 20, 2011

Europa Newswire The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stout launches a Tomahawk missile in support of Operation Odyssey Dawn. This was one of approximately 110 cruise missiles fired from U.S. and British ships and submarines that targeted about 20 radar and anti-aircraft sites along Libya’s Mediterranean coast. Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn is the U.S. [...]

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No Fly-Zone Over Libya

By Europa Newswire | Published March 18, 2011

  Europa Newswire Photo: Luiz Rampelotto United Nations, March 17 2011 – Foreign Minister of France, Alain Juppe,  said that he hoped that “in a few hours the Security Council will pass the resolution we have prepared with our allies.” Arriving today to the United Nations (UN) in New York to participate in closed door [...]

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Libya No-fly Zone

By Europa Newswire | Published March 17, 2011

  Europa Newswire Photo: Luiz Rampelotto United Nations, Marc 16 2011 The United Nations (UN) Security Council held consultations again today (16 Mar) to discuss a draft resolution on Libya aimed at establishing a no-fly zone to prevent any potential aerial assault that could endanger the lives of civilians. Later today, Libya’s Deputy Ambassador Ibrahim [...]

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Irina Bokova condemns violence and intimidation of journalists in Libya

By Europa Newswire | Published March 16, 2011

  Europa Newswire Photo: Luiz Rampelotto Paris, 16 March – The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, today condemned the murder of Ali Hassan Al-Jaber, a cameraman for the Al Jazeera television network, who was killed in an ambush on the outskirts of the rebel-held city of Benghazi in eastern Libya on Saturday, 12 March. “The [...]

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