Normalization with Turkey complete, ties fully restored, says Putin
3 May, 2017 Comments Off on Normalization with Turkey complete, ties fully restored, says Putin
Relations between Turkey and Russia have been fully restored, President Vladimir Putin said in a meeting with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Sochi Wednesday. Holding talks at the Russian president’s residence in the Black Sea resort town of Sochi, the two leaders discussed the latest developments on bilatereal relations, particularly the Syrian crisis. Russian President […]
Continue reading …North Korea detains US professor for ‘acts of hostility’ to overthrow hermit kingdom
3 May, 2017 Comments Off on North Korea detains US professor for ‘acts of hostility’ to overthrow hermit kingdom
An American professor arrested in North Korea as he tried to leave the country last month is being held for “committing criminal acts of hostility” aimed at overturning the hermit kingdom, the state-run KCNA news agency claimed. Kim Sang-duk was detained at Pyongyang airport on 22 April. He is reportedly “under detention by a relevant […]
Continue reading …Low-dose aspirin may lower risk for most common type of breast cancer
3 May, 2017 Comments Off on Low-dose aspirin may lower risk for most common type of breast cancer
Score yet another point for low-dose aspirin: Regularly taking ‘baby’ aspirin appears to protect women from the most common type of breast cancer, new researchsuggested. Study senior author Leslie Bernstein said, “Use of low-dose aspirin at least three times a week was linked to a 20 percent risk reduction for cancers known as hormone-receptor positive, […]
Continue reading …Diplomacy or saber-rattling? US, North Korea at crossroads
3 May, 2017 Comments Off on Diplomacy or saber-rattling? US, North Korea at crossroads
Diplomacy or saber-rattling? US, North Korea at crossroads Trump opens door to meeting Kim ‘under the right circumstances’ HIROSHI MINEGISHI and TSUYOSHI NAGASAWA, Nikkei staff writers SEOUL/WASHINGTON — The U.S. and North Korea have reached a key turning point in their standoff over Pyongyang’s nuclear and missile development, with the American president making unusual overtures […]
Continue reading …Putin, Trump discuss ‘safe zones’ in Syria, ‘dangerous’ North Korea situation in phone call
3 May, 2017 Comments Off on Putin, Trump discuss ‘safe zones’ in Syria, ‘dangerous’ North Korea situation in phone call
U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed working together to end the violence in Syria on Tuesday in their first phone call since U.S. air strikes in Syria strained U.S.-Russian relations. The White House said the two leaders agreed that “all parties must do all they can to end the violence” in […]
Continue reading …Aarhus man sentenced to six months’ prison for making bomb in basement
2 May, 2017 Comments Off on Aarhus man sentenced to six months’ prison for making bomb in basement
A 25-year-old man of Somali nationality has been sentenced to six months in prison for making a bomb in the basement of his Aarhus apartment block. The man has appealed against the sentence. Also sentenced with conditional deportation, the man was found guilty of making and possessing a bomb, prosecutor Lars Petersen of East Jutland […]
Continue reading …Russia never interferes in others’ internal politics, yet feels such attempts from outside – Putin
2 May, 2017 Comments Off on Russia never interferes in others’ internal politics, yet feels such attempts from outside – Putin
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin says Russia has never interfered in other countries’ political issues, though there have been such attempts towards Russia, he said at a joint press conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Sochi. Russian President Vladimir Putin has held talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday to discuss key international issues such […]
Continue reading …WHERE’S NORTH KOREA? MOST AMERICANS BELIEVE THEIR NEIGHBORS DON’T KNOW
2 May, 2017 Comments Off on WHERE’S NORTH KOREA? MOST AMERICANS BELIEVE THEIR NEIGHBORS DON’T KNOW
Only 31 percent of Americans had faith in their neighbors to pinpoint the North’s location on a map. Furthermore, 50 percent don’t believe Americans could identify the country and 19 percent were unsure. For clarification, North Korea lies in Eastern Asia, just to the south of China and north of South Korea, flanked by the Sea of Japan, the […]
Continue reading …Army forces kill 7 IS leaders, arrest others west of Mosul
2 May, 2017 Comments Off on Army forces kill 7 IS leaders, arrest others west of Mosul
Mosul (IraqiNews.com) A Counter-Terrorism Officer informed, on Saturday, that Iraqi army forces killed seven leaders of the Islamic State group, while emphasized that security forces and al-Hashd al-Shaabi militia are significantly advancing in western Mosul. Major Ali Mohsen, in a press statement, said that Iraqi security forces and al-Hashd al-Shaabi militia advanced toward al-Mzawya, west […]
Continue reading …May 1st rallies lead to violence by left and right
2 May, 2017 Comments Off on May 1st rallies lead to violence by left and right
The annual protests on May 1st International Workers’ Day again brought thousands to the streets across Germany, with both left- and right-wing demos involving clashes with police. In Berlin, a left-wing demonstration called the “Revolutionary May 1st Demonstration” brought around 8,000 people to the streets. Participants threw bottles as well as firecrackers and fireworks into […]
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