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Syrian government to send delegation to Geneva talks
Peace talks: In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem sits beneath a portrait of Syrian President Bashar Assad as he speaks during a press conference in Damascus, Syria, Saturday. The Syrian government will send a delegation to Geneva to take part in UN-sponsored indirect peace talks...
Syria peace talks: Government quashes discussion on presidency; says will wait for opposition only 24 hours
Syria’s Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem speaks during a news conference in Damascus, Syria March 12, 2016. (Source: Reuters) The Syrian government on Saturday ruled out discussion of the presidency at peace talks due to begin on Monday, calling President Bashar al-Assad a “red line” and saying the opposition was deluded if thought it...
Turkey wants to buy coal mines in Ukraine
…read more Source: Today.Az
Athletics: Russia confident of ticking IAAF boxes for Olympic spot
MONACO: The IAAF has given Russia a tight two-month stay of execution to get its anti-doping house in order, but Moscow insists it is confident Russian athletes will compete in the Rio Olympics. Russia was suspended in November after revelations of state-sponsored doping and widespread corruption, the IAAF setting up an independent taskforce to...
Qimiao Fan, WB’s new country director for Bangladesh
The World Bank has appointed Qimiao Fan as the new country director for Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal. The Chinese national has taken office since March 7. In his first visit to Bangladesh, Fan was accompanied by Annette Dixon, the WB’s vice president for South Asia, who will introduced Fan to the government. Dixon and Fan will also meet...
World Anti-Doping Agency says 99 cases of meldonium doping this year so far
The drug at the centre of the Maria Sharapova doping case has produced 99 positive tests so far this year, the World Anti-Doping Agency said on Friday. WADA spokesman Ben Nichols told The Associated Press in an e-mail that since meldonium was banned on Jan 1, “there have been 99 adverse analytical findings” for the drug. Nichols did...
Ukraine may legalize gay marriages
The Orthodox Church is concerned. …read more Source: News.Az
London court rejects extradition of former BTA Bank board chairman to Ukraine
…read more Source: AKIpress News Agency
Panel on Ukraine crisis held as part of IV Global Baku Forum
A panel titled “Ukraine as a turning point in regional security” was held as part of the 4th Global Baku Forum on March 10, APA reports. …read more Source:...
Football: Dortmund outclass Tottenham in Europa League
PARIS (AFP) – Brilliant Borussia Dortmund have one foot in the quarter-finals of the Europa League after sweeping aside Tottenham Hotspur with a 3-0 win in their last 16, first leg on Thursday.Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang put the Bundesliga side ahead in the first half and Marco Reus netted twice in the second half at the Signal Iduna Park to...
