Urgent.News

600+ sources. One page. See who else covered it.

Editions

World

Hong Kong-based mediation body ‘ready to tackle state disputes, serve as Asian legal hub’

A former Hong Kong justice minister who now heads an intergovernmental mediation body based in the city has said the organisation is ready to handle state-to-state disputes, with six countries having nominated more than 100 mediators from the legal, diplomatic and academic fields. Teresa Cheng Yeuk-wah, secretary general of the International Organisation for Mediation (IOMed), told the South…

Hong Kong-based mediation body ‘ready to tackle state disputes, serve as Asian legal hub’

We haven't written up this one. South China Morning Post - Hong Kong has the full story — the link below goes straight to it.

This story

This is one outlet's version. Read the fullest account.

Read the original at scmp.com →

More in World

Nigerian army says it safely rescued 33 people kidnapped by gunmen

Nigeria’s army has said it safely rescued 33 people after they were kidnapped by armed men while travelling through the country’s north-western Zamfara state.

  • Nigerian army rescues 33 kidnapped individuals in Zamfara
  • Army and police act after reports of kidnapping in Tsafe area
  • Kidnappings frequent in northern Nigeria due to ransom incentives

More from Tuesday 11 August →