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Russia vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution on July 29 that sought to set up a special tribunal to try those responsible for shooting down flight MH17 over Ukraine.

The return of oil from Iran following the landmark nuclear energy deal with world powers could create fresh tensions within OPEC but may reinforce the cartel's output strategy, analysts say.
 

Genel Energy has put all exploration work on hold for this year to rein in costs, the London-listed oil producer said on July 13, as it is awaits nearly $400 million in oil sales payments from the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG).

Russia vetoed a draft UN resolution on July 8 that would have recognized the Srebrenica massacre as genocide, triggering warnings the bitter diplomatic wrangling could spark renewed violence.

Russian veto on British resolution on Srebrenica

The British draft resolution on Srebrenica has not been adopted by the United Nations Security Council, because Russia vetoed it.

Earlier in the day, Russia suggested that the document should not be put up for a vote at all.

The dismantling of an oil refining ship named ?Kuito,? which operated off Angola for many years, has begun in Turkey?s Aegean province of ?zmir, despite fears the ship may contain radioactive material.

A team of 150 workers is scheduled to dismantle the ship within a year in the Alia?a shipyard in the Aegean coast.

Bosnia abandons sales of ammunition to Ukraine

BELGRADE -- Bosnia-Herzegovina on Wednesday "banned arms and ammunition exports to Ukraine," Reuters has reported.

The agency said this came "following pressure from Bosnian Serbs," while Bosnian authorities said the conflict in Ukraine "should be resolved by peaceful means."

The USA is pointed out as the leader in world oil markets over the next decade in the annual Medium-Term Oil Market report published by the International Energy Agency on Tuesday.

In the light of economic sanctions against Russia on world markets, the country is prognosed to resort to contracting many of its capacities.

Plans to dismantle of an oil refining ship, which operated off Angola for many years, in Turkey's Aegean province of ?zmir have stirred debate over radioactivity claims, with a profession chamber strongly reacting. The ship, named Kuito, was loaded with radioactive material, the Union of Chambers of Turkish Engineers and Architects (TMMOB) said at a Feb.

FM: Better ties with African Union states

ADDIS ABABA -- Serbia wants to develop good relations and economic and political cooperation with African Union member states, Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic has said.