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DAMASCUS: The Syrian government has agreed to Russian proposal asking Damascus to hand over its chemical arsenal to international control in a bid to...

ST. PETERSBURG: Leaders of the group of twenty (G20) failed to reach a consensus on military strikes in Syria at the end of the...

ST. PETERSBURG: Russia on Thursday called for all its partners for objective assessment of the situation around Syria, adding that it is not blocking...

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russia needs convincing proof, not rumors, from UN experts that chemical weapons were used in...

TOKYO: A powerful 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck off southern Japan on Wednesday, though no injuries, damage or tsunami warnings have been reported yet.The tremors...

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Monday stressed the need for operationalising agreements among the developing eight (D-8) member countries related to removing barriers in trade and...

MOSCOW/WASHINGTON: Russia has sent SSV-201 intelligence ship Priazovye from its Black Sea fleet to the coast off Syria, aiming at collecting operative information in...

ISLAMABAD: The two-day meeting of the Developing eight (D-8) nations began on Monday in Islamabad.The 33rd session of the D-8 was inaugurated by Sartaj...

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday demanded the US to present the evidence behind its claims of use of chemical weapons by Syrian...

MOSCOW: Russia has said that any unilateral US military action against Syria will be in contravention of the international law even if such action...