News archive of March 2017

Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has written a letter to Theresa May formally requesting a second Scottish independence referendum, raising a number of legal questions about whether and how it can and will be held.

In the current political crisis, "Macedonia's most important interest is that 'the Tirana Platform' does not take hold." The reason is that the document "effectively means the beginning of creation of a Greater Albania," says Ivan Stoilkovic, leader of the Democratic Party of Serbs in Macedonia (DPSM).

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says the alliance "learned a lesson from operations in Afghanistan, but also in Kosovo and Bosnia-Herzegovina."

Making Syrian President Bashar al-Assad leave power is not longer a priority of US foreign policy.

US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley made this statement, confirming a clear shift in policy compared to her country's previous administration.

Iran's defense minister, Hossein Dehqan, has advised the US military to leave the Persian Gulf and stop causing trouble there, local media report. The Minister was firing back at a US general who accused Iran of being a destabilizing force in its own region.

Rasim Ljajic says Serbia will not extradite three members of the opposition SRS party to the Hague Tribunal, where they are wanted on contempt of court charges.

Ljajic, a Serbian cabinet member who also chairs the National Council for Cooperation with the Hague Tribunal, said that a Serbian court has already ruled against the extradition.

The Hague Tribunal (ICTY) has announced that Interpol has issued red notices "in relation to pending arrest warrants in the Jojic et al. contempt case."

“This is nice, it tickles me,” Kaspar the social robot tells four-year-old Finn as they play together at an autism school north of London.
Kaspar, developed by the University of Hertfordshire, also sings song, imitates eating, plays the tambourine and combs his hair during their sessions aimed at helping Finn with his social interaction and communication.

The prospects for a conclusion to a seemingly never-ending bailout review were as dim as ever on Friday as Eurogroup leader Jeroen Dijsselbloem stated outright that the review will not be completed at the next scheduled meeting of eurozone finance ministers on April 7.

The “Greek Freak”, Giannis Antetokounmpo, teamed with an energy drink company and gave some Bucks fans waiting at the bus stop the surprise of their lives. Giannis appeared on a plexiglass bus stop cover and started talking to the elated fans. But there was a twist, as he asked them to go through some tests like dancing or doing push ups in one case.