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US, Russia sign first cyber-security pact

ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland: The United States and Russia have signed a cyberspace communication pact to reduce the risk of conflict on issues including counterterrorism...

Putin says not all G8 leaders agree Assad used chemical weapons

ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday said there is no proof that the Syrian government used chemical weapons, adding that some...

Truth is coming, and it cannot be stopped, Edward Snowden talks to Guardian

Hong Kong: The threat of imprisonment or murder will not stop the truth from coming out, Edward Snowden, the whistleblower who blew the lid on...

Russia to oppose no-fly zone over Syria

MOSCOW: Russia will not allow the introduction of a no-fly zone in Syria as the consequences of such step can be seen in Libya,...

China launches its longest space mission

BEIJING: China’s fifth-ever manned mission has successfully blasted off from a location in the Gobi desert and will now head to the country’s prototype...

North‚ South Korea agree to ease tension on Peninsula

SEOUL: In an effort to build mutual trust and ease tension on the Korean Peninsula, North and South Korea have agreed to hold a...

UN to send food aid to North Korea

SEOUL: The UN is preparing to send 206,800 tons of food aid to North Korea, Yonhap news agency reported. Aid prepared by the World Food...

Chinese President Xi Jinping in California for summit with Obama

WASHINGTON: Chinese President Xi Jinping has arrived in California for a meeting with US President Barack Obama. The China-US summit scheduled to be held on...

Russia warns against claims about use of chemical weapons in Syria

MOSCOW: Russia’s foreign minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday warned against ‘speculations and provocation’ surrounding claims that Syrian forces used chemical weapons against militants, saying that...

Russia to deploy ten warships to the Mediterranean Sea

MOSCOW: Russian navy will deploy about 10 warships to the Mediterranean Sea on a permanent basis, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Thursday. "The operational...

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