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Plane with Nearly 100 Aboard Crashes in Kazakhstan; At Least 12 Dead, Dozens Hurt
December 28,2019
NUR-SULTAN - A Kazakhstan plane with 98 people aboard crashed shortly after takeoff early Friday, killing at least 12 people, while 49 were ...
Montenegro’s Parliament Approves Religion Law Despite Protests
December 28,2019
PODGORICA - Montenegro’s parliament approved on Friday a law on religious communities despite street protests and a last-minute attempt in the chamber by deputies of the ...
Pope Offers Hope Against Darkness in Christmas Day Message
December 26,2019
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis offered a Christmas message of hope Wednesday against darkness that cloaks conflicts and relationships in large parts of the world from the Middle East to ...
Kremlin Has Seen Media Reports on Anti-Corruption Foundation Activist Called for Military Service, Refrains from Comment - Peskov
December 26,2019
MOSCOW - The way in which Anti-Corruption Foundation employee Ruslan Shaveddinov was called up to the Russian Armed Forces does not reflect poorly on the latter, presidential press ...
Typhoon Misery for Philippines on Christmas Day
December 26,2019
MANILA - Typhoon Phanfone pummelled the central Philippines on Christmas Day, bringing a wet, miserable and terrifying holiday to millions in the mainly Catholic nation ...
Kazakhstan Prepares Decree on Agreement Denunciation with Russia
December 26,2019
NUR-SULTAN - Kazakhstan’s government has submitted for public discussion a decree draft on denunciation of an agreement on the order of cooperation when using Kazakhstan’s land area for the fall ...
China Hosts Japan, South Korea with Eyes on Nuclear North
December 25,2019
BEIJING - China hosted the leaders of squabbling neighbours South Korea and Japan for their first official meeting in over a year on Tuesday, flexing its diplomatic muscle with ...
U.S. Destroyer Ross Again Enters Odesa Port
December 25,2019
KYIV - The U.S. Navy’s guided-missile destroyer USS Ross entered the Port of Odesa on Tuesday, the press center of the command of the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ Navy ...
Home for The Holidays: Prince Philip Leaves Hospital
December 25,2019
LONDON — Prince Philip was discharged from a London hospital Tuesday and immediately taken by helicopter to join other senior royals at Queen Elizabeth II’s rural ...
Saudi Arabia Aims to Co-Op with Kazakhstan in Space Exploration
December 25,2019
NUR-SULTAN - Saudi Arabia is ready to establish mutually beneficial relations in space exploration with Kazakhstan, Trend reports with reference to the press ...
Pakistan Sentences Muslim Professor to Death for Anti-Islamic ‘Blasphemy’
December 24,2019
ISLAMABAD - A Muslim professor in Pakistan was sentenced to death Saturday for allegedly spreading anti-Islamic ideas on social . . .
Giuliani Pals Leveraged GOP Access to Seek Ukraine Gas Deal
December 24,2019
KYIV, Ukraine — In a back corner of the swank H Bar in Houston, near a huge photo of Brigitte Bardot with a dangling cigarette and a deck . . .
Five Sentenced to Death for Jamal Khashoggi Murder
December 24,2019
RIYADH - Saudi Arabia have sentenced five people to death for the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi . . .
Algeria’s Army Chief Ahmed Gaid Salah Dies
December 24,2019
ALGIERS - Algeria’s Chief of Staff of the People’s National Army Ahmed Gaid Salah died of a heart attack, Algerian state news agency APS . . .
JCPOA Situation Critical, But Iranian Deviations from It Still Reversible - Chizhov
December 23,2019
BRUSSELS - Russia's Permanent Representative to the European Union Vladimir Chizhov has agreed with the European External ...
Strike Makes for Not-So-Merry Christmas Travel in France
December 23,2019
PARIS - Holiday travellers across France scrambled for alternatives Sunday as an 18-day-old transport strike over pension reform saw train services slashed yet again...
North Korea Threat Looms as China, Japan, South Korea Leaders Meet
December 23,2019
BEIJING - The spectre of new confrontation between Pyongyang and Washington hangs over meetings between China, Japan and South Korea this week, with growing risks North Korean ...
Oh, Really? US Envoy to Germany Says Nord Stream 2 Sanctions ‘EXTREMELY PRO-EUROPEAN’ Despite Berlin & EU Criticism
December 23,2019
BERLIN - US Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell says the new sanctions aimed at derailing the construction of the German-Russian Nord Stream 2 pipeline are beneficial to Europe ...
