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Red Cross, Norway raise questions about Canada bill banning cluster bombs

The Canadian PressJune 17, 2013 12:30
GENEVA - Norway and the International Committee of the Red Cross are raising concerns about pending legislation from the Harper government that would make Canada a full member of a treaty to ban deadly cluster bombs. Their questions represent a significant addition to a growing list of international organizations and foreign governments that say a loophole in Canada's bill would undermine the Convention on Cluster Munitions.

In Hong Kong, ex-CIA man may not escape U.S. reach

June 10, 2013 02:31
By David Ingram and James Pomfret WASHINGTON/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Edward Snowden's decision to flee to Hong Kong as he prepared to expose the U.S. government's secret surveillance programs may not save him from prosecution due to an extradition treaty in force since 1998. A 29-year-old former CIA employee, Snowden has identified himself as the person who gave the Guardian and the Washington Post classified documents about how the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) obtained data from U.S. telecom and Internet companies.

China maintains no-first-use nuclear pledge

Agence France-PresseJune 2, 2013 03:03
China is maintaining its pledge not to be the first to use nuclear weapons in a conflict, a top Chinese general said Sunday. Omission of the "no-first-use" pledge in a recently released defence white paper had created ripples in military circles and sparked speculation that China may have dropped the policy. "I want to make a solemn statement that the Chinese government will never discard our pledge of no first-use of nuclear arms," Lieutenant General Qi Jianguo told the Shangri-La Dialogue security forum in Singapore.

Obama sets out to limit controversial use of drones

Kyodo News InternationalMay 23, 2013 18:00
President Barack Obama set out Thursday to limit the controversial use of drones for the crackdown on terrorism and also renewed his call on Congress to cooperate to close a detention facility for terrorism suspects in Guantanamo. "Our nation is still threatened by terrorists," Obama said in a speech on counterterrorism measures he delivered at the National Defense University.

Sweden aware of US spy suspect but extradition unlikely

Agence France-PresseApril 26, 2013 12:16
Swedish authorities Friday confirmed a woman facing US charges over spying for Cuba is living in Sweden and married to a foreign ministry employee, but said it was unlikely she would be extradited. The US Justice Department said on Thursday a former State Department employee now living in Sweden had been indicted with conspiracy to commit espionage for Cuba. In a statement, justice officials said Marta Rita Velazquez, 55, allegedly helped to "spot, assess and recruit US citizens" in sensitive national security positions to serve as Cuban intelligence agents.

Serbian U.N. official blasts "intimidation" over justice meeting

April 16, 2013 18:45
By Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The Serbian president of the U.N. General Assembly accused his critics on Tuesday of trying to intimidate and pressure him into cancelling a special meeting on international criminal justice that the United States and other nations boycotted.

Paet: International Criminal Court’s role in ensuring human rights must be increased

April 12, 2013 15:49
At an international human rights conference in Reykjavik on Thursday, Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Paet said that Estonia feels it is essential to increase the role of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in fighting international crimes and ensuring human rights in the world.According to the Foreign Ministry press department, Paet said that Estonia feels it is important to support the work of the International Criminal Court and for countries to adhere to the responsibility to protect (R2P) principle.

Malaysia supports UN's Draft Convention on int'l terrorism

April 11, 2013 08:19
Malaysia has supported the conclusion of a draft comprehensive convention on international terrorism that is being elaborated in the United Nations.Malaysia's permanent representative to the United Nations Datuk Hussein Haniff said the draft would serve as a useful tool in the prevention and suppression of international terrorism, and provide a practical framework for cooperation and coordination among UN member states.He said the legal framework would also fill the gaps in the existing sectoral conventions and enhance efforts to bring perpetrators to justice.Hussein w

U.S., others boycott Serbian politician's "inflammatory" U.N. session

April 10, 2013 15:36
By Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States boycotted as "inflammatory" a meeting on international justice on Wednesday organized by a Serbian politician who heads the U.N. General Assembly - a session some nations say was intended merely to complain about the treatment of Serbs in war crimes tribunals.

SHC reserves order on petitions against Karachi delimitations

April 9, 2013 12:01
The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Wednesday reserved its judgment in separate petitions filed by Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) against the decision for delimitation of constituencies in Karachi.Deputy attorney general Ashiq Raza told the court that ECP re-described electoral boundaries of three National Assembly and eight Sindh Assembly seats in Karachi following the apex court orders. He said that under the section 10-A of the delimitation act, ECP is authorized to delimit the electoral boundaries whenever required.
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