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Paul Manafort has guided dictators and strongmen – but can he handle Donald Trump?
Political consultant Paul Manafort was so famous in Ukraine for helping elect president Viktor Yanukovych that when strategist Roger Stone arrived years later to counsel another aspiring politician, the candidate – Stone says – gave him the once over and asked: “So, you a …read more Source: South China Morning...
Rio 2016: Dipa amazes but another day without medal for India
Gymnast Dipa Karmakar narrowly missed the bronze by finishing fourth in the women’s vault event even as shuttler Saina Nehwal, the men’s hockey team and tennis pair of Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna crashed out on a dismal day for India at the Olympic Games in Rio. Dipa, from the north eastern state Tripura, emerged as one of the few...
An urgent history lesson in diplomacy with Russia
AS PROSPECTS for peace appear dim in places like the Ukraine, Syria, Yemen, Iraq and Afghanistan and now with a renewed bombing of Libya, the president of the United States (and his heiress apparent) continue to display an alarming lack of understanding of the responsibilities as the nation’s highest elected officer. As has been...
Nepal ranks 97th in property rights index
KATHMANDU: Nepal is ranked 97th among 128 countries in the International Property Rights Index 2016, published by the Washington DC-based Property Rights Alliance. The report shows that Nepal’s IPRI value increased by 0.3 to a 4.5 placing it 17th in the Asia and Oceania and 97th in the world. PRA said it collected data from 102 think tanks...
Rio 2016 | Fencing: Ibtihaj Muhammad becomes 1st Muslim African-American woman to win Olympic medal
Russia dismantled Ukraine to win their fourth fencing gold at the Rio Olympics on Saturday as the Americans took bronze over traditional powerhouse Italy for the second straight day. Russia lost just one of nine bouts in the women’s team saber final, trouncing Ukraine 45-30 to rack up seven fencing medals at the Games – their best...
Russia win women’s fencing sabre team Olympic gold
RIO DE JANEIRO – Russia won the women’s fencing sabre team gold at the Rio Olympics on Saturday, beating the Ukraine 45-30 in the final. …read more Source: Bangkok...
2016 Summer Olympic Medals Table-Gold Order
Through 6 of 21 medal events, Saturday, Aug. 13124 of 306 total medal eventsNationGSBTotUnited States21141752China13101639Britain810624Germany84315Japan731424Australia66719South Korea63413Russia59822France58518Hungary53311Italy47415Spain3025New Zealand2608Canada22610Kazakhstan2237Netherlands2237Thailand2114Croatia2103Switzerland2013North...
Suspects admit plotting bomb attacks in Crimea: Russian media
Suspected saboteurs admitted that they had plotted bomb attacks in Crimea, the Interfax news agency reported Friday. …read more Source: <a href=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-08/13/c_135591448.htm target=_blank title="Suspects admit plotting bomb attacks in Crimea: Russian media”...
EU backs Ukraine as tensions mount with Russia
BRUSSELS: EU foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini on Friday (Saturday in Manila) reiterated the bloc’s support for Ukraine and urged Kiev and Moscow to avoid any action which could further escalate tensions. Mogherini said she had telephoned Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin to discuss the situation, as Kiev accused Russia...
8 people killed in mini-bus accident in southern Ukraine
MOSCOW (AP) — Ukraine’s agency for emergency situations says eight people have been killed in a mini-bus collision in the country’s south.The State Service for …read more Source: Taiwan...
