KIEV – Former AC Milan striker Andriy Shevchenko was on Friday appointed coach of Ukraine, the 2004 Ballon d’Or winner’s first job as a manager. …read more Source: Bangkok...

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At least 84 dead in ?terrorist? Nice truck rampage

Friday, July 15 , 2016 - 17:55 (EEST) Section: Geo TV (Pakistan)

NICE: A Tunisian-born man zigzagged a truck through a crowd celebrating Bastille Day in the French city of Nice, killing at least 84 and injuring dozens of children in what President Francois Hollande on Friday called a “terrorist” attack. One witness said a motorcyclist tried to stop the rampage by drawing level with the truck and...

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Visa liberalization with Armenia on the agenda of the next Eastern Partnership summit

Friday, July 15 , 2016 - 16:10 (EEST) Section: Public Radio of Armenia (Armenia)

The action plan for beginning the visa liberalization with Armenia will be on the agenda of the next Eastern Partnership summit in 2017, Head of the EU Delegation to Armenia, Ambassador Piotr Switalski said at the “Civil Society Perspectives on EU-Armenia Relations” conference in Yerevan. “There is an increasing interest in Armenia concerning the...

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The World Mourns after Bastille Day Attack Kills 84 in Nice, France

Friday, July 15 , 2016 - 15:55 (EEST) Section: Chiangrai Times (Thailand)

Flowers are laid out near the site of the truck attack in Nice. The attack ended when police shot and killed the driver. . . NICE – World leaders are expressing dismay, sadness and solidarity with France over the attack carried out by a French-Tunisian man who drove a truck through crowds celebrating Bastille Day along Nice’s beachfront,...

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Russia to deploy latest air defense systems in Crimea

Friday, July 15 , 2016 - 15:39 (EEST) Section: The Manila Times (Philippines)

MOSCOW: Russia will deploy its most advanced S-400 air defense systems to the annexed Crimea peninsula in August, a military official said Friday. Russia is currently using its older S-300 systems on the peninsula it annexed from Ukraine in March 2014 in a move condemned by the West that led to the imposition of US and EU sanctions. “In August...

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Two Americans killed in Nice attack: US State Dept

Friday, July 15 , 2016 - 15:25 (EEST) Section: The Indian Express (India)

People place flowers to pay tribute to the victims of the Bastille Day truck attack in Nice (REUTERS photo) Two American citizens were killed in the truck attack in Nice, which has left at least 84 people dead, the US State Department spokesman said on Friday. “At this time, we are aware of and can confirm two US citizens were killed in the...

Jul15

John Kerry, Sergei Lavrov meeting in Moscow

Friday, July 15 , 2016 - 14:40 (EEST) Section: A1plus (Armenia)

The meeting of U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is underway in Moscow. “We must work and reach agreements for conflicts in Syria and Ukraine, as well as in Nagorno Karabakh and the Middle East. Therefore, we believe that the talks will be productive. We also hope that we shall discuss bilateral...