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Belarus and Armenia have agreed to establish an exchange of books and cooperate in translation of works by Belarusian and Armenian writers and poets into national languages, Armenian Deputy Culture Minister Artur Poghosyan told journalists on 10 February, BelTA reports. The Armenian official attended the opening ceremony of the 23rd International...
4 killed as passenger bus hits mine in east Ukraine
Four people were killed today when a passenger minibus hit a mine in eastern Ukraine during a relative calm in fighting, officials said. An AFP reporter at the scene saw pools of blood and personal belongings of the victims scattered near a checkpoint at Marinka – a flashpoint village of about 10,000 people that witnessed heavy battles...
IMF chief warns Ukraine over slow pace of reform
MOSCOW (AP) — The head of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde, has warned Ukraine it would be unable to keep supporting it financially if …read more Source: Taiwan...
Russia's Lavrov, Germany's Steinmeier discuss Syria, Ukraine by phone
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and German Foreign Minister Frank Walter Steinmeier held a telephone conversation on Wednesday to discuss Syria and Ukraine, Russia’s Foreign Ministry said. …read more Source: The...
Three killed as minivan hits landmine at Ukrainian checkpoint in Donbass
Photo: Mikhail Sokolov/TASS Three people were killed when a minivan carrying civilians was blown up by a landmine at a Ukrainian checkpoint near the contact line early on Wednesday, the speaker of the Donbass special operation, Andrey Zadubinny, has said, TASS reports. “There were five people in the Volkswagen Transporter car (minivan) that...
Intelligence officials: IS determined to strike US this year
Worldwide threat: Director of National Intelligence James Clapper testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016, before a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on worldwide threats. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)Leaders of the Islamic State are determined to strike targets in the United States this year, senior U.S. intelligence...
What makes Russian diplomats tick?
“WHY don’t you influence me, then?” I asked a Russian diplomat engaged in Asian affairs, after “an unnecessary discussion” about my column in The Malaysian Reserve. I mean, it is easy to just find fault in anyone’s work, but it is not as easy to pick the right subject when you begin to piece your column, especially one that is of the...
Pentagon seeks $583 billion budget for 2017; Republicans say not enough
U.S. President Barack Obama listens to remarks during his meeting with Italian President Sergio Mattarella in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington February 8, 2016. REUTERS WASHINGTON: The Pentagon on Tuesday proposed a $582.7 billion defense budget that emphasizes emerging threats from Russia, China and Islamic State rebels, but the...
EU to unveil new energy plan today
A European Union (EU) flag flutters outside the Athens’ Stock Exchange in Athens, Greece, on Monday, August 3, 2015. Photo: AP Brussels, February 9 The European Union (EU) will unveil on Wednesday plans to give it power to examine energy contracts that European states sign with countries outside the bloc, amid concerns about Europe’s...
US spy chief: US and Russia could spiral into new Cold War
WASHINGTON: Russia is “paranoid” about being challenged by NATO and its efforts to rival American power could push it into a new Cold War, the head of US intelligence said Tuesday. “They’re greatly concerned about being contained,” the director of national intelligence, James Clapper, told the Senate Armed Services Committee. Clapper said...