ICC Will Investigate Alleged War Crimes in Palestinian Territories
December 22,2019
Palestine - The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor has announced it will open a full investigation into alleged war crimes in the Palestinian territories ...
Ex-Armenian President Sargsyan’s Nephew Detained in Czech Republic Brought Home
December 22,2019
YEREVAN - Former Armenian president Serzh Sargsyan's nephew Narek, who had been declared internationally wanted, was extradited from the Czech Republic to Yerevan...
Rouhani Concludes Japan Visit, Seeks Support for Iran Economy
December 22,2019
TEHRAN - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani wrapped up his two-day visit to Japan on Saturday as Tehran, under US sanctions pressure, sought economic support from Tokyo...
Kazakhstan’s President Ratifies Agreement on Military Cooperation with Turkey
December 22,2019
NUR-SULTAN - Kazakhstan’s President Kassym Jomart Tokayev ratified the agreement on military cooperation with Turkey, Trend reports with reference to the press ...
In Rare Move, U.S. And Iranian Envoys Talk After U.N. Meeting on Nuclear Deal
December 21,2019
UNITED NATIONS - The U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations made a rare compassionate public gesture toward her Iranian counterpart in the Security Council chamber on Thursday, expressing condolences over the death of an Iranian toddler...
‘Before It Is Too Late’: Diplomats Race to Defuse Tensions Ahead of North Korea’s Deadline
December 21,2019
PYONGYANG- A last minute flurry of diplomacy aimed at engaging with North Korea ahead of its declared year-end deadline for talks has been met with stony silence from Pyongyang so far ...
Federation Council Members Ready to Contact German, French Colleagues for Establishing Dialogue in Normandy Format - Kosachyov
December 21,2019
MOSCOW - The launch of a parliamentary dialogue in the Normandy format will be extremely useful for settling the Ukrainian conflict, and Federation Council members are ready to contact ...
Britain’s New Parliament Votes on Johnson’s Brexit Deal
December 21,2019
LONDON - Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged Britain's newly-elected parliament to bury years of wrangling over Brexit by voting Friday for his EU divorce deal...
World Marks International Migrants Day
December 19,2019
ANKARA - UN member states on Wednesday marked the annual International Migrants Day under the theme "We Together. . .
European Planet-Studying Mission Launches from South America
December 19,2019
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A European spacecraft launched from South America Wednesday on a three-year mission to study planets in other solar systems...
Trade in Asia-Pacific Declines for The First Time Since 2009, Highlights UN Regional Arm
December 19,2019
Bangkok (ESCAP news) – Asia-Pacific economies may see positive trade growth in 2020 but are still facing downside risks from the adverse impacts of the United States – China ...
CEO of SAARC Development Fund, Dr Sunil Motiwal Calls on Hon’ble Finance Minister of Nepal
December 19,2019
Chief Executive Officer of SAARC Development Fund, Dr Sunil Motiwal called on the Hon’ble Finance Minister of Nepal H.E Dr Yuba Raj Khatiwada today at the Ministry of Finance, Kathmandu ...
Former Pakistan Leader Musharraf Sentenced to Death
December 18, 2019
ISLAMABAD - Exiled former Pakistan military leader Pervez Musharraf was sentenced to death Tuesday after being found guilty of treason, an unprecedented move in a country where the armed ...
49 Journalists Murdered in 2019
December 18, 2019
Forty-nine journalists were killed across the world in 2019, Reporters Without Borders said Tuesday ...
Kazakh Minister Calls for Kyrgyzstan to Resume Work Within IFAS
December 18, 2019
NUR-SULTAN - Kazakhstan’s Minister of Ecology, Geology and Natural Resources Magzum Mirzagaliyev proposed that Kyrgyzstan resumes cooperation within the International Fund...
U.S.-Led Pressure Fractures as China, Russia Push for North Korea Sanctions Relief
December 18, 2019
PYONGYANG- A proposal by China and Russia to ease U.N. sanctions on North Korea increases pressure on the United States and signals what is the likely end of unified efforts to persuade ...
Longest UN Climate Talks End with No Deal on Carbon Markets
December 16,2019
MADRID — Marathon international climate talks ended Sunday with negotiators postponing until next year a key decision on how to regulate global carbon markets. ...