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Obama Pledges U.S. Long-Term Commitment to Europe Security
July 11, 2016
WARSAW - U.S. President Barack Obama on Saturday pledged the U.S. long-term commitment to ensuring Europe' s security and defending allies, while participating his last NATO Summit...
NATO Pledges Support for Anti-IS Coalition: Jens Stoltenberg
July 10, 2016
WARSAW - The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has pledged more support for the U.S.-led coalition to fight the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq, NATO's Secretary General...
Obama Cuts Short Visit to Spain after Dallas Shootings
July 10, 2016
MADRID - U.S. President Barack Obama will cut short his visit in Spain and travel to Texas where five policemen were killed on Thursday night, Spanish state TV network RTVE has...
US, EU Express Solidarity in Wake of Brexit before Warsaw NATO Summit
July 09, 2016
WARSAW - Transatlantic unity between the United States and Europe was the theme of a meeting involving the European Commission and European Council presidents and U.S. President...
S. Korea, U.S. Decide to Deploy THAAD in U.S. Forces Korea
July 09, 2016
SEOUL - South Korea and the United States on Friday announced their final decision to deploy the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) in the U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) despite...
Hillary Clinton Interviewed by FBI about Email Arrangement
July 04, 2016
WASHINGTON - Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee for the 2016 U.S. election Hillary Clinton was interviewed on Saturday by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) about...
Assad Endorses New Syrian Gov’t
July 04, 2016
DAMASCUS - Syria's President Bashar al-Assad endorsed on Sunday the new government, which maintained many of the old ministers, according the state news agency SANA. On June 22...
Thousands Gather For Anti-Brexit Protest in London
July 03, 2016
LONDON - Thousands of people are taking part in a "March for Europe" in London to protest against plans to leave the European Union. The UK voted to leave the EU...
US Strikes Kill Up to 116 Civilians Outside Active War Zone Between 2009-2015: WH
July 03, 2016
WASHINGTON - The White House (WH) announced on Friday that between 64 and 116 civilians were killed in U.S. strikes outside areas of active war zones from 2009 to 2015. In its first...
Austrian Presidential Election to be Re-Held Following Successful Court Challenge
july 02, 2016
VIENNA - The Austrian Constitutional Court (VfGH) ruled Friday in favor of a challenge to the result of the May 22 presidential election run-off round, concluding that a repeat...
Putin may Meet Turkish President Before G20 Summit: Kremlin
july 02, 2016
MOSCOW/SOCHI - Russian President Vladimir Putin may meet with his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, before this year's G20 summit, scheduled for September in east China's...
Turkey President Urges Joint Firm Stand Against Terrorism
June 30, 2016
ANKARA - Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan condemned strongly the terror attack at Istanbul Ataturk Airport in a statement late on Tuesday, urging the world to take a...
Russia Ready to Normalize Ties with Turkey: Putin
June 30, 2016
MOSCOW - Russia is ready to start restoring its relationship with Turkey and normalize bilateral ties, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday in a phone conversation...
Clinton, Trump Gaining Steam within Own Parties: Gallup
June 29, 2016
WASHINGTON - Both U.S. presumptive presidential nominees Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are gaining steam among their own parties, but remain unfavorable nationally, Gallup found...
U.S. to Keep Pushing TTIP Talks with EU Despite Brexit
June 29, 2016
WASHINGTON, June 27 (Xinhua) -- The United States will continue to talk with the European Union (EU) on the Transatlantic Trade Investment Partnership (TTIP) agreement, despite...
India Joins Missile Technology Control Group
June 28, 2016
NEW DELHI - India Monday officially joined the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR), more than a year after it had applied for a full membership to the group. Indian Foreign Secretary...
China Has Brexit Tools, Must Avoid Undue Intervention: AIIB
June 28, 2016
NEW YORK - China has ample fiscal space to cope with any market turbulence triggered by Britain’s decision to leave the European Union (EU) but should limit intervention...
