MOSCOW, (PNA/R-Sport) -– It was the ultimate Hail Mary play and, as many expected, it failed: US sports star Tim Tebow is not coming to play American football in Russia, the owner…
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Nuke power holds immense potential in giving vital push to health sectors
NEW DELHI, (PNA/IRNA) — An official with the Bhabha Atomic Research Center (BARC) said Saturday that nuclear power holds immense potential in giving a vital push to health and farm sectors. K…
UN official concerned over clashes between Israel, int’l activists
RAMALLAH, (PNA/Xinhua) — A UN official expressed on Saturday concerns over recent clashes between Israeli soldiers and international activists who tried to aid Palestinians. James Rowley, UN coordinator for human rights affairs…
Japan, Canada to boost tie-ups toward Canadian shale gas exports
TOKYO, (PNA/Kyodo) — Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper are expected to agree to increase cooperation toward starting Canadian shale gas exports to Japan from around 2020, Japanese…
Maldives is all psyched for World Tourism Day 2013
MANILA, (PNA) — One week is all that is left until World Tourism Day, which this year will be hosted by Maldives. With the theme “Tourism and Water: Protecting our Common Future”,…
American companies want to link up with Filipino entrepreneurs
DAGUPAN CITY, (PNA)–From 75 to 100 American companies are willing to link up not only with big but also small manufacturers in the Philippines, particularly in the the province of Pangasinan. This…
UN condemns Nairobi terror attack
UNITED NATIONS, (PNA/PTI) — The United Nations Security Council has condemned in the strongest possible terms the terror attack at an upscale mall in Kenya in which 39 people, including two Indians,…
UN chief calls on world’s business leaders to play key role in sustainable development
UNITED NATIONS, (PNA/APP) — Warning that “we cannot accept a rising tide that floats only some boats and leaves many to drown,” Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on business leaders to do…
Iraqi Kurds elect regional parliament with hope for change
By Jamal Hashim, Liang Youchang ARBIL, Iraq, (PNA/Xinhua) — Voters in Iraq’s autonomous Kurdish region went to the polls Saturday to elect their parliament with the hope for a change in the…
Larijani: Iran, Turkey believes in democratic reforms in Syria
TEHRAN, (PNA/IRNA) -– Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani said Saturday evening that Iran and Turkey share a common view on Syria which is to have democracy-based reforms in that country. Larijani made the…
Alliance Global to raise P16B from TSI price offering
By Leslie D. Venzon MANILA, (PNA) — Listed Alliance Global Group, Inc. (AGI) will raise P16.2 billion (about $ 371 million) from offering of common shares in subsidiary which will be mainly…
Vietnam’s port city urged to exploit location as ‘gateway to sea’
HANOI, (PNA/VNS) — Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has urged northern port city Hai Phong to make full use of its strength as the north’s gateway to the sea. Trong called…
China issues warning on typhoon ‘Usagi’
BEIJING, (PNA/Xinhua) — Chinese authorities on Friday issued a disaster relief alert for typhoon “Usagi”, which is expected to hit coastal regions of southern China’s Guangdong Province on September 22. The warning…
‘Russia wants to consolidate strategic ties with India’
MOSCOW, (PNA/PTI) –Observing that Russia has very “purposeful” relationship with India, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev today said it would like to consolidate the bilateral strategic partnership and help India in expanding its…
Abe, Aso to put final touches to stimulus package
TOKYO, (PNA/Kyodo) — Finance Minister Taro Aso expressed confidence Friday that the government will smoothly map out an economic stimulus package, despite lingering discord over whether to implement a corporate tax cut….