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- Nepal (712)
- Pakistan (3,592)
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- South Korea (305)
- Taiwan (190)
- Tajikistan (42)
- Thailand (1,124)
- Uzbekistan (33)
- Vietnam (614)
US expands sanctions
WASHINGTON: The Obama administration on Tuesday imposed financial restrictions on 34 additional people and entities for helping Russian and Ukrainian companies evade US penalties and other infractions, prompting threats of retaliation from the Kremlin. The action helps ‘maintain the efficacy of existing sanctions’ established after...
Ukraine, rebels accuse each other of violating latest truce
Over 9,000 people have been killed since the start of the conflict in eastern Ukraine in April 2014. – AFP File Photo KIEV: Ukrainian authorities and pro-Russian rebels accused each other of violating a holiday ceasefire Wednesday, just hours after it came into force in the war-torn country’s east. “Illegal armed groups have already...
Ukraine, rebels accuse each other of violating latest truce
nbsp Last Updated On 23 December2015 Aboutnbsp1 hour ago …read more Source: The Frontier...
Ukraine, rebels accuse each other of violating latest truce
KIEV (AFP) – Ukrainian authorities and pro-Russian rebels accused each other of violating a holiday ceasefire Wednesday, just hours after it came into force in the war-torn countrys east.Illegal armed groups have already violated these agreements. Since the beginning of the day we recorded seven enemy shellings of our positions, military...
Malaysia’s new Islamic airline takes off, with a prayer
KUALA LUMPUR: The short domestic flight from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia’s biggest city, begins with a recital of the prayer for travel. The passengers ? most of them Muslims ? cup their hands, as a crew member recites the prayer over the loudspeaker just before take off. Malaysia’s Rayani Air took to the skies over the weekend with a...
PM Modi arrives in Moscow for two-day visit; expanding ties in strategic areas key focus
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Moscow on Wednesday on a two-day visit during which India and Russia are expected to seal a raft of major deals in defence, nuclear energy and hydrocarbons sectors to further cement their ‘special and privileged strategic ties’. Stepping up economic engagement and further expanding ties in...
Bank of Russia issues banknote with Crimean images
MOSCOW. KAZINFORM – The Central Bank of Russia has released a 100-ruble banknote with Crimean images, it announced on Wednesday. …read more Source:...
Russia issues Crimea banknote in move likely to irk Ukraine
Russia on Wednesday issued a new banknote dedicated to Crimea, the Ukrainian peninsula it annexed last year, in a move likely to anger Kiev which says it wants the territory back. …read more Source: Channel...
Russia Issues Crimea Banknote in Move Likely to Irk Ukraine
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Russia issues Crimea banknote in move likely to irk Ukraine
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia on Wednesday issued a new banknote dedicated to Crimea, the Ukrainian peninsula it annexed last year, in a move likely to anger Kiev which says it wants the territory back. …read more Source: The...
