Volker Turk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

Yesterday, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, expressed his concern for the violence in Ecuador and regretted the continuous deterioration of the penitentiary system in this South American nation, according to media reports.

Russia is building an independent export system

Russia has managed to finance and insure the maritime transportation of oil, Russian Energy Minister Nikolay Shulginov said on Thursday at a meeting on the sidelines of the Russia-Africa Summit.

China-U.S. increased tensions

China on Thursday expressed its opposition to military exchanges between the United States and Taiwan, which it described as malicious acts that damage China’s sovereignty and national security seriously.