Unbelievably cruel Aleppo bombardment probably a war crime says UN spokesman

Unbelievably cruel Aleppo bombardment probably a war crime says UN spokesman

Rupert Colville, spokesman for the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, says Syrias government forces and their allies have almost certainly violated international law and probably committed war crimes by the latest bombardment of civilians hoping to be evacuated from eastern Aleppo. Dec 15, 2016
47 feared dead in Pakistan Airlines plane crash ATR-42

47 feared dead in Pakistan Airlines plane crash ATR-42

A Pakistan International Airlines plane has crashed on 7 December, possibly killing up to 47 people who were on board. PIAs ATR-42 is thought to have crashed shortly after taking off from the northern city of Chitral, heading towards Islamabad. Among those reportedly on board include Pakistani singer Junaid Jamshed and Chitral Deputy Commissioner Osama Warraich. The cause of the crash is currently unknown. Dec 7, 2016
Russia: The blood of our soldiers is on USA, Britain and France

Russia: The blood of our soldiers is on USA, Britain and France

The Russian Ministry of Defence has strongly condemned a deadly attack on a Russian mobile hospital in Aleppo, blaming the USA, the UK and France. On 5 December a Russian mobile hospital was hit by mortar fire, killing a female Russian medical worker and injuring other workers and civilians. In the video statement a ministry spokesman blames the attack on insurgents of the opposition, not al-Nusra militants encircled by the Syrian army in eastern Aleppo. Dec 6, 2016