International
- Service : English
- Category : International
-
Ethiopia, Burundi discuss promoting bilateral ties
Date: 2014-04-22 07:30:06 GMT - Ethiopia - International - SN:5 - ID:680976
Ethiopian Foreign Minister Tedros Adhanom held talks with Brundian Minister of Water, Environment, Land and Urban Planning Nduwayo Claude on promoting bilateral ties. "Tedros underlined Ethiopia and Burundi’s excellent bilateral relations," said ....
-
Pentagon refuses to comment on Yemen drone strike
Date: 2014-04-21 20:32:48 GMT - USA - International - SN:49 - ID:680756
A Pentagon spokesman refused to comment on the suspected US drone strike in southern Yemen that killed 55 militants Monday, Fox News reported. When asked about Monday’s strike, Pentagon spokesman Col. Steve Warren said he couldn’t speak to ....
-
US stance on Open Skies Treaty non-constructive: Russian foreign ministry
Date: 2014-04-21 19:30:09 GMT - Russia - International - SN:46 - ID:680711
The US stance on Open Skies Treaty is 'highly non-constructive', Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich said on Monday commenting on the US decision to cancel an observation flight over Russia. On April 14, a joint US-Czech mission ....
-
Kerry urges Russia to help implement Ukraine agreement
Date: 2014-04-21 18:42:55 GMT - USA - International - SN:45 - ID:680655
US Secretary of State John Kerry urged Russia on Monday to help implement an international agreement on the crisis in Ukraine, the Voice of America quoted US State Department as saying on Monday. Kerry spoke with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei ....
-
Yanukovych demands return of Ukraine's military forces to permanent bases
Date: 2014-04-21 17:51:30 GMT - Russia - International - SN:40 - ID:680593
Ukraine’s President Viktor Yanukovych has addressed on Monday the current Kiev authorities in written regarding the sharply deteriorating situation in the country’s south-east. The document published Monday by the Itar-Tass News Agency said ....
-
Fund to be established to help African countries in overcoming climate change - ADB
Date: 2014-04-21 17:46:32 GMT - Ethiopia - International - SN:35 - ID:680584
The African Development Bank (ADB) approved to establish a fund to support the African countries in facing the phenomena of climate change. Director of the ADB’s Energy, Environment and Climate Change Department Alex Rugamba said on Monday that ....
-
Russia to counter attempts to unleash civil war in Ukraine -- Lavrov
Date: 2014-04-21 17:33:24 GMT - Russia - International - SN:31 - ID:680568
Russia will not allow a bloody conflict in Ukraine, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was quoted as saying by the Voice of Russia. "There has been a surge in appeals to Russia for saving them from this outrage. We are being put into an ....
-
Deputy FM confirms good health of Iran's abducted diplomat in Yemen
Date: 2014-04-21 10:42:54 GMT - Iran - International - SN:20 - ID:679852
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian confirmed that the country's diplomat, Nour-Ahmad Nikbakht who was abducted in the Yemeni capital in July 2013 is safe and sound, Fars news agency reported. "The Iranian diplomat who was ....
-
South Korea president condemns crew actions for ferry disaster
Date: 2014-04-21 08:57:25 GMT - south korea - International - SN:15 - ID:679621
South Korean President Park Geun-hye has condemned the conduct of some of the crew of the ferry that sank last week, calling it "akin to murder," the BBC reported Monday. Ms Park said that those to blame would have to take "criminal and civil" ....
-
Kremlin: Claims of US Putin sanctions 'absurd'
Date: 2014-04-21 07:34:39 GMT - Russia - International - SN:14 - ID:679426
Russia said claims that the US might impose sanctions against Russian President Vladimir Putin’s personal fortune are “absurd”, Moscow's Echo radio station reported. British daily The Times of London, quoting unnamed sources, said in an article ....