Putin gives Oliver Stone a lift, says Snowden not a traitor, but ‘what he did was wrong’
2 June, 2017 Comments Off on Putin gives Oliver Stone a lift, says Snowden not a traitor, but ‘what he did was wrong’
Vladimir Putin told Oliver Stone that while he agrees that the NSA has gone too far in its snooping practices, and that the public sharing of data can’t be called treason, he disapproves of Edward Snowden’s decision to leak troves of confidential files. “Snowden is not a traitor. He did not betray the interests of […]
Continue reading …AMISOM to work with Somali security forces to prevent recruitment of child soldiers
2 June, 2017 Comments Off on AMISOM to work with Somali security forces to prevent recruitment of child soldiers
Mogadishu, 1 June 2017 – Soldiers serving under the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) have completed a three-day training on preventing recruitment and use of child soldiers in armed conflict. The exercise organized by AMISOM’s Protection, Human Rights and Gender Cluster, held in Mogadishu, is part of the ongoing in-mission training activities for uniformed […]
Continue reading …‘Philippine casino violence not terrorism’, gunman ‘looks Caucasian’
2 June, 2017 Comments Off on ‘Philippine casino violence not terrorism’, gunman ‘looks Caucasian’
A gunman who set fire to a casino in the Philippine capital leading to the deaths of at least 36 people on Friday was not a terrorist, the president’s spokesman said. “This particular situation in Manila is not related in any way to a terrorist attack,” presidential spokesman Ernesto Abella told reporters. A family cries […]
Continue reading …U.S. adds to its N. Korea sanctions list By Kambiz Foroohar Bloomberg News
2 June, 2017 Comments Off on U.S. adds to its N. Korea sanctions list By Kambiz Foroohar Bloomberg News
Russian company among 9 targets in regard to nation’s nuclear, missile programsThe U.S. imposed fresh sanctions on individuals and companies with links to North Korea as President Donald Trump’s administration seeks to rein in the country’s nuclear and missile programs. The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control said Thursday that it is adding three […]
Continue reading …Vladimir Putin has said that Sweden joining Nato would be a “threat” to Russia.
2 June, 2017 Comments Off on Vladimir Putin has said that Sweden joining Nato would be a “threat” to Russia.
The Russian president made the comments at a meeting with several international news agencies, including Swedish newswire TT, which asked how he would react if Sweden became a Nato member. “If Sweden joins Nato it will of course have a negative effect on our bilateral relations. To us it means that Nato is expanding towards […]
Continue reading …Trump announces withdrawal from Paris climate deal: official
2 June, 2017 Comments Off on Trump announces withdrawal from Paris climate deal: official
President Donald Trump said Thursday he was withdrawing the U.S. from the Paris climate agreement, striking a major blow to worldwide efforts to combat climate change and distancing the country from many allies abroad. He said the U.S. would try to negotiate re-entry on better terms. “As of today, the United States will cease all […]
Continue reading …Video: Daesh claims hotel, resort attack in Philippine’s Manila
1 June, 2017 Comments Off on Video: Daesh claims hotel, resort attack in Philippine’s Manila
Gunfire was heard at a hotel and a casino resort in the Philippine capital on Friday, and Daesh quickly claimed responsibility. People ran screaming out of Resorts World Manila, which is across a road from one of the main terminals of the Philippines’ international airport, according to television footage. “Resorts World Manila is currently on […]
Continue reading …Car filled with explosives rocks Qatif in Saudi Arabia’s eastern province
1 June, 2017 Comments Off on Car filled with explosives rocks Qatif in Saudi Arabia’s eastern province
A car filled with explosives has reportedly rocked a Qatif neighborhood in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia on Thursday just before Maghrib prayers, Al Arabiya News Channel reported. Two people have been confirmed dead so far, with initial reports indicating the bodies belong to two wanted fugitives from the al-Awamiya area. Authorities have identified […]
Continue reading …AMISOM and Somali Police hold awareness campaign against sexual and gender-based violence in internally displaced camps
1 June, 2017 Comments Off on AMISOM and Somali Police hold awareness campaign against sexual and gender-based violence in internally displaced camps
Baidoa, 1 June 2017 – Police from the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) and their counterparts from the Somali Police Force (SPF) have concluded a two-day awareness campaign on sexual and gender-based violence in the internally displaced people’s (IDP) camps in Baidoa, the administrative capital of the South West State. The officers drawn from […]
Continue reading …Hashd Al-Shaabi crosses Syrian border into Rojava
1 June, 2017 Comments Off on Hashd Al-Shaabi crosses Syrian border into Rojava
(BasNews) The Iraqi Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) or known as Hashd al-Shaabi, which arrived at the Iraq-Syria border two days ago, have crossed the border into Syrian Kurdistan (Rojava) and took control of two villages in Hasaka province in the region. PMF managed a few days ago to reach the Iraq-Syria border in western Nineveh […]
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