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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)
Poland ‘co-responsible’ for WWII says Russian ambassador
WARSAW (AFP) – The Russian ambassador to Poland has claimed Warsaw was partly to blame for World War II, prompting a storm of protest in the country which claims to be its greatest victim.Sergei Andreev accused Poland — which lost the highest proportion of its population in the conflict — of blocking the creation of an anti-Nazi...
Russia frees Estonian officer in spy swap
MOSCOW (AFP) – Russia on Saturday freed Estonian officer Eston Kohver jailed for spying last month, exchanging him for a Russian spy in a Cold War-style bridge swap just days before President Vladimir Putins visit to the United Nations.Kohver, who was sentenced in August to 15 years in jail on espionage and other charges, was exchanged for...
New Human Remains of MH17 Victims Found
The authorities in the Ukraine have collected new human remains of victims of the MH17 flight disaster, the Dutch Ministry of Security and Justice has said. …read more Source:...
US-trained Syrian rebels gave equipment to Nusra: US military
Russia plans second big military base near Ukrainian borderSyria sees Russia game changer, US-trained rebels enter fraySyria’s Assad blames West for refugee crisisInsurgent attack on Syrian airbase kills 56 soldiersNusra Front attacks Western-backed rebels in northern Syria …read more Source: Thanh Nien...
Russia, Ukraine agree on winter gas supplies
BRUSSELS. KAZINFORM – Maros Sefcovic, an EU Commission vice-president, said the new deal was initialed Friday in Brussels by Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak and Ukrainian Energy Minister Volodymyr Demchyshyn. …read more Source:...
European Energy Commissioner tweeted that the agreement was made after months of difficult talks between Russia, EU in Brussels.
Russia has agreed to resume gas supplies to Ukraine under a deal with the European Union. European Energy Commissioner Maros Sefcovic tweeted that the agreement was made after months of difficult talks between Russia and European Union in Brussels. …read more Source: Radio...
Kiev to ban Russian airlines from flying to Ukraine
KIEV. KAZINFORM – Ukraine’s government said on Friday it has decided to impose a ban on Russian airlines from flying to Ukraine starting from Oct. 25. …read more Source:...
WHO takes Nigeria off global list of polio-endemic countries
LAGOS: The World Health Organisation on Friday took Nigeria off the list of polio-endemic countries, hailing a “historic achievement” more than a year after the last recorded case of the disease in Africa’s most populous nation. The announcement, made in a statement and at a meeting of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative in...
Ukraine to ban Russian airlines from flying into the country
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk, left, and his Polish counterpart Ewa Kopacz meet for talks in Warsaw, Poland, Wednesday, Sept. 9. (AP/Alik Keplicz)Ukraine’s prime minister says Russian airlines will be banned from flying into the country, the latest attempt to put pressure on Russia as the conflict in eastern Ukraine grinds...
Kyrgyzstan’s Lake Issyk-Kul to attract more tourists
BISHKEK (TCA) — Lake Issyk-Kul in Kyrgyzstan headed the Top Five List of most popular resorts among Russian tourists in the CIS countries in the summer season 2015, the Russian online travel service Travel.ru reported. The List also includes Lake Naroch in Belarus, Borovoye resort in Kazakhstan, Nabran in Azerbaijan, and Lake Sevan in Armenia....
