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  • AU to launch 2018 as Africa anti-corruption year

    AU to launch 2018 as Africa anti-corruption year

    Date: 2018-01-27 09:03:57 GMT - Ethiopia - International - SN:5 - ID:7212681

    The African Union (AU) during its 30th assembly of heads of state and government in the Ethiopian capital on Sunday, will launch 2018 as the African Anti-Corruption Year, the AU said on its website. This follows the declaration made at their 29th ....

  • Japan, France reaffirm closer defense cooperation

    Japan, France reaffirm closer defense cooperation

    Date: 2018-01-27 08:49:53 GMT - Japan - International - SN:4 - ID:7212659

    Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera and his French counterpart Florence Parly reaffirmed on Saturday closer defense cooperation. During their meeting in Tokyo, the Japanese defense minister said France is a "special partner" that shares ....

  • Putin mulls Afrin, Syrian congress with Security Council

    Putin mulls Afrin, Syrian congress with Security Council

    Date: 2018-01-26 18:12:47 GMT - Russia - International - SN:27 - ID:7212149

    Russian President Vladimir Putin has discussed with the permanent members of the Security Council preparations for the Syrian National Dialog Congress in Sochi, the situation in Afrin and other issues, presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on ....

  • US-led coalition denies reports on killing two US servicemen in Syria's Afrin

    US-led coalition denies reports on killing two US servicemen in Syria's Afrin

    Date: 2018-01-26 14:55:22 GMT - USA - International - SN:18 - ID:7211983

    The U.S-led international coalition denied reports claiming that two of its U.S servicemen had been killed in the Turkish airstrikes on the Syrian city of Afrin . Spokesman for the U.S-led coalition against Daesh terrorist group, Colonel Ryan ....

  • America is open for business -- Trump

    America is open for business -- Trump

    Date: 2018-01-26 14:55:16 GMT - Switzerland - International - SN:17 - ID:7211973

    US President Donald Trump declared America “open for business” in a speech to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Politico magazine reported Friday. "America is open for business and we are competitive once again," Trump said. "As ....

  • Putin has no plans to attend Syria peace congress: Kremlin

    Putin has no plans to attend Syria peace congress: Kremlin

    Date: 2018-01-26 13:17:29 GMT - Russia - International - SN:13 - ID:7211784

    Russian President Vladimir Putin had no plans to meet with the Congress participants if the Sochi meeting was a success, TASS news agency quoted Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying. "There are no such plans now, you know, the work is ....

  • Japanese FM to visit China

    Japanese FM to visit China

    Date: 2018-01-26 12:08:31 GMT - China - International - SN:9 - ID:7211673

    Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono will pay an official visit to China from Jan. 27 to 28, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying announced Friday. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said earlier that his country is keen to enhance friendly ....

  • Trump arrives in Davos for World Economic Forum

    Trump arrives in Davos for World Economic Forum

    Date: 2018-01-25 12:44:29 GMT - Switzerland - International - SN:12 - ID:7210318

    US President Donald Trump arrived in Davos on Thursday to take part in the World Economic Forum, Fox news reported. Trump flew to the town of Davos by helicopter from Zurich, where he arrived Thursday morning after flying overnight from ....

  • Kremlin: Putin, Netanyahu to meet in Russia Monday

    Kremlin: Putin, Netanyahu to meet in Russia Monday

    Date: 2018-01-25 12:28:56 GMT - Russia - International - SN:9 - ID:7210287

    Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, RIA news agency cited a Kremlin spokesman as saying on Thursday. The two leaders will discuss the Syrian crisis and the Palestinian-Israeli ....

  • 4 Americans killed in Taliban's attack on Kabul Hotel

    4 Americans killed in Taliban's attack on Kabul Hotel

    Date: 2018-01-25 11:49:21 GMT - USA - International - SN:5 - ID:7210148

    The US State Department said that four American citizens were killed and two others wounded in the Taliban attack over the weekend on the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul, Afghanistan, the Time reported. US State Department spokeswoman Heather ....

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