LONDON, (PNA/IRNA) — A wall of mistrust still separates Americans and Iranians and it will take more than recent statements by both governments to break down that wall, according to former CBS…
Actions to support legal migration for global dev’t to be discussed at UN
UNITED NATIONS, (PNA/Itar-Tass) — A two-day High-Level Dialogue on International Migration and Development, which will be attended by delegations from more than 150 UN member countries, including head of the Russian Federal…
Iloilo village head survives ambush but nephew killed
ILOILO CITY, (PNA) — A village chieftain survived while his nephew was killed in an ambush Wednesday in Calinog, Iloilo. Police report revealed that Eustaquio Porras, head of Barangay Lonoy, was on…
Tunisian tourism minister to visit Tehran
TEHRAN, (PNA/IRNA) — Tunisian Tourism Minister Jamel Gamra is to start a visit to Tehran on Oct 5, 2013. Gamra, who is heading a delegation including representatives from Ministries of Foreign Affairs,…
Peruvian president to visit Thailand
BANGKOK, (PNA/Xinhua) — Peruvian President Ollanta Humala will make an official visit to Thailand as guest of the Thai government on Friday. According to the Thai Foreign Ministry, the Peruvian president will…
BFAR-6 to host Visayas-wide environmental media confab
ILOILO CITY, (PNA) — The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Region 6, in coordination with Tanggol Kalikasan and the United States Agency for International Development, will hold a Visayas-wide Environmental Media…
DND bids out P18-billion frigate project
MANILA, (PNA) — To beef up the capabilities of the Philippine Navy (PN), the Department of National Defense (DND) announced that it will setting aside P18-bilion to acquire two brand-new frigates. The…
China Focus: New tourism law spurs Chinese independent travel
HEFEI, (PNA/Xinhua) — China’s first tourism law, in aiming to upgrade the country’s tourism industry, has caused travel agencies to raise prices, spurring more Chinese to become independent travelers. Having learned that…
United Russia congress to discuss party strategy
MOSCOW, (PNA/Itar-Tass) — The results of the recent regional elections and the party strategy in the face of increasing political competition will be the main issues at a regular, 14th Congress of…
Butuan City inks MOU with Spain-based NGO for gender promotion
BUTUAN CITY, (PNA) — The Butuan City government signed Thursday morning a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Paz y Desarollo (Peace and Development) to promote gender equality in political participation in Agusan…
Gov’t eyes securing P59-B 2014 climate, DRRM budget
By Catherine Teves MANILA, (PNA) — Government is proposing for next year a P59 billion total budget for its nationwide climate change and disaster risk reduction and management (DRRM) program. Budget chief…
DTI’s shared service facility to generate over 4,000 jobs in E. Visayas
PALO, Leyte, (PNA) — The Dept. of Trade and Industry is eyeing to generate at least 4,487 direct and indirect jobs from deployment of shared service facility (SSF) in Eastern Visayas. Ma….
Tokyo stocks end slightly lower on U.S. gov’t shutdown
TOKYO, (PNA/Xinhua) — Tokyo stocks ended slightly lower Thursday as investors refrained from active buying amid concerns over the negative economic impact stemming from the ongoing partial U.S. government shutdown. The 225-issue…
Libyan media links embassy attack to alleged crime by Russian
DUBAI, (PNA/RIA Novosti) -–A group of armed gunmen opened fire on the Russian embassy in Tripoli on Wednesday night, in an attack that Libyan media speculated may have been motivated by a…
PNP’s marksmanship program eyes P.2M aid from Nueva Vizcaya peace body
BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, (PNA) — The Philippine National Police (PNP) here is expected to get funding assistance for the implementation of the agency’s Marksmanship Proficiency Project (MPP) among policemen in the province….