News Roundup – 21 March 2013
Reportedly, No More Drones for CIA. Human Rights Watch welcomes this move towards more transparency, but warns that it is not the end. Deborah Pearlstein comments on it at Opinio Juris. More on drones at: IRIN Analysis: The view from the ground, How drone strikes hamper aid
French Mali hostage said to be killed by al-Qaeda
UN Security Council to discuss CAR at France’s request
‘ICC Team on the Way to Collect Congo War Crimes Suspect’
Hezbollah Courier Guilty of Role in Cyprus Terror Plot
News on PKK ceasefire offer:
Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan declares ceasefire with Turkey
Kurdish ceasefire boosts peace process in Turkey
Cautious Turkish PM welcomes Öcalan’s call for end to armed struggle
Is it time for peace in Turkey?
Hope for peace sweeps over Diyarbakir
Aljazeera Timeline: PKK conflict with Turkey
Syria Asks UN to Probe Alleged Rebel Chemical Weapon Use, and indeed UN to probe use of chemical weapons in Syria
Syrian opposition takes towns near cease-fire line with Israel
Annyssa Bellal
Katharine Fortin
Rogier Bartels