Section: Asia
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- Bangladesh (459)
- China (1,817)
- India (3,608)
- Indonesia (807)
- Japan (1,436)
- Kazakhstan (682)
- Kyrgyzstan (667)
- Laos (3)
- Malaysia (6,377)
- Myanmar (25)
- Nepal (712)
- Pakistan (3,592)
- Philippines (1,081)
- Singapore (4,460)
- South Korea (305)
- Taiwan (190)
- Tajikistan (42)
- Thailand (1,124)
- Uzbekistan (33)
- Vietnam (614)
Russia threatens response if US sets new sactions on Ukraine
Russia has responded angrily to news that US senators had passed a bill calling for fresh sanctions against Moscow and the supply of lethal military aid to Ukraine. …read more Source: South China Morning...
Tensions soar over Ukraine
ROME, Italy: Top US diplomat John Kerry met his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on Sunday, amid anger in Moscow over the prospect of new US sanction …read more Source: The News...
Nobel peace winners fear ‘new, more dangerous Cold War’
ROME, Italy — Nobel peace prize winners on Sunday expressed deep concern about the growing threat of conflict, including nuclear war, and “a new and more dangerous Cold War”. “This threat arises from the continuing view of some great powers that they can achieve their goals through military force,” said the peace...
Boxing: Stiverne to defend WBC heavyweight title against Wilder
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Canadian Bermane Stiverne will make his first defense of his World Boxing Council heavyweight world title against American Deontay Wilder on January 17 in Las Vegas, organizers said Sunday.The hard-punching Stiverne won the vacant title with a sixth-round technical knockout of Chris Arreola on May 10, seizing the belt...
Paris, Berlin urge Poroshenko to press ahead with reforms
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande urged Ukrainian leader Petro Poroshenko on Sunday to press ahead with reforms to facilitate an economic recovery and access to foreign aid. …read more Source: The...
John Kerry to Meet Russian Counterpart as Tensions Soar Over Ukraine
Top US diplomat John Kerry was to meet his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov Sunday, amid anger in Moscow over the prospect of new US sanctions and possible lethal military aid for Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Kerry, Lavrov meet as tensions soar over Ukraine
[ROME] Top US diplomat John Kerry met his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov Sunday, amid anger in Moscow over the prospect of new US sanctions and possible lethal military aid for Ukraine. …read more Source: The Business...
Ukrainian Troops to be Treated at British Hospital
Five Ukrainian servicemen seriously wounded in fighting with pro-Russian separatists will be treated in a British hospital, British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond announced Sunday. …read more Source:...
France, Germany discuss Ukraine crisis with Poroshenko
The leaders of France and Germany discussed a shaky ceasefire deal and economic reforms for Ukraine in a telephone call with President Petro Poroshenko on Sunday (Dec 14). …read more Source: Channel...
Sweden says Russian military jet in near-crash with passenger plane
STOCKHOLM: A Russian military jet nearly collided with a commercial passenger airplane in international airspace near southern Sweden on Friday, the Swedish authorities said, but Russia insisted on Sunday that its jet had kept at a safe distance. Relations between Russia and the West have soured over Moscow’s role in the conflict in Ukraine...
