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10:03, february 23, 2017

NASA discovers seven Earth-like planets orbiting a star just 40 light-years away

Media reports say astronomers have discovered not one, not two, but seven Earth-sized planets orbiting a star called TRAPPIST-1.

14:51, february 22, 2017

Afghanistan starts work on National Export Strategy

Afghanistan has taken its first steps towards the creation of a National Export Strategy (NES) that will set out its trade priorities.

11:51, february 22, 2017

Ukrainian tycoon Dmytro Firtash arrested after extradition ruling

Media reports says Dmytro Firtash held on European arrest warrant issued by Spain minutes after Austrian court grants US extradition request Powerful in Ukraine, stranded in Austria for the past

16:20, february 21, 2017

Snowstorms claim 25 lives in the Afghan northern Faryab province

Afghan media reports say that at least 25 were killed in Afghanistan's north, more than a week after over 100 died from avalanches and heavy snowfall.

16:04, february 21, 2017

Azeri president appoints his wife as vice-president

Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev has appointed his wife, Mehriban Aliyeva, as first vice president of Azerbaijan.

15:13, february 21, 2017

Russian authorities plan to impose restrictions on payments in cash

Russian business daily Vedomosti ( News ), citing unnamed federal officials, reported on Tuesday that the Ministry of Economic Development and the Ministry of Finance of Russia are considering the

11:13, february 21, 2017

ICRC appeals for release of staff abducted in Afghanistan

The International Committee of the Red Cross, ICRC, called Saturday for the safe and unconditional release of two staff members abducted in northern Afghanistan earlier this month.

11:37, february 17, 2017

The Kremlin reportedly orders state-run media to stop praising Trump

The Kremlin ordered state media to cut way back on their fawning coverage of President Donald Trump, reflecting a growing concern among senior Russian officials that the new U.S.

10:51, february 15, 2017

North Korean leader’s half-brother killed in Malaysia in possible poison attack

Media reports say Kim Jong-nam was reportedly poisoned at Kuala Lumpur airport.

09:49, february 15, 2017

U.S. President Donald Trump expects Russia to return Crimea to Ukraine

The White House has said that President Donald Trump fully expects Russia to return control of Crimea to Ukraine.

11:34, february 14, 2017

Photograph of Russian ambassador assassination wins top prize at World Press Photo contest

A terrifying photograph taken moments after the assassination of Russia’s ambassador to Turkey has been named Photo of the Year in the 2017 World Press Photo contest.

14:43, february 13, 2017

Nearly 200,000 people told to flee crumbling California dam spillway

Reuters reports that evacuation orders for nearly 200,000 people living below the tallest dam in the United States remained in place early on Monday after residents were abruptly told to flee when a

14:29, february 13, 2017

Ex-foreign minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier was elected Germany’s new president on Sunday.

Media reports say ex-foreign minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier was elected Germany’s new president on February 12.

10:23, february 10, 2017

Russian airstrike accidentally kills three Turkish soldiers in Syria

The Turkish military says three of its soldiers were accidentally killed and 11 others wounded by a Russian air strike in northern Syria.

13:49, february 9, 2017

ICRC suspends operations in Afghanistan after six aid workers killed

Media reports says the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) suspended operations in Afghanistan on Wednesday after gunmen killed six employees helping deliver emergency relief to a remote

11:38, february 8, 2017

Belarus extradites Russian blogger to Azerbaijan

Radio Liberty reports Russian blogger Aleksandr Lapshin was flown from Minsk to Baku over objections from Moscow that he be sent Russia.

11:32, february 8, 2017

At least 20 people killed in suicide bomb blast outside Afghan Supreme Court in Kabul

Media reports say that at least 20 people were killed on Tuesday in a bomb blast outside the Supreme Court in the center of the Afghan capital.

15:08, february 7, 2017

Avalanches in Afghanistan kill at least 119

Media reports say avalanches in Afghanistan triggered by heavy snowfall across the country killed at least 119 people last week.

15:58, february 6, 2017

IMU head’s son reportedly recruits Afghan youth into Daesh ranks

Citing governor of Sar-e Pul province, Afghan Tolo News agency reports that son of Tajik Yoldash, head of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) is recruiting Afghan youth into the ranks of Daesh

17:18, february 3, 2017

Belarusian president accuses the Kremlin of violating interstate agreements

Russia has violated bilateral border agreement, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenka said in Minsk on February 3 at a meeting with representatives of the public and reporters.

14:36, february 3, 2017

U.S. Ambassador to UN says sanction will remain until Crimea is returned to Kyiv

United States says it would not lift sanctions against Russia as long as Crimean peninsula remains annexed by Moscow.

11:24, february 3, 2017

European Union opens door for visa-free travel from Georgia

EU lawmakers approved visa-free access for Georgian citizens, a prize Tbilisi has long sought.

10:55, february 3, 2017

CSTO denies information that Belarus wants to quit the organization

The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) denies information that Belarus wants to quit the organization The Collective Security Treaty Organization did not receive any application from

11:47, february 2, 2017

Two FSB officers and Kaspersky manager charged with treason in the interests of the United States

Media reports say Russian authorities have charged two officers in the Federal Security Service (FSB) and an employee of cyber security firm Kaspersky Lab with committing treason in the interests of

17:00, january 31, 2017

French-Canadian student charged with murdering six in Quebec City Mosque

Canadian authorities say a 27-year-old man was solely responsible for the armed attack on a Quebec City mosque on Sunday.

11:32, january 31, 2017

Trump fires US attorney general for defiance over immigration order

U.S. media outlets report that U.S. President Donald Trump fired the acting head of the U.S.

11:43, january 30, 2017

Trump defends immigration clampdown, insisting it is ‘not a Muslim Ban'

US media reports say that U.S. President Donald Trump defended his executive order to temporarily halt travel from seven Muslim-majority nations, insisting it was "not a Muslim ban.

16:17, january 26, 2017

Albright 'ready to register as Muslim' over refugee suspension

Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright said Wednesday she is prepared to “register as Muslim” in solidarity amid reports that President Trump plans to take executive action

14:14, january 26, 2017

The United States could cut funding to United Nations

Media reports say the Trump administration is preparing executive orders that could drastically reduce the United States’ role in the United Nations and other international organizations, as

14:08, january 25, 2017

Trump expected to order temporary ban on refugees from Syria and six other countries

Media reports say U.S.