MANILA, (PNA) — College football debuts on live television as Season 76 of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) kicks off on Nov. 23 at the Far Eastern University (FEU)-Diliman…
Russia boosting arms shipments to Syria — U.S. officials
WASHINGTON, (PNA/RIA Novosti) -– Russia has increased its weapons shipments to Syrian President Bashar Assad’s government since last year, military aid that is likely “more significant” than Iranian arms supplies to Damascus,…
Lavrov: Russia interested in Japan’s participation in Geneva-2
TOKYO, (PNA/Itar-Tass) — Russia hails Japan’s intention to take part in the Geneva-2 conference on Syria, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said after two-plus-two talks on Saturday. “The main task on the…
Man confesses to dozens of rapes around Moscow
MOSCOW, (PNA/RIA Novosti) — A 25-year-old man has confessed to committing at least two dozen rapes around Moscow, primarily in apartment building elevators, investigators said Friday. The suspect, who was apprehended quickly…
Afghan police kill 17 Taliban fighters
KABUL, (PNA/Xinhua) — Afghan police backed by the army have killed 17 Taliban fighters during series of operations across the country over the past 24 hours, Interior Ministry said in a statement…
RF, Japan to strengthen cooperation between ships in Gulf of Aden
TOKYO, (PNA/Itar-Tass) — Russia and Japan will step up cooperation between their ships in the Gulf of Aden, Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu told a press conference on Saturday after the talks…
Russia’s General Staff to step up contacts with Japanese counterpart
TOKYO, (PNA/Itar-Tass) — The General Staff of Russia’s armed forces and the Staff of Japan’s Self-Defence Force have agreed to step up bilateral contacts, Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu told a news…
Moscow, Tokyo agree to begin dialogue on regional security formation
TOKYO, (PNA/Itar-Tass) — Moscow and Tokyo have agreed to begin a dialogue on the new nonaligned security architecture formation in the Asia-Pacific region, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lvov said on Saturday after…
Japan, Russia agree to boost defense exchanges
TOKYO, (PNA/Xinhua) — Japan and Russia agreed to improve bilateral defense exchanges at the first “two-plus-two” meeting involving their foreign and defense ministers here on Saturday. Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida said…
Lavrov: Moscow hopes US-Japanese relations will not create problems for Russia
TOKYO, (PNA/Itar-Tass) — Moscow hopes that relations between the United States and Japan will not pose any problems to Russia, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said after two-plus-two format talks between the foreign…
Iran determined to expand energy cooperation with Russia
MOSCOW, (PNA/IRNA) — Energy Minister of Iran Hamid Chitchian said here that Tehran is determined to develop cooperation with Moscow in energy and electricity fields. Talking to IRNA, Chitchian said Iran is…
Russian-Japanese talks focus on US missile defense plans
TOKYO, (PNA/RIA Novosti) — Russian concern over the deployment of elements of a US missile defense network in Japan was the subject of “special attention” during talks in Tokyo this week between…
Barack Obama greets people on Diwali
By Lalit K Jha WASHINGTON, (PNA/PTI) — US President Barack Obama greeted Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and Buddhists across the globe on the occasion of Diwali, saying the flame of the diya reminds…
Kremlin denies Snowden is breaking terms of Russian asylum
MOSCOW, (PNA/RIA Novosti) — Fugitive US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden will not be permitted to break the conditions of his asylum status in Russia by harming the US, a Russian newspaper quoted…
Modi meets rally blast victims’ families amid tight security
PATNA, (PNA/PTI) — Meeting the families of six persons killed in serial bomb blasts during the Sunday rally, BJP Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi on Saturday assured them all help from the…