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09:42, april 7, 2017

400 million people still living in extreme poverty in Asia and the Pacific

Some 400 million people in Asia and the Pacific still confront poverty as part of their daily lives due to widening income inequality, despite the region’s impressive gains in reducing income

14:30, april 6, 2017

Explosive device made safe in St Petersburg residential building

Russian authorities have made safe an explosive device found in a residential building in St Petersburg, the St. Petersburg news site Fontanka.ru reported on April 6.

10:34, april 6, 2017

Russian, Uzbek leaders vow to boost cooperation in military and technical spheres

Presidents of Russia and Uzbekistan Vladimir Putin and Shavkat Mirziyoyev support the further expansion of cooperation in military and technical spheres, says a joint statement made by the two

10:16, april 6, 2017

Recession, sanctions left 19.8 million Russians living in Poverty last year

Radio Liberty reports that official figures showed on April 5 that the number of Russians living in poverty reached 19.

14:34, april 5, 2017

Russian president meets representatives of CIS member nations’ security and intelligence agencies

Russian President today is holding a meeting with heads of delegations participating in the 14th meeting of the Conference of Chiefs of the CIS Security and Intelligence Agencies, the Kremlin press

11:28, april 5, 2017

Assad accused of chemical attack killing dozens in Idlib; Syrian army rejects these claims

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reports at least 58 people have been killed and dozens wounded in a suspected chemical attack on a rebel-held town in north-western Syria.

10:34, april 5, 2017

Migrants warned to lay low in St. Petersburg, as activists fear police clampdown

Radio Liberty reports that migrant advocates are warning foreign workers in St.

10:00, april 4, 2017

Police suspect suicide bombing after at least 11 killed by underground blast in St. Petersburg

According to media reports, Russian authorities said they were investigating a suspected suicide bombing on Monday after a blast on the Saint Petersburg subway system killed 11 people and wounded

16:28, april 3, 2017

Tajikistan takes the third place in Moscow’s pilaf festival

Tajikistan’s team has reportedly taken the third place in an international charity festival-contest “Cult of Pilaf” that took place in Moscow on April 1 in the framework of Navrouz

11:23, april 3, 2017

U.S. ambassador to UN says President Trump will take strong action against Russia

U.S. media reports say the U.S.

15:55, march 30, 2017

President Trump’s daughter Ivanka gets White House office

President Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka Trump has assumed a “voluntary” position in the White House described as her father’s “eyes and ears,” but experts say it

13:10, march 29, 2017

Top U.S. general in Europe calls for sending lethal weaponry to Ukraine

Media reports say the top U.S.

11:29, march 29, 2017

UK officially begins Brexit process

British Prime Minister Theresa May is filing formal Brexit divorce papers today.

11:08, march 29, 2017

Moscow to host pilaf festival

An international charity festival-contest “Cult of Pilaf” will take place in Moscow on April 1 in the framework of Navrouz celebrations.

11:31, march 28, 2017

Iran’s president in Moscow to discuss regional issues, bilateral ties with his Russian counterpart

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani arrived in Moscow Monday evening for a two-day official visit to discuss regional issues and matters of mutual interest with his Russian counterpart and other

14:45, march 27, 2017

Pakistan starts building fence along its border with Afghanistan

Pakistan says it has begun building a fence along its border with Afghanistan According to media reports, Pakistan says it has started building the fence in areas where it says militants have

14:27, march 27, 2017

Al Qaeda terror mastermind Qari Yasin killed in US airstrike in Afghanistan

Media reports say United States military said on March 25 it had killed a top al Qaeda operative behind the Marriott Hotel bombing in Islamabad in 2008 and the attack on a bus carrying the Sri Lankan

11:27, march 27, 2017

Japan, Russia hold first ‘two-plus-two’ talks since Crimea annexation

Japan and Russia agreed on March 20 to closely cooperate on efforts to curb North Korea’s nuclear provocations, holding their first ministerial talks on foreign policy and security since Moscow

15:30, march 20, 2017

Moscow expected to host talks on Afghan conflict next month

Russia media outlets report that Moscow plans to host international talks on the conflict in Afghanistan on April 14.

11:08, march 17, 2017

US government declassifies Cold War nuclear test videos

Media reports say US authorities have declassified hundreds of videos chronicling the country’s 20th century nuclear weapon tests.

16:51, march 14, 2017

Turkey suspends high-level diplomatic relations with the Netherlands

Turkey says it is halting all high-level political discussions with the Netherlands and that Ankara’s agreement with the European Union to help hold back a flood of Asian migrants has ended, as

11:28, march 13, 2017

UN’s child relief agency says 2016 was the worst year yet for Syria's children

The Syrian civil war began in 2011, and a new report released by the United Nations' child relief agency, UNICEF, on March 13, says 2016 has been the deadliest year of the conflict for children,

15:46, march 9, 2017

Jon Huntsman to be Trump’s Ambassador to Russia

Media reports say Jon Huntsman has accepted President Donald Trump's offer to be the next ambassador to Russia.

13:52, march 9, 2017

Daesh ringleader Baghdadi believed to have fled Mosul, hid in desert

The leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorist group, also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), Islamic State (IS), and by its Arabic language acronym,

10:28, march 7, 2017

ICJ begins considering suit filed by Ukraine against Russia

Hearings have begun at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in Ukraine's suit against Russia.

15:03, march 3, 2017

Afghan, Russian presidents may meet on sidelines of SCO summit in Astana

Afghan foreign minister said that Afghan President Ashraf Ghani may meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the upcoming Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in

14:41, march 3, 2017

White House discloses Trump's son-in law met with Russian ambassador

Media reports say the known ties between the Trump campaign and Russia now appear to include a member of Trump's family.

16:11, march 2, 2017

‘Sharia patrols’ appear on Moscow streets

Sharia patrols have appeared on Moscow streets. Sharia patrols, are groups of young Sunni Muslim, members of a movement that called itself Stop Haram.

14:27, march 1, 2017

WP: FBI once planned to pay former British spy who authored controversial Trump dossier

The former British spy who authored a controversial dossier on behalf of Donald Trump’s political opponents alleging ties between Trump and Russia reached an agreement with the FBI a few weeks

14:58, february 27, 2017

Iranian film wins Oscar for best foreign language film

The Salesman , a film by Iranian director Asghar Farhadi, has won the Oscar for the best foreign-language picture at the Academy Awards ceremony.