Islamic State and MH17 likely to dominate UN assembly


NEW YORK: As the high-profile Malaysian delegation led by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak arrives to address the 69th United Nations (UN) General Assembly session, two issues will invariably, figure prominently in much of the debates.

The two are the atrocities committed by the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq and the downing of the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 aircraft in eastern Ukraine on July 17.

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