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The Latest- Attack targets Russian embassy in Syria

The Latest- Attack targets Russian embassy in Syria

The Latest on the conflict in Syria, and the Russia-Turkey-brokered cease-fire agreement. Russia’s foreign ministry says a mortar round has exploded inside the Russian embassy compound in the Syrian capital Damascus. Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said in a statement Thursday that the mortar fired from a rebel-controlled suburb of Damascus fell near the entrance of […]

December 29, 2016 | By | Reply More
In revenge for Aleppo Russian Ambassador to Turkey shot dead in Ankara

In revenge for Aleppo Russian Ambassador to Turkey shot dead in Ankara

Mr Karlov Russian Ambassador to Turkey was making a speech at a photo exhibit in the capital sponsored by the embassy when he was shot in the back. Three other people were reportedly hurt. He was shot dead after being attacked in an art gallery in the city, Russia’s foreign ministry has said. Andrey Karlov […]

December 19, 2016 | By | Reply More
India train derails, at least 122 killed, more than 150 injured

India train derails, at least 122 killed, more than 150 injured

At least 122 people were killed and more than 150 injured when an Indian express train derailed in northern state of Uttar Pradesh on Sunday, with the toll set to rise amid a scramble to locate survivors. Police officials said people were still missing as authorities tried to determine what caused 14 carriages of the […]

November 20, 2016 | By | Reply More
Russia said to send more warplanes to Syria, diplomacy ‘on life support’

Russia said to send more warplanes to Syria, diplomacy ‘on life support’

Oct 02, – Fighting continued to intensify a week into a new Russian-backed Syrian government offensive to capture rebel-held eastern Aleppo and crush the last urban stronghold of a revolt against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad that began in 2011. Russia is sending more warplanes to Syria to ramp up its air campaign, a Russian newspaper […]

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Islamic State forces kill 26 Syrian soldiers near Palmyra- monitor

Islamic State forces kill 26 Syrian soldiers near Palmyra- monitor

Mar 21, –Russian President Vladimir Putin said last week that the Syrian army would soon recapture Palmyra from Islamic State, which has held the desert city for nearly a year. Islamic State fighters killed 26 Syrian soldiers on Monday west of Palmyra, a monitoring group said, after days of advances by government forces backed by […]

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Turkey’s Erdogan warns Russia not to ‘play with fire’

Turkey’s Erdogan warns Russia not to ‘play with fire’

Nov 28, – Relations between the former Cold War antagonists are at their lowest in recent memory after Turkey shot down a Russian jet near the Syrian border on Tuesday. Russia has threatened economic retaliation, a response Erdogan has dismissed as emotional and indecorous. Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan warned Russia on Friday not to “play […]

November 28, 2015 | By | Reply More
Indonesian maid says tortured with vacuum cleaner tube in Hong Kong abuse case

Indonesian maid says tortured with vacuum cleaner tube in Hong Kong abuse case

Dec 08, – The landmark trial, featuring pictures of Erwiana Sulistyaningsih’s bruised body, has sparked international outrage at the treatment of maids in the Asian financial center. An Indonesian domestic helper told a Hong Kong court on Monday that she had been tortured by her employer, with a vacuum cleaner tube placed in her mouth […]

December 8, 2014 | By | Reply More
Kiev warns of ‘great war’ with Russia as its forces retreat

Kiev warns of ‘great war’ with Russia as its forces retreat

Sep 01, – The sense of foreboding in Kiev came as European-mediated talks over the fast-escalating crisis opened in the Belarussian capital Minsk behind closed doors, attended by government, separatist and Russian envoys. Ukrainian forces ceded a strategic eastern airport to pro-Russian insurgents on Monday as the government in Kiev accused Moscow of launching a […]

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President Barack Obama takes economic, foreign policy agenda to UK

President Barack Obama takes economic, foreign policy agenda to UK

June 17, WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is taking a security, foreign policy and economic agenda to Northern Ireland for a meeting with heads of the leading industrial nations. He’s looking for consensus on Syria while pushing for common ground on trade, economic growth and tax policies. Obama left Washington on Sunday night and […]

June 17, 2013 | By More
Russian S-300 air defense system in Syria

Russian S-300 air defense system in Syria

May 30, AP – In an interview with Lebanese broadcaster, Al-Manar TV, the Syrian president confirmed that Damascus had received the surface-to-air missile system from Russia. The quotes were released in a preview for an interview slated to be aired later on Thursday. Russian S-300 air defense missile systems have arrived in Syria, according to […]

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