Section: Philippines
Ted Cruz pledges to negotiate with Russia on nuclear arms reduction
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 — US Republican presidential candidate and winner of Iowa caucus Ted Cruz pledged on Tuesday to negotiate new cuts in nuclear weapons with Russia if he wins the presidency. Asked whether he would negotiate nuclear arms reductions with Russia like his predecessor President Ronald Reagan did with the former Soviet Union, Cruz...
Merkel stresses need to provide OSCE with access to Donbass conflict zone
BERLIN, Feb. 3 — German Chancellor Angela Merkel during a phone talk with Russian President Vladimir Putin stressed the necessity to provide the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) monitoring group with the long-term access to eastern Ukrainian conflict-torn Donbass region, German Chancellor’s spokesman Steffen...
Merkel tells Putin to ‘use influence’ to rein in Ukraine rebels
BERLIN, Germany – German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday, February 2, urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to use his influence to rein in pro-Kremlin rebels in eastern Ukraine, a day after she warned a year-old peace deal was not being fully implemented. During a phone call, Merkel “made it clear … …read more Source:...
Moldova has one of the largest cemeteries in Eastern Europe
Moldova’s sprawling Saint Lazarus cemetery is one of the largest graveyards in Eastern Europe. It lies on a hill in Chisinau, the capital of this impoverished nation located between European Union member Romania and Ukraine. Built in the 1960s, it covers 200 hectares (495 acres) and is dotted with wooden, metal and stone crosses, inscribed...
Record hot years almost certainly caused by man-made warming
A man cools off in a water sprinkler in a park during a hot summer morning in central Kiev, Ukraine, July 24, 2015.REUTERS/GLEB GARANICH A record-breaking string of hot years since 2000 is almost certainly a sign of man-made global warming, with vanishingly small chances that it was caused by random, natural swings, a study showed on Monday. Last...
PHL ranks 33rd in USNews’ Best Countries poll
Global perceptions overlaid key business, economic, and quality of life indicators in the 2016 Best Countries ranking. The list was scored by US News in partnership with WPP and Wharton. The Best Countries rankings evaluated 60 countries across 24 rankings drawn from a survey of more than 16,000 global citizens. Concept photography by Micahel...
Putin is ‘picture of corruption’ – US Treasury official
LONDON: A senior US Treasury official has directly accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of corruption, in a BBC programme. The US government imposed sanctions against a number of Kremlin insiders in 2014 after Russia’s annexation of Crimea in Ukraine, but did not accuse Putin of direct involvement in corruption. However, during a...
Vladimir Putin is ‘picture of corruption’ – US Treasury official
LONDON, United Kingdom – A senior US Treasury official has directly accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of corruption, in a BBC program that aired Monday, January 25. The US government imposed sanctions against a number of Kremlin insiders in 2014 after Russia’s annexation of Crimea in Ukraine, but did not accuse … …read...
Top Europe rights body sends team to Crimea
STRASBOURG, France – Europe’s top human rights body has sent a delegation to Crimea to assess the situation in the strategic peninsula annexed by Russia from Ukraine in 2014, officials said Monday, January 25. The Council of Europe mission will look at several … …read more Source:...
Iran, China pledge closer ties
TEHRAN: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday hailed a “new chapter” in relations with China after talks with President Xi Jinping, who is touring the region to boost Beijing’s economic influence. The Asian giant and the Middle East’s foremost Shiite power aim to build economic ties worth up to $600 billion within the next 10...
