WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 (PNA/Xinhua)– Global food prices continued to decline between October 2013 and January 2014, as crop harvests and a few favorable factors continued to push down prices, the World Bank…
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Fed has no authority to regulate bitcoin — Yellen
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 (PNA/Kyodo) — The U.S. central bank has no authority to regulate bitcoin, a virtual currency used for online transactions, and it would be difficult to even try to control…
Fourth shipment of chemical weapons removed from Syria
UNITED NATIONS, Feb. 27 (PNA/ITAR-TASS) — A fourth consignment of chemicals, a quantity of sulphur mustard, was transported from Syria to the port of Latakia on Wednesday, February 26. In Latakia, the…
Yanukovych remains Ukraine’s legitimate president
MOSCOW, Feb. 27 (PNA/ITAR-TASS) –Speaker of the Federation Council, upper house of Russia’s parliament, Valentina Matviyenko said Viktor Yanukovych was Ukraine’s legitimate president because no procedures had been carried out to remove…
U.N. chief calls on Uganda to repeal anti-homosexuality bill
NEW YORK, Feb. 26 (PNA/Kyodo) — U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon called for the controversial anti-homosexuality law in Uganda that authorizes punishments of up to life in prison for those accused…
Pentagon official-nominee warns against Japan-China incident
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 (PNA/Kyodo) — The nominee for assistant U.S. defense secretary for Asian and Pacific security affairs urged Japan and China on Tuesday to enhance dialogue to avoid a possible incident…
Without accord, U.S. troops to leave Afghanistan this year: Obama
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 (PNA/Kyodo) — The United States will withdraw all troops from Afghanistan in late December, unless the two countries can reach an agreement on the status of American forces in…
Voting on Ukraine’s new government to be held on February 27
KIEV, Feb. 26 (PNA/ITAR-TASS) –Voting on the composition of Ukraine’s new government will take place in the morning on February 27, leader of the Batkivshchyna (Fatherland) faction in the Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada…
Philippines, Malaysia to forge agreement on cultural exchange, education
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Feb. 25 (PNA) — Among the major highlights of President Benigno S. Aquino III’s visit here this week is the signing of the cooperation agreement on cultural exchange and…
Japan’s whaling vessels, environmentalist group trade ambush claims
TOKYO, Feb. 24 (PNA/Xinhua) — Japanese whaling vessels and environmentalist group Sea Shepherd on Monday traded accusations of attack over a collision in the Antarctic Sea. Japanese whaling vessels, collided with anti-whaling…
Mysterious death squad could complicate political crisis in Bangkok
BANGKOK, Feb. 23 (PNA/Xinhua) –The emergence of a mysterious death squad that has killed both anti-government protesters and law enforcement personnel has baffled authorities and complicated the already worsened political crisis in…
G20 finance ministers and central bank governors meeting concludes in Sydney
SYDNEY, Feb. 23 (PNA/Xinhua) — G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting concluded with tangible outcomes on Sunday in Sydney, the first held on Australia’s soil. In the press conference held…
Obama, Putin urge quick implementation of Ukraine deal
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 (PNA/Xinhua) — U.S. President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin agreed Friday on the need to quickly implement an agreement aimed at ending the Ukraine crisis. Both…
President, opposition reach deal to end Ukraine unrest
KIEV, Feb. 21 (PNA/RIA Novosti) -–The president of Ukraine and the opposition reached a deal Friday on an agreement they hope will lead out of the deepening and increasingly bloody political crisis…
Australia calls for greater ASEAN role in WPS disputes
MANILA, Feb. 20 (PNA) — Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop on Thursday urged the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to assume a more active role in ensuring a peaceful resolution to the…