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US Military Chairman in Israel for Meetings, Amid Violence

US Military Chairman in Israel for Meetings, Amid Violence

October 18, 2015

JERUSALEM - The new chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is in Jerusalem for talks with senior Israeli leaders, as violence spikes around the country. This is U.S...

EU Leaders Agreed on Further Steps to Tackle Refugee Crisis

EU Leaders Agreed on Further  Steps to Tackle Refugee Crisis

October 17, 2015

BRUSSELS - The European Union (EU) leaders agreed on further steps to tackle the "pressing" migration and refugee crisis, following a one-day summit which ended...

Russia’s Parliament Allows Arrest of Opposition Lawmaker

Russia’s Parliament Allows  Arrest of Opposition Lawmaker

October 17, 2015

MOSCOW - The Russian parliament has voted to sanction an arrest in absentia of the sole lawmaker who voted against the annexation of Crimea last year. The State Duma voted...

Clinton Wins Main Rival’s Support on Email Scandal in 1st Primary Debate

Clinton Wins Main Rival’s Support on Email Scandal in 1st Primary Debate

October 15, 2015

WASHINGTON –US Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton on Tuesday got unexpected backing from her main rival in the primary election as controversy around...

126 German Politicians Sign Urgent Letter Against Merkel’s Refugee Policies

126 German Politicians  Sign Urgent Letter Against  Merkel’s Refugee Policies

October 15, 2015

BERLIN - A total of 126 politicians of German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) called on their party leader to change her course...

MH17 Shot Downed by Ukrainian Military: Russia

MH17 Shot Downed by  Ukrainian Military: Russia

October 14, 2015

MOSCOW - Russian Almaz-Antei missile manufacturer said Tuesday that the Malaysian MH17 plane was shot down by 9M38 surface-to-air missile from the territory controlled...

Germany Extends Border Controls in Face of Refugee Influx

Germany Extends Border  Controls in Face of Refugee Influx

October 14, 2015

BERLIN - Germany has extended controls along its borders until the end of October as refugees continue to stream in, the interior ministry said on Tuesday.Members of...

NATO will Help Turkey Against Russia if Needed: Stoltenberg

NATO will Help Turkey Against Russia if Needed: Stoltenberg

October 13, 2015

STAVANGER - NATO will help member country Turkey if needed, the alliance's Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Monday, days after Russian jets bombing Syria...

Europe Still to Face Migration Crisis in 2016: Slovak Minister

Europe Still to Face Migration  Crisis in 2016: Slovak Minister

October 13, 2015

BRATISLAVA - Europe will still face a migration crisis in 2016 due to its engagement in the foreign affairs of North African and Middle Eastern countries, announced...

France to Agree Aerospace Deals with Saudi Arabia

France to Agree Aerospace  Deals with Saudi Arabia

October 12, 2015

PARIS - France and Saudi Arabia are to agree big aerospace contracts when French Prime Minister Manuel Valls visits the kingdom on Tuesday, sources close to the ...

US, Russia Hold talks on Safe Flight Operations over Syria

US, Russia Hold talks on Safe Flight Operations over Syria

October 12, 2015

WASHINGTON - Defense officials from the United States and Russia held a video conference Saturday to discuss safe flight operations over Syria, the Pentagon confirmed...

UNSC Adopts Resolution on Migrant Smuggling in Mediterranean

UNSC Adopts Resolution on Migrant Smuggling in Mediterranean

October 11, 2015

UNITED NATIONS - The UN Security Council on Friday adopted a resolution aimed at disrupting human trafficking and the smuggling of migrants on the high seas off the...

US Pauses Program to Train and Equip Syrian Rebels

US Pauses Program to Train  and Equip Syrian Rebels

October 11, 2015

WASHINGTON - The Obama administration announced on Friday it would halt its botched train-and-equip program to build a Syrian rebel force and focus on supporting forces...

Bavaria Threatens Merkel with Constitutional Challenge

Bavaria Threatens Merkel with  Constitutional Challenge

October 10, 2015

BERLIN - The southern German state of Bavaria threatens German Chancellor Angela Merkel in the refugee crisis with a constitutional challenge, announced by the State...

US to Send Heavy Weapons for Participation in Military Drills

US to Send Heavy Weapons for Participation in Military Drills

October 10, 2015

SOFIA - U.S. land forces will deploy next week to Bulgaria 33 heavy weapons and some 200 servicemen to participate in a joint drill with the Balkan country, officials said ...

EU Naval Mission Against Migrant Smugglers Enters Second Phase

EU Naval Mission Against Migrant Smugglers Enters Second Phase

October 08, 2015

ROME - The EU's naval anti-smuggling mission entered its second phase in the southern Mediterranean Sea on Wednesday.Six military ships were deployed in international waters some...

Houthis, Saleh’s Party Accept U.N. Peace Terms, Eye Talks

Houthis, Saleh’s Party Accept U.N. Peace Terms, Eye Talks

October 08, 2015

SANAA - Yemen's Houthi group and the party of the former president have accepted a peace plan brokered by the United Nations in talks in Oman, paving the way for resuming...

