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Armenian Genocide 1915 Commemorated in Ottawa
On April 24, 2016, the Armenian community of Canada came together in Ottawa to commemorate the 101 st year of the Armenian Genocide perpetrated by the Ottoman Empire in 1915. The commemoration started with speeches at Ottawa’s Parliament Hill near the building of the Canadian Parliament, and continued to the Turkish Embassy, where speakers...
Obama, Merkel push for trade deal as foreign crises weigh
US President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel shake hands after their news conference after their meeting at Schloss Herrenhausen in Hanover, Germany April 24, 2016. REUTERS HANOVER: US President Barack Obama said on Sunday he would do whatever he could to advance a controversial trade deal with the European Union in his last...
People have fun in pillow fight held in Kiev
People take part in a pillow fight during a flash mob in Kiev, Ukraine, April 24, 2016. …read more Source: China...
Obama, Merkel make case for huge US-EU trade deal
HANOVER: US President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel made a joint pitch Sunday for more transatlantic trade in the face of mounting opposition, vowing to complete a vast US-EU pact that could spur much-needed economic growth. After talks in the northern city of Hanover where tens of thousands marched Saturday against the planned...
Obama says deeply concerned about surge in Syria violence
HANOVER (Reuters) – US President Barack Obama said during a visit to Germany on Sunday that he was deeply concerned about a surge in violence in Syria, where government forces have stepped up bombing of rebel-held areas around the strategic city of Aleppo.Speaking after talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at a 17th century palace...
30th anniv. of Chernobyl disaster marked in Ukraine
Chernobyl, a place replete with horrific memories in northern Ukraine, close to Belarus, is now open to tourists, almost 30 years to the date after a nuclear power plant there exploded. …read more Source: China Internet Information...
Economy, security crises in focus as Obama arrives in Germany
HANOVER, Germany: US President Barack Obama arrived in Germany on Sunday to hold talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, one of his closest allies in dealing with a shaky global economy and security crises in the Middle East and Ukraine. It… …read more Source: The News...
Germany’s Merkel says truce in eastern Ukraine not being respected
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Sunday that a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine was not stable, adding that she and U.S. President Barack Obama had discussed ways to ensure the Minsk peace deal is implemented. …read more Source: Channel...
Germany's Merkel says truce in eastern Ukraine not being respected
HANOVER, Germany (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Sunday that a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine was not stable, adding that she and U.S. President Barack Obama had discussed ways to ensure the Minsk peace deal is implemented. …read more Source: The...
Economy, security crises in focus as Obama arrives in Germany
HANOVER, Germany – U.S. President Barack Obama arrived in Germany on Sunday to hold talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, one of his closest allies in dealing with a shaky global economy and security crises in the Middle East and Ukraine. It will be the… …read more Source:...
