NUSA DUA, Indonesia, (PNA/Kyodo) –Ministers of the 12 countries in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade negotiations continued work to compile work plans for advancing talks on tariffs and other contentious areas…
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Syrian government army not use chemical weapons – Bashar al-Assad
BERLIN, (PNA/Itar-Tass) –The Syrian government army did not use chemical weapons, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said. In an interview with “Spiegel” daily on Saturday, al-Assad said, “We did not use chemical weapons….
India committed to provide military equipment to Nepal
NEW DELHI, (PNA/IRNA) –India said it is committed to provide military equipment, including non-lethal weapons and vehicles, required by the Nepal Army to take on security duties during the Constituent Assembly polls,…
Supporters of greenpeace activists jailed in Russia protest worldwide
MOSCOW, (PNA/RIA Novosti) -–Numerous supporters of 30 Greenpeace activists detained and charged with piracy in Russia staged a series of demonstrations across the world on Saturday calling for their release. Thousands of…
Commission sees no legal grounds for Tymoshenko’s pardon
MOSCOW, (PNA/RIA Novosti) –Ukraine’s presidential commission on pardons has found no legal grounds to consider a pardon for jailed opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko, a commission member said. “There can be legal grounds…
Total of 1,203 residential houses still flooded in Far East
VLADIVOSTOK, (PNA/Itar-Tass) –Total of 1,203 residential houses remain inundated in the Amur region, the Jewish autonomous region, and the Khabarovsk territory in the aftermath of unprecedented floods that affected significant parts of…
Indonesia eager to become regional power through APEC
JAKARTA, (PNA/Antara News) — What benefit can Indonesia reap in hosting the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) in Nusa Dua, Bali, after Indonesia spent some Rp365 billion from the state budget to host…
Sustainable dev’t in focus at APEC CEO Summit
BALI, Indonesia, (PNA/Xinhua) — More than 1,000 policy makers and business delegates around the Pacific Rim commenced their annual meeting here Saturday amid an unstable global economic recovery. Themed “Towards Resilience and…
West should attend Geneva talks with rational proposals, expert
TEHRAN, (PNA/IRNA) — Iranian expert Ali Khorram said that the West should come to talks with Iran with wise and rational proposals. In an interview with IRNA on Sunday, he said that…
APEC talks crucial to WTO trade deal deadline: WTO chief
BALI, Indonesia, (PNA/Xinhua) — The World Trade Organization (WTO) is hoping that crucial talks during APEC meetings will help it put together sweeping trade facilitation measures before a December deadline in what…
APEC ministerial meeting urges efforts in attaining 3 priorities
BALI, Indonesia, (PNA/Xinhua) — The two-day APEC ministerial meeting concluded here Saturday calling for joint efforts in advancing the three priorities set up to ensure robust economic growth and resilience in Asia…
CEO Summit bridges business, policymakers in boosting growth
BALI, Indonesia, (PNA/Xinhua) — As top business leaders and the heads of state gathered in Bali, a lot of messages could be delivered among them that were expected to help settle problems…
International experts get down to destruction of Syrian chemical arsenals
MOSCOW, (PNA/Itar-Tass) — International experts have gotten down to the destruction of Syrian chemical weaponry arsenals, Agence France Presse said in a report quoting sources in the expert mission. All components of…
Moscow airport police detain brawler aboard jet bound for Egypt
MOSCOW, (PNA/Itar-Tass) — Police at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport on Sunday detained a brawler aboard a jet of the Severny Veter airline that was bound for Sharm al-Sheik, Egypt, a spokesman for the…
US commandos raid hideouts in Africa, nab top Qaeda leader
By Lalit K Jha WASHINGTON, (PNA/PTI) — In daring raids, US commandos have captured a fugitive al-Qaeda leader from the streets of Libya and raided the seaside villa of an al-Shabaab militant…