MOSCOW, Sept. 7 (PNA/Sputnik) — Catholic Pope Francis said that in the face of the “tragedy of tens of thousands of refugees that flee death in conflict and hunger and are on…
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WHO declares end of Ebola outbreak in Liberia
GENEVA, Sept. 3 (PNA/Xinhua) — The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday declared Liberia free of Ebola virus transmission in the human population. The WHO said in a statement that Liberia’s ability…
Shangri-La thangka exhibition sets world record
SHANGRI-LA, Yunnan, June 21 (PNA/Xinhua) — A Tibetan Buddhist shrine in Shangri-La of southwest China’s Yunnan Province set a Guinness World Record on Sunday for the biggest exhibition of thangka paintings. Guinness…
IS to bomb Syria’s ancient city of Palmyra: monitor
DAMASCUS, June 21 (PNA/Xinhua) — The Islamic State (IS) militants have rigged the millennia-old city of Palmyra in central Syria with explosives, a monitor group reported on Sunday. The IS militants planted…
Again? US destroyer to enter Black Sea Sunday to support Atlantic resolve
MOSCOW, June 21 (PNA/Sputnik) — The Arleigh-Burke class destroyer will enter the sea in support of the so-called Operation Atlantic Resolve designed to reassure US allies of Washington’s support amid tensions with…
Obama: Gun control reforms unlikely in America
MOSCOW, June 21 (PNA/Sputnik) — Tighter gun control is unlikely to be introduced in the United States in the near future, as lobby groups such as the National Rifle Association (NRA) remain…
Japan, S. Korea foreign ministers to meet amid rows over WWII issues
TOKYO, June 21 (PNA/Kyodo) — Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida will hold talks Sunday in Tokyo with his South Korean counterpart Yun Byung Se, who is making the first visit to Japan…
Tens of thousands protest austerity across Britain
LONDON, June 21 (PNA/Xinhua) — Tens of thousands of people took part in anti-austerity demonstrations in cities across Britain on Saturday. Joined by some union leaders and celebrities, the largest march was…
UN chief calls for “open hearts” for refugees
UNITED NATIONS, June 21 (PNA/Xinhua) — UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Saturday called on the international community to recall common humanity and open hearts to refugees in the world. Ban made the…
Asia GDP grows 6 %: ADB
QINGDAO, Shandong Province, (PNA/Xinhua) — The Asian Development Bank estimates the overall GDP growth of Asian countries for 2015 will be around 6 percent, making it once again the fastest-growing continent in…
ASEAN Economic Community set to emerge this year
HANOI, June 17 (PNA/VNS) — Scrutinizing the establishment of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), a pillar of the ASEAN Community that will be formed by the end of this year, and Vietnam’s…
Clinton calls for prosperity for all at first campaign rally
NEW YORK, June 14 (PNA/PTI) — Hillary Clinton formally launched her second bid to become the first woman president of the US by promising to reverse the gaping gulf between the rich…
ASEAN moves in right direction in forming AEC
NUSAJAYA, June 9 (PNA/Bernama) — ASEAN is heading in the right direction in forming the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) by year-end as it would provide a massive marketplace for companies looking for…
G-7 ‘strongly opposes’ China’s land reclamation
By Ko Hirano MUNICH, June 8 (PNA/Kyodo) — Leaders of the Group of Seven industrialized nations on Sunday expressed “strong opposition” to massive land reclamation in disputed waters in the South China…
Obama sets out to enforce sanctions as Europe Wavers
MOSCOW, June 7 (PNA/Sputnik) — US President Barack Obama set out to enforce the EU’s sanctions against Russia on Sunday, at a speech prior to the opening of the G7 summit in…