BAGHDAD, (PNA/Xinhua) — At least five people were killed and five others wounded in two suicide bomb attacks in Iraq on Friday, police said. Three soldiers were killed and five others wounded…
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Turkish president warns of radicalization in Syria
ISTANBUL, (PNA/Xinhua) — Turkish President Abdullah Gul Friday warned of a growing threat of radicalization in Syria as the country’s conflict shows no sign of end anytime soon. Gul made the remarks…
Cleric advises Obama not to be influenced by Netanyahu
TEHRAN, (PNA/IRNA) -– Tehran’s interim Friday prayers leader, Hojjatoleslam Kazem Seddiqi, on Friday criticized anti-Iran remarks by the US president, Barack Obama, after his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, advising…
Putin to meet leaders of Japan, China and Indonesia on sidelines of APEC summit
MOSCOW, (PNA/Itar-Tass) — Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold meetings with Japanese Prime Minister Sinzho Abe and Chinese and Indonesian leaders Xi Jinping and Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on the sidelines of the…
Australian doctors develop new treatment for type 1 diabetes sufferers
SYDNEY, (PNA/Xinhua) — Australian doctors have developed a new pump for type 1 diabetes patients to avoid life-threatening seizures and comas, local media reported on Friday. Dr Tim Jones, head of the…
Iran not alone in need of change in current situation: Saffar Harandi
TEHRAN, (PNA/IRNA) -– Senior member of the Expediency Council, Mohammad-Hossein Saffar Harani, said on Friday that Iran needs to engage with the world, at least because of the need to eliminate oppression…
APEC ministers to welcome TPP, other free trade frameworks
By Sayo Sasaki NUSA DUA, Indonesia, (PNA/Kyodo) — Ministers of the 21-member Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum gathered Friday on the Indonesian resort island of Bali where they are expected to adopt a…
(Lead) 9 dead in Nigeria as private jet crashes: official
LAGOS, (PNA/Xinhua) — At least nine people were dead after a private jet carrying 27 people crashed near the Lagos Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Nigeria’s southwestern Lagos State, the country’s national…
Russian woman linked to Libya embassy attack was professional powerlifter
NOVOSIBIRSK/MOSCOW, (PNA/RIA Novosti) — The Russian woman whose alleged murder of a Libyan Air Force officer prompted an armed mob to attack the Russian embassy in Libya this week was a former…
Putin and Obama will not meet at APEC summit
MOSCOW, (PNA/Itar-Tass) — The Kremlin is sorry the meeting between Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and the US President Barack Obama will not take place at the APEC summit, press secretary of the…
Bam Aquino says top issue in PHL still inclusive growth
By Azer Parrocha MANILA, (PNA) — Although the country may have garnered the highest GDP yet, Sen. Benigno ‘Bam’ Aquino IV on Friday explained that it was not enough to say that…
Gomez scores back-to-back wins; Frayna remains on top in the Battle of the Grandmasters
By Lily O. Ramos MANILA, (PNA)– Grandmaster John Paul Gomez scored back-to-back wins in the 2013 Battle of the Grandmaster Chess Championships at the Philippine Sports Commission Conference Room, Administration Bldg., Vito…
Gomez stays on top, Frayna grabs lead in 2013 Battle of the Grandmasters’ Chess C’ships
By Lily O. Ramos MANILA, (PNA)—Grandmaster GM John Paul Gomez stayed on top of the ongoing Grandsmasters’ Chess Championships with a total of 13.5 points while GM Rogelio “Joey” Antonio Jr (10.5…
Russian imam links Elton John to devil, urges gig boycott
MOSCOW, (PNA/RIA Novosti) — A conservative imam in Russia’s predominantly Muslim Republic of Tatarstan has called for a boycott of an upcoming concert by gay pop star Elton John, whom he branded…
Russia’s ruling party apologizes for congratulating elderly with Reagan pic
MOSCOW, (PNA/RIA Novosti) — Russia’s ruling political party has been forced to issue an apology after a local branch illustrated congratulations on its website for this week’s International Day of Older Persons…