ar
en
fr
International
- Service : English
- Category : International
-
Obama arrives in Seoul amid grief over ferry disaster, concern about N.K. nuclear test
Date: 2014-04-25 09:13:19 GMT - south korea - International - SN:5 - ID:686873
U.S. President Barack Obama arrived in South Korea on Friday for talks with President Park Geun-hye as the Asian ally grieves over the deadly sinking of a ferry while on the lookout for a possible nuclear test by North Korea, Yonhap reported. How ....
-
Putin instructs drafting Black Sea Fleet development program
Date: 2014-04-25 09:11:56 GMT - Russia - International - SN:4 - ID:686871
Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed the country's government and Defense Ministry to draft a development program for the Russian Black Sea Fleet before June 1, 2014, The Voice of Russia reported. "The government of the Russian Federation ....
-
Russian minister invites EU commissioner to discuss Ukrainian gas issue April 28
Date: 2014-04-24 13:04:34 GMT - Russia - International - SN:11 - ID:685764
Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak has invited EU Energy Commissioner Guenther Oettinger to meet in Moscow on April 28 and discuss the Ukrainian gas issue. The minister is prepared to discuss other proposals concerning the venue and time of ....
-
Obama: New sanctions against Russia are ‘teed up’
Date: 2014-04-24 08:23:25 GMT - Japan - International - SN:1 - ID:685041
Warning Russia that new economic sanctions are “teed up,” President Barack Obama accused Moscow of failing to live up to an agreement last week to ease tensions in eastern Ukraine, Washington Post reported on Thursday. Still, he cautioned that ....
-
Moscow welcomes resumption of Palestinian reconciliation efforts
Date: 2014-04-23 18:52:42 GMT - Russia - International - SN:83 - ID:684584
Moscow welcomed Wednesday practical steps to reset the process of Palestinian reconciliation, ITAR-TASS reported. In a statement by the Russian Foreign Ministry, Moscow described the visit to Gaza by a Palestinian delegation from the West Bank ....
-
Abe, Obama to confirm Japan-US security pact will cover Senkakus
Date: 2014-04-23 12:32:27 GMT - Japan - International - SN:58 - ID:683784
The Japanese and US governments are making final arrangements for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. President Barack Obama to reaffirm that the bilateral security treaty covers the Japan-administered Senkaku islets in the East China Sea, according ....
-
S. Korean builders ink US$6 bln Iraq oil refinery contract
Date: 2014-04-23 09:51:12 GMT - south korea - International - SN:24 - ID:683150
Four South Korean construction companies said Wednesday that they formally signed a US$6.04 billion contract to build a large-scale oil refinery in Iraq, Yonhap reported. The contract secured by a consortium of Hyundai Engineering and ....
-
Envoy blasts US refusal to issue visa for Irans ambassador
Date: 2014-04-23 09:28:46 GMT - Iran - International - SN:26 - ID:683170
Iran's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Gholam-Hossein Dehqani deplored the US refusal to issue visa for Tehrans new ambassador to the UN Hamid Aboutalebi, saying that the move is in contravention of the UN headquarters agreement, IRNA ....
-
UK gov't to receive any reports from Jordanians on MB activities
Date: 2014-04-23 09:10:22 GMT - Jordan - International - SN:23 - ID:683123
British Ambassador here Peter Millett asserted that his government will accept any reports and information from Jordanians on the philosophy and activities of the Muslim Brotherhood group as part of the UK's recent decision to review its policy ....
-
Lavrov urges Kiev to immediately comply with Geneva agreement
Date: 2014-04-23 09:02:39 GMT - Russia - International - SN:21 - ID:683101
In a telephone conversation with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry late on Tuesday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stressed the need for the Kiev authorities to comply conscientiously with the Geneva agreement of April 17. Lavrov urged ....
