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

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

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...

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,...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...