UN demands probe into deadly Yemen wedding strike

UN aid chief calls for "real accountability" after at least 47 people killed in Sanban town in missile attack.

09 Oct 2015 20:06 GMT | War & Conflict, Middle East, Yemen

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/10/demands-probe-deadly-yemen-wedding-strike-151009181109645.html

War in the Muslim world Putin dares, Obama dithers The danger of Russia’s intervention in Syria, and America’s timidity in Afghanistan

TO HEAR Vladimir Putin, Russia has become the leader of a new global war on terrorism. By contrast Barack Obama seems wearier by the day with the wars in the Muslim world that America has been fighting for more than a decade. On September 30th Russian jets went into action to support Bashar al-Assad’s beleaguered troops. It is setting up an intelligence-sharing network with Iraq and Iran. The Russian Orthodox church talks of holy war. Mr Putin’s claim to be fighting Islamic State (IS) is questionable at best. The evidence of Russia’s first day of bombing is that it attacked other Sunni rebels, including some supported by America. Even if this is little more than political theatre, Russia is making its biggest move in the Middle East, hitherto America’s domain, since the Soviet Union was evicted in the 1970s.http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21669950-danger-russias-intervention-syria-and-americas-timidity-afghanistan-putin-dares?spc=scode&spv=xm&ah=9d7f7ab945510a56fa6d37c30b6f1709

NATO rejects Russia explanation on Turkish air space

"The MIG-29 locked its radar onto the Turkish patrol for 4 minutes 30 seconds, and a Syria-based missile system locked onto them for 4 minutes 15 seconds, the Turkish military said. Russia flies MIG-29s, as does Syria's own air force. "

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/10/06/us-mideast-crisis-syria-idUSKCN0S01DS20151006

Russia vetoes bid to set up tribunal for downed flight MH17

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/07/29/us-ukraine-crisis-mh17-un-idUSKCN0Q32GS20150729

NATO calls emergency meeting after Turkey's request

Turkey announced on Friday a double military offensive, one against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group across the border in Syria, and the other targeting Kurdish PKK fighters in northern Iraq.
"Turkey requested the meeting in view of the seriousness of the situation after the heinous terrorist attacks in recent days, and also to inform allies of the measures it is taking," NATO said.
"NATO allies follow developments very closely and stand in solidarity with Turkey."
In Article 4, members are encouraged to bring subjects to the table for discussion for political consultation.
Since the alliance's creation in 1949, NATO has been invoked several times, such as by Turkey in 2003 and in 2012, and Poland in 2014.
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/07/nato-emergency-meeting-turkey-pkk-kurdish-isil-150726182515557.html

ISIS claims responsibility for bomb attack on Italian consulate in Cairo - East - Haaretz Daily Newspaper | Israel News

"We recommend that Muslims stay clear of these security dens because they are legitimate targets for the mujahideen's strikes."



ISIS claims responsibility for bomb attack on Italian consulate in Cairo - Middle East - Haaretz Daily Newspaper | Israel News

Russia vetoes UN genocide resolution on Srebrenica

Russia has vetoed a UN resolution that would have condemned the 1995 massacre at Srebrenica during the Bosnian war as a "crime of genocide".

Russian Ambassador Vitaly Churkin on Wednesday called the UK-drafted text "not constructive, confrontational and politically-motivated," arguing that it unfairly singled out Bosnian Serbs for war crimes.

"The draft that we have in front of us will not help peace in the Balkans but rather doom this region to tension," Churkin told the council meeting that began with a minute of silence to remember the victims.
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/07/russia-vetoes-genocide-resolution-srebrenica-150708150057291.html