NATO Calling on Russia to De-Conflict its Military Activities in Syria

NATO Calling on Russia to De-Conflict  its Military Activities in Syria

October 07, 2015

BRUSSELS - NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said "Russia's deployment of significant forces in Syria is of great concern" at a press conference Tuesday...

Turkey’s Political Parties Gear up for Snap Elections

Turkey’s Political Parties Gear up for Snap Elections

October 07, 2015

ANKARA - Less than a month to the snap elections in Turkey, political parties are striving to woo voters with new promises amid economic and security challenges facing the...

60 Mln People in Africa at Risk of Hunger

60 Mln People in Africa  at Risk of Hunger

October 06, 2015

NAIROBI - About 60 million people across Sub- Saharan Africa are at risk of acute hunger as food production situation is set to further worsen with the looming El Nino, the...

Turkey Says Jets Harassed by Unidentified MIG-29 Near Syrian Border

Turkey Says Jets Harassed  by Unidentified MIG-29  Near Syrian Border

October 06, 2015

ANKARA - Two Turkish F-16 jets patrolling the border with Syria were harassed Sunday by an unidentified MIG-29, the Turkish army said on Monday.Two F-16s were harassed for...

Russian Military Action in Syria a ‘Terrible Mistake’: Cameron

Russian Military Action in Syria a ‘Terrible Mistake’: Cameron

October 05, 2015

MANCHESTER - British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Sunday that Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin's decision to take military action in Syria to support Syrian President...

Syria and Allies will Win, Failure would be Devastating : Assad

Syria and Allies will Win, Failure would be Devastating : Assad

October 05, 2015

BEIRUT –Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said a military campaign by Russia, Syria and its allies will decide the fate of the Middle East, and a year of U.S.-led air strikes...

Finland Raises Estimate of Number of Asylum Seekers to 50,000

Finland Raises Estimate of Number of Asylum Seekers to 50,000

October 04, 2015

HELSINKI - Finnish Interior Ministry has raised its estimate of the number of asylum seekers arriving in Finland this year from 30,000, made nearly a month ago...

Russian Airstrikes Destroy IS Command Center in Syria

Russian Airstrikes Destroy IS Command Center in Syria

October 04, 2015

MOSCOW - Russia's Defense Ministry confirmed Saturday that its latest airstrikes in Syria destroyed a command center of the extremist group Islamic State (IS). Russian...

UN, Israeli Leaders meet on Regional Issues

UN, Israeli Leaders meet  on Regional Issues

October 03, 2015

UNITED NATIONS - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and the two discussed regional situation, including...

Six Months of Conflict in Yemen Leaves over 500 Children Dead

Six Months of Conflict in Yemen Leaves over 500 Children Dead

October 03, 2015

GENEVA - Six months of unremitting war in Yemen have left at least 505 children dead and injured a further 702, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) indicated on Friday...

EU, U.S. Need to Collaborate to Eliminate Root Causes of Refugee Crisis

EU, U.S. Need to Collaborate to  Eliminate Root Causes of Refugee Crisis

October 01, 2015

BEIJING - Europe and the United States need to collaborate closely with the international community to address symptoms and root causes of the refugee crisis, looking into...

Russia Starts Airstrikes Against IS Positions in Syria

Russia Starts Airstrikes  Against IS Positions in Syria

October 01, 2015

MOSCOW - Russian air forces have begun precise airstrikes against Islamic State (IS) ground positions in Syria, Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said...

Europe Has Experienced Degradation of Human Rights: PACE President

Europe Has Experienced Degradation of Human Rights: PACE President

September 30, 2015

STRASBOURG - In the opening address of her last parliamentary session in office, President Anne Brasseur of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) judged...

Russia Willing to Improve Ties with U.S.: Kremlin

Russia Willing to Improve  Ties with U.S.: Kremlin

September 30, 2015

MOSCOW - The Kremlin on Tuesday reaffirmed its willingness to improve relations with Washington and the hope to conduct more dialogues.Russia has always said, and we have...

Russia Sees Promotion of Progress, Prosperity for all

Russia Sees Promotion of  Progress, Prosperity for all

September 29, 2015

UNITED NATIONS- Russia on Sunday said that it is the central task of the United Nations to promote socio-economic progress and prosperity for all countries, warning...

Obama Commits U.S. to New Development Goals at UN Summit

Obama Commits U.S. to New  Development Goals at UN Summit

September 29, 2015

UNITED NATIONS - U.S. President Barack Obama on Sunday committed the U.S. to achieving global development goals at a United Nations summit, vowing to reduce inequality...

U.S. Support for Syria Rebels Illegal: Putin

U.S. Support for Syria  Rebels Illegal: Putin

September 28, 2015

MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday branded U.S. support for rebel forces in Syria as illegal and ineffective, saying U.S.-trained rebels were...

France Launches Air Strikes Against Islamic State in Syria

France Launches Air Strikes  Against Islamic State in Syria

September 28, 2015

PARIS - France said on Sunday it had launched its first air strikes against Islamic State in Syria in an act of "self-defense" to stop to the militant group from...