MOSCOW, (PNA/Itar-Tass) — Russia’s two Tupolev-95MS strategic bombers have completed patrolling the Norwegian Sea, Defence Ministry Spokesperson Igor Klimov said. “Their flight route passed across neutral waters in the Norwegian Sea. The…
Year: 2013
Snowden nominated for freedom of thought prize
BRUSSELS/MOSCOW, (PNA/RIA Novosti) -– Members of the European Parliament are officially nominating fugitive US leaker Edward Snowden for a prize celebrating freedom of thought, a parliamentary representative said Wednesday. Snowden is a…
ChiNext Index opens lower Thursday
BEIJING, (PNA/Xinhua) — The ChiNext Index, tracking China’s Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, opened at 1,215.69 points on Thursday, down 5.02 points from the previous close. The index, together with the Shenzhen…
Roxas: Troops contain rebels’ movement amid Zambo crisis
By: Teofilo P. Garcia, Jr. ZAMBOANGA CITY, (PNA) -– Local Government secretary Manuel Roxas, II, announced Wednesday that the “Misuari-faction” Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) rebels were contained in a particular place…
HCM City sees conjunctivitis outbreak
HO CHI MINH CITY, (PNA/VNS) — The number of patients with viral conjunctivitis, or pinkeye, has increased twofold compared with previous months in Ho Chi Minh (HCM) City, according to the local…
China treasury bond futures open higher Thursday
BEIJING, (PNA/Xinhua) — China’s treasury bond futures opened higher on Thursday, with the contract for settlement in December 2013, the most actively traded, opening 0.034 yuan higher at 93.59 yuan (15.10 U.S….
Airline operators council supports dual airport plan
CLARK FREEPORT, Pampanga, (PNA)–The Airline Operators Council (AOC) has expressed support in the government’s move to develop both Clark International Airport (CIA) in Pampanga and the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) in…
30th Infantry Battalion repulses off NPA band in Surigao Del Norte
By Priam F. Nepomuceno MANILA, (PNA) — Troopers from the Army’s 30th Infantry Battalion repulsed 20 New People’s Army (NPA) fighters during an encounter in Barangay Alipao, Alegria, Surigao Del Norte Wednesday…
Control plan of Syria’s chemical weapons submitted to U.S.
ASTANA, (PNA/Itar-Tass) — The Russian plan for putting Syria’s chemical weapons under international control has been handed over to the United States. “We have handed over to the Americans our plan for…
Indonesian VP asks two ministers to solve North Sumatra power crisis
JAKARTA, (PNA/Antara) — Vice President Boediono has urged State Enterprises Minister Dahlan Iskan and Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Jero Wacik to take strategic steps to address electrical power crisis in North…
45 killed, 63 wounded in violent attacks in Iraq
BAGHDAD, (PNA/Xinhua) — At least 45 people were killed and 63 others wounded in separate violent attacks across Iraq on Wednesday, interior ministry and police sources said. A suicide bomber wearing an…
VN, Singapore raise ties to next level
HA NOI, (PNA/VNS) -— Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and his Singaporean counterpart Lee Hsien Loong have agreed to elevate the friendship between the two countries into a strategic partnership. This was…
Russia set to launch rokot rocket after long suspension
PLESETSK, (PNA/RIA Novosti) -– Russia will launch a light-class Rokot carrier rocket early on Thursday following a nine-month suspension due to attempts to fix a glitch in the rocket’s booster, a Russian…
AFP doing everything to contain Zambo violence from spilling over to other areas
By Priam Nepomuceno MANILA, (PNA) — With the stand-off between the military and rogue Moro National Liberation Front members in Zamboanga City now on its third day, military spokesperson Brig. Gen. Domingo…
Nearly 100 people killed in Central African Republic clash
BANGUI, (PNA/Xinhua) — Nearly 100 people were killed in days of fighting in Central African Republic between supporters of former president Francois Bozize and the forces loyal to President of Transition Michel…