Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) Seven persons were killed, while 321 others were wounded as result of the earthquake that hit large parts of Iraq on Sunday evening, Kurdistan’s Health Ministry has announced. In press remarks on Monday, Health Minister Rekawt Hama Rasheed said four persons were killed in Darbandikhan, two in Garmian and one in Sulaimaniya. In […]
Continue reading …Catalonia’s deposed president Carles Puigdemont says he is prepared to accept a new relationship with Spain that does not involve independence. In a new interview with Belgian newspaper Le Soir, the 54-year-old conceded that “another solution which isn’t independence is possible”, suggesting a softening in stance on the region’s secessionist push. File photo of Carles […]
Continue reading …Manama : Eight former residents of Bahrain have come under police radar in the Indian state of Kerala for their suspected involvement in ‘Bahrain group’, a collective formed to promote Islamic State. Investigators are collecting details of their presence, base and activities in the Indian state as a man named UK Hamsa arrested from Valapattanam in […]
Continue reading …Lebanon outgoing Prime Minister Saad Hariri, in an exclusive interview with Future TV, a Lebanese television channel aligned to his Future Party, said: “My focus is on the interest of Lebanon and my resignation is for its own sake.” “My main task is to preserve Lebanon. What is happening is a regional threat to Lebanon. […]
Continue reading …The signing ceremony took place in the presence of President of Việt Nam Trần Đại Quang and President of the US Donald Trump, within the framework of the US President’s official state visit to Việt Nam. — Photo courtesy of VNA The national carrier Vietnam Airlines and American aerospace manufacturer Pratt & Whitney signed a […]
Continue reading …U.S. President Donald Trump and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin talk during the family photo session at the APEC Summit in Danang, Vietnam November 11, 2017. (Reuters) Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump, in a joint statement on Syria, agreed to continue joint efforts on fighting ISIS until it is defeated, the Kremlin […]
Continue reading …Although he was addressing a meeting alongside the summit of Asia-Pacific leaders, Trump repeatedly referred to the Indo-Pacific region and mentioned the importance of India in his speech U.S. President Donald Trump speaks on the final day of the APEC CEO Summit, part of the broader Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders’ summit, in Danang, Vietnam, […]
Continue reading …ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – A Newfoundland woman says one wrong checked box in a stack of paperwork wiped out thousands of dollars and years of effort to bring her family to Canada from India. Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Ahmed Hussen during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa […]
Continue reading …For you, Justin: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau receives the martial attire and is honoured with a pink belt with his name embroidered on it from Chairman of Vovinam Federation Mai Hữu Tín at Hà Nội’s International Convention Centre. — VNA/VNS Photo Phạm Kiên HÀ NỘI — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau looked deeply impressed […]
Continue reading …Contrary to previous reports that a meeting between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump would take place at the sidelines of the APEC summit, the White House has announced that there will be no official talks between the two leaders. Get short URL US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin © Carlos Barria / […]
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