UK Should Start Brexit By Tuesday: EU Chief
June 27, 2016
BRUSSELS - The European Parliament's chief has called on David Cameron to begin formal proceedings to leave the EU as early as Tuesday, when leaders are due to meet in...
China, Russia Sign Joint Statement on Strengthening Global Strategic Stability
June 27, 2016
BEIJING - China and Russia vowed to strengthen global strategic stability in a joint statement signed by Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir...
More Than 1.5 Million and Rising Sign UK Petition for New EU Referendum
June 26, 2016
LONDON - A petition to parliament calling for a second referendum on Britain's EU membership gathered more than one million signatures Saturday. The referendum was started just 24...
SCO Leaders Vow to Lift Cooperation to “Qualitatively New Level”
June 26, 2016
TASHKENT - Leaders of the member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) vowed on Friday to raise the regional cooperation to a qualitatively new level...
Putin Urges End to Geopolitical Games, Suggests Collective Fight against Terrorism
June 23, 2016
MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin urged all countries Wednesday to abandon outdated geopolitical games and create a global security system to curb the rising threat...
19 Out of 22 Governorates in Yemen Haunted By Food Insecurity: UN
June 23, 2016
UNITED NATIONS - Vast swathes of war-torn Yemen -- 19 out of 22 governorates -- are facing severe food insecurity, and the situation within affected areas is likely to...
UK’s EU Referendum Polls Show “Leave”, “Remain” Tied up
June 22, 2016
LONDON - The latest polls showed the "Leave" camp was tied with the "Remain" camp in the EU referendum to determine whether or not Britain should stay in the...
International Meeting Held in Hungary to Combat Illegal Migration
June 22, 2016
BUDAPEST - Delegates from 13 countries together with the European Union's border control agency Frontex, and its policing arm Europol, met in Budapest on Tuesday to discuss the...
Nepal Expresses Sorrow over Killing of its Nationals in Kabul
June 21, 2016
KATHMANDU - Nepalese Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and Minister for Foreign Affairs Kamal Thapa expressed deep sorrow over the killing of 14 Nepalese nationals in Afghanistan...
India Says its 39 Nationals Abducted in Iraq are Alive
June 21, 2016
NEW DELHI - India's External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has said 39 Indians adducted by the Islamic State (IS) group in Iraq are still alive. Swaraj dismissed reports about their...
Obama Legacy: One Million Green Cards to Migrants from Muslim-Majority Nations
June 20, 2016
The administration of President Barack Obama will have issued more than one million green cards to migrants from majority-Muslim countries by the end of the president’s tenure...
Syrian Army Advances into IS De Facto Capital
June 20, 2016
DAMASCUS - The Syrian army continued its advance into the northern province of Al-Raqqa, the de facto capital of the Islamic State (IS), a military source told Xinhua. On Sunday, government...
Russia Calls for Broader Eurasia Partnership to Break Isolation
June 19, 2016
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - The three-day annual St. Petersburg International Economic Forum ended here Saturday, during which Russian President Vladimir Putin called for the...
Iraqi PM Announces Victory over IS Militants in Fallujah
June 19, 2016
BAGHDAD - Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced Friday substantial victory against the Islamic State (IS) militants in Fallujah in the western province of Anbar, the...
Obama again Urges Congress to Pass Gun Laws
June 18, 2016
ORLANDO - U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday again urged Republican-controlled Congress to pass stricter gun control laws during his visit to Orlando in the wake of the country's...
UN Vows to Equal Rights for Disabilities to Achieve Development Process
June 18, 2016
UNITED NATIONS - The United Nations on Thursday concluded a three-day meeting on the disabled persons with determination to never leave them behind in the global drive for...
Battles Heat up in Syria’s Aleppo with 70 Fighters Killed Daily
June 16, 2016
DAMASCUS - At least 70 fighters and military soldiers have been killed over the past 24 hours during battles in Syria's northern province of Aleppo, a monitor group reported on...
Moscow Forced into Confrontation with West: FM
June 16, 2016
MOSCOW - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Wednesday that Moscow has been forced into a confrontation with the West in the latter's anti-Russian campaign based on the...