Day: December 8, 2016

Kerry and Lavrov discussed the ceasefire in Aleppo

Events

In the US State Department said that U.S. Secretary of state John Kerry and the head of the Russian Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov at the meeting in Hamburg and discussed multilateral efforts for a ceasefire in Aleppo, Syria and humanitarian access, RIA Novosti reported.   “We discussed the extremely difficult situation around Aleppo, exchanged some ideas, we plan to meet tomorrow morning to compare notes,” said Kerry.   After meeting with his us counterpart, Lavrov held talks with foreign Minister of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier. On Thursday, Hamburg starts a two-day meeting of the OSCE Ministerial Council. Photo: Jinquan Xu/Xinhua / globallookpress

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Identified 33 victims of fire in Auckland

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Identified 33 victims of fire in Auckland Among them a few foreigners; total dead listed for 36. Moscow. 6 Dec. INTERFAX.RU Identified bodies of 33 victims at a fire in the art Studio at the American Auckland, among victims there are foreigners, said Monday the Sheriff of Alameda County (California) Gregory Ahern. “33 the dead bodies of the 36 were identified in the investigation of the case upon a fire in Oakland, an autopsy was performed on 22 of the bodies”, — reports the CNN. According to the Sheriff, one of the victims is a citizen of Finland, one from Korea and one from Guatemala.See also”the Golden state” will donate $ 50,000 to the families of the victims of the fire in Oakland “The Sheriff’s office is working with the embassies of these countries to notify the relatives of the victims,” said Ahern. He said that at the moment the

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Independent: the Syrian Christian priest bought more than 200 people from the captivity of ISIS

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Independent: the Syrian Christian priest bought more than 200 people from the captivity of ISIS The exact amount spent on the liberation of hostages is unknown, however, it is noted that the starting price of the terrorists for ransom of one person was $50 thousand. MOSCOW, 6 Dec. /TASS/. Syrian Christian priest bought the 226 members of his flock from the captivity of the terrorist group “Islamic state” (IG banned in Russia), the newspaper reported The Independent. According to the publication, Mar the AFRA Arneil collected money for the redemption of captives worldwide from February 2015. The exact amount spent on the liberation of hostages is unknown, however, it is noted that the starting price of the terrorists for ransom of one person was $50 thousand.See alsoKerry that a political solution to the conflict in Syria Earlier in August this year the Commissioner of the foreign Ministry human rights, democracy

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Lavrov said about the opinion of Washington’s proposals for Aleppo

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Lavrov said about the opinion of Washington’s proposals for Aleppo The US said that withdrawing the proposal on 2 December for the withdrawal of militants from Eastern Aleppo. On Tuesday, December 6, Minister of foreign Affairs of Russia Sergey Lavrov, reports TASS. “Yesterday we have received from them [US] a message that they will not be able to meet tomorrow for consultation in Aleppo, because they changed their mind. Now they have a new document (…) Judging by our first impressions, everything is back to normal and looks like an attempt to buy time for the fighters caught his breath, breath and replenish their reserves,” — said the Minister. Photo essayIn Syria shelled the Russian mobile hospitalire the shelling of the Russian military mobile hospital deployed in Aleppo, killing two doctors. Lavrov added that a serious discussion with Americans on Syria does not work. 3 Dec Sergei Lavrov said that

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The Prosecutor asked for Ratko Mladic’s life in prison

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Ratko Mladic The Prosecutor’s office of the Hague Tribunal demanded to one of the leaders of the Bosnian Serbs Ratko Mladic’s life in prison. About this soobschaetreuters. “If Mladic is not handed down the most severe possible sentences — life imprisonment — it will be an insult to the memory of victims and survivors and a mockery of the very idea of justice,” said Prosecutor Alan tiger. The former commander of the Republika Srpska army, 74-year-old Ratko Mladic is accused of war crimes and of involvement in the genocide of the Muslim population of Bosnia. In particular, he is charged with the murder of nearly eight thousand inhabitants of Srebrenica and siege of Sarajevo, which killed about ten thousand people. Guilt Mladic denies. His colleague, the leader of Republika Srpska, Radovan Karadzic, was sentenced in March 2016 to 40 years in prison.

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In Murmansk, the aircraft skidded off the runway

Russia

At Murmansk airport, the aircraft that performed the flight Domodedovo, went beyond the runway. About it RIA Novosti said the head of the Murmansk investigative Department of the TFR transport Vyacheslav Casinos. According to him, the Board skidded off the strip about 20 meters, the passengers were not injured, the Board received no damage. On inspection of the scene, directed investigative team. All the passengers were able to climb down the ladder, the plane is visible damage visual inspection has. “Two flight, launched two flights from Moscow and St. Petersburg, because the runway is occupied by aircraft,” — said the Casinos. Also, the head of Department noted that the airport is now a lot of snow. On a place works operatively-an investigation team from different departments. The airport is closed until 04:00 GMT.

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Russia’s envoy to NATO: the Alliance was not a word of regret at the death of the Russian doctors

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Permanent representative of the Russian Federation to NATO said that the Alliance is demonstrated by the reaction to the shelling of the Russian military hospital in Aleppo, and death of our doctors – “a blatant example of double standards”, RIA Novosti reported. In addition, he noted that NATO was not a single word of regret.   According to Grushko, the meeting of the Council Russia-NATO, however, could take place before the end of 2016. And also, the diplomat said that Moscow is concerned that the cooperation of the European Union with the Alliance in some areas due to an imaginary threat from Russia. Photo: Us State Department/ZUMAPRESS.com / globallookpress

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Died on the Russian nurse the wounded in the shelling of a hospital in Aleppo

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Died on the Russian nurse the wounded in the shelling of a hospital in Aleppo MOSCOW, 5 Dec — RIA Novosti. He died the second Russian medic, wounded in the shelling of the hospital of the Ministry of defense in Aleppo, said the official representative of Department major General Igor Konashenkov. 7фотографий7фотографий7фотографий According to him, Russian and Syrian doctors have taken everything in their power to save her. “However, severe injuries were incompatible with life pilot. Now doctors are fighting for the lives of his Russian colleagues seriously injured — children’s doctor,” he added. The Ministry demanded the international community condemn the murder of the Russian military medics. The insurgents fired at medical city mobile hospital during the reception of the population. In addition to Russian physicians affected local residents attending the reception to the doctors. According to the defense Ministry, the shelling was opened by militants of the “opposition”.

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