S. Korea to impose new sanctions on Pyongyang: report

7 years ago

    SEOUL, South Korea will impose new unilateral sanctions against nuclear-armed Pyongyang, a report said Sunday, in Seoul's latest effort to pressure the North after a series...

Putin to visit Turkey to discuss Jerusalem crisis, Syria

7 years ago

  -by Burak Akinci  ANKARA, - United States President Donald Trump's ground shaking announcement on Jerusalem prompted a new wave of rapprochement between Turkey and Russia, and the issue...

323 arrested for health product fraud

7 years ago

  BEIJING,  Police in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality have arrested 323 suspects for posing as medical experts to sell "health products" to the elderly and patients, the Ministry of...

China uncovers 6.4 bln yuan of irregular local government debts in Q3

7 years ago

  BEIJING,  China has uncovered irregular local government debts worth of over 6.4 billion yuan (about 967 million U.S. dollars), authorities said.  Five local governments in Jiangxi, Shaanxi, Gansu,...

Iran lauds strategic, all-round ties with Russia

7 years ago

    TEHRAN,  Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami said Saturday that the Iran-Russia relations are "strategic," Tasnim news agency reported.  The Islamic Republic views i ...

Body of Yemen's slain ex-president Saleh buried in Sanaa: top official

7 years ago

    SANAA,  A senior Houthi official told Xinhua that the corpse of Yemen's slain ex-president Ali Abdullah Saleh was buried on Saturday morning in the capital, six...

Abbas won't meet U.S. Vice President Pence: official

7 years ago

  RAMALLAH,  Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will not receive U.S. Vice President Mike Pence during his scheduled visit to the region this month in response to U.S. President Donald...

Iraq declares liberation of all Iraqi lands from IS

7 years ago

    BAGHDAD, - Iraq declared Saturday the liberation of all Iraqi lands from Islamic State (IS) militants after seizing the whole border areas and desert in western...

WB approves US$80 million credit

7 years ago

  Kathmandu, The World Bank has approved a credit of US$80 million for a Livestock Sector Innovation Project. The project will support the objectives of the Government of Nepal’s...

Airstrikes kill 17 insurgents in E. Afghanistan

7 years ago

    KABUL,  At least 17 insurgents including six Islamic States (IS) fighters were killed and three others injured during the airstrikes conducted by Afghan air forces in...

Rohingya refugee crisis a 'grave security risk' ICG warns

7 years ago

    YANGON, Prolonged displacement of Rohingya refugees in squalid Bangladeshi camps poses a "grave security risk", conflict analysts ICG warned Thursday, raising the spectre of militants recruiting...

Myanmar rejects UN Human Rights Council resolution over Rakhine issue

7 years ago

YANGON,  Myanmar has expressed its opposition against a resolution of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) with regard to the Rakhine issue, but pledged efforts to address the challenges...

Xi calls for respect to developing countries' will in human rights development

7 years ago

    BEIJING,  Chinese President Xi Jinping has called on the international community to respect and reflect the will of the people in developing countries in human rights...

Putin undecided whether to run as an independent or not

7 years ago

    MOSCOW  Russian President Vladimir Putin has not decided yet whether to run for office next year as an independent candidate or secure support from the ruling...

Argentine judge seeks arrest of ex-President Fernandez

7 years ago

  BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday asked Argentina's Senate to allow the arrest and trial of former President Cristina Fernandez on a charge of...