VIENNA, Feb. 19 (PNA/Xinhua) — The Iranian nuclear talks on Wednesday will go into details of the agenda proposed by all sides on Tuesday, diplomats told Xinhua. The second-day session of the…
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Death toll in Bangkok clash rises to 5
BANGKOK, Feb. 19 (PNA/Xinhua) –Five people, including a Thai policeman, were killed in a clash between Thai police and anti- government protesters in Bangkok on Tuesday, the latest figures released on Wednesday…
Ukraine’s Interior Ministry: Unrest in central Kiev claims six policemen
KIEV, Feb. 19 (PNA/ITAR-TASS) –The number of police, who died of gunshot wounds in Kiev’s unrest, has increased to six, Ukraine’s interior ministry says. The authority reports on its site on the…
Australia extends $ 120M in medical research funding
CANBERRA, Feb. 18 (PNA/Xinhua) — Australian Department of Health on Tuesday announced 133 million AU dollar (US$ 120 million) in funding to help Australian researchers find new health treatments and cures. Minister…
S.Korea sets up int’l dialogue mechanism on DPRK issue
SEOUL, Feb. 18 (PNA/Xinhua) — South Korea on Tuesday officially launched”the Korean Peninsula Club”, a dialogue mechanism involving 21 countries, to strengthen international communication and cooperation on issues about Democratic People’s Republic…
Mainland-Taiwan tax pact of mutual benefit: spokeswoman
BEIJING, Feb. 17 (PNA/Xinhua) –A mainland spokeswoman on Monday talked up cross-Strait plans for a pact on the avoidance of double taxation, after concern that it may lead to the exposure of…
Thai army chief orders tightened security around rally sites
BANGKOK, Feb. 17 (PNA/Xinhua) –Thailand’s army chief Prayuth Chan-ocha on Monday ordered troops to step up security around rally sites in the capital Bangkok to prevent violence. Prayuth instructed army agencies concerned…
Russia welcomes high-level inter-Korean talks
MOSCOW, Feb. 16 (PNA/ITAR-TASS) — Russia welcomed high-level talks between North and South Koreas that ended in Panmunjom on Friday, February 14. “We can only welcome the fact that South and North…
Iran’s relations with ASEAN growing: Iranian envoy
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 16 (PNA/IRNA) — Iran’s Ambassador to Malaysia Mohammad Jalal Firouznia said on Saturday that Tehran’s relations with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are now growing. Speaking to…
Death toll rises to four in Indonesian volcano eruption
KEDIRI, Indonesia, Feb. 16 (PNA/Xinhua) –The death toll from eruption of Kelud volcano in Indonesia’s province of East Java increased to four on Saturday with all of them living within the radius…
Obama signs debt limit increase into law
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 (PNA/Xinhua) — U.S. President Barack Obama on Saturday signed a bill that lifts the country’s debt ceiling through March 15, 2015, declaring a halt of the fierce bipartisan contention…
Italy awaits new PM after Letta resigns
ROME, Feb. 15 (PNA/Xinhua) — As Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta officially submitted his resignation on Friday, a round of consultations would soon be underway between President Giorgio Napolitano and all parliamentary…
Japan to study closing U.S. base in Okinawa in 5 years
TOKYO, Feb. 14 (PNA/Xinhua) — The Japanese government will convene a committee with local prefectural officials in Okinawa to explore closing the controversial U.S. Marines’ Futenma air base in Ginowan City in…
Russia, Germany to cooperate within G8 on global issues
MOSCOW, Feb. 14 (PNA/ITAR-TASS) — Russia and Germany will closely cooperate in resolving key international issues within the Group of Eight, uniting France, United States, the United Kingdom, Russia, Germany, Japan, Italy…
EU-ASEAN aviation summit proposes open skies agreement
SINGAPORE, Feb. 12 (PNA/Bernama) — The European Union (EU) and ASEAN have proposed to take their aviation cooperation to a new level by negotiating a comprehensive air transport agreement. This was stated…