KABUL, Afghanistan
13 April 13, 2017
'At 7:32 p.m. local time today, U.S. Forces Afghanistan conducted a strike on an Islamic State of Iraq and Syria-Khorasan tunnel complex in Achin district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, as part of ongoing efforts to defeat ISIS-K in Afghanistan', according to a U.S. Forces Afghanistan news release
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Archive: April, 2017
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Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
13 April 2017 (PNA)
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on Wednesday, April 12 assured Saudi businessmen that his administration does not tolerate corruption.
"There is no corruption now in my administration. We make it easy for you to do business in the Philippines," President Duterte said during his meeting with the ... Read More
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Apr2017
United Nations
13 Apr 2017
indiatoday/PTI
The UN refrained from commenting on the death sentence given by a Pakistani military court to Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav.
"We?re not in a position to judge the process or to have a position on this, on this particular case," UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres spokesman Stephane ... Read More
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Apr2017
Islamabad
13 April 2017
(Daily 'Dawn')
The Foreign Office said on Thursday that the role of foreign intelligence agencies cannot be ruled out in the disappearance of retired Lt Col Habib Zahir, a former Pakistan Army officer who mysteriously went missing in Nepal earlier this month.
Addressing a weekly press briefing in Islamabad, Pakistan ... Read More
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Manama, Bahrain
13 April 2017
(Manila Bulletin News/
PNA)
President Rodrigo Duterte of Philippines arrived from Saudi Arabia in Manama in the morning of Wednesday as his 2nd leg of official visit to Gulf States.
'Yes, we’ve lined up five agreements,' Philippine Ambassador to Bahrain Alfonso Ver said as reported by Official News Agency of ... Read More
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Apr2017
Doha
13 April 2017
(QNA)
President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines will arrive in Doha on Friday for an official visit to the State of Qatar.
Emir of State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani will hold talks with the President the Philippines, on Sunday morning, at the Emiri Diwan, on bilateral ... Read More
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Apr2017
Doha
PR MOI
12 April 2017
The GCC Coast Guard Week celebration opened at Al Bandar in Doha Corniche on Wednesday 12 April. The celebration under the theme “Our aim is safety and security” is organized by the General Directorate of Coasts and Borders Security during 12-15 April 2017.
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The United Nations
12 April 2017
(TASS)
Russia has vetoed West-drafted resolution at the UN SC over alleged chemical attack in Syria
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Russia vetoed on Wednesday the resolution condemning the alleged chemical attack in the Syrian town of Khan-Sheikhoun on April 4 and demanding from Damascus to present information on its sorties on that ... Read More
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Moscow
12 April 2017
(TASS)
Talks with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson turned out to be frank and extensive, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said following their meeting.
"We held talks with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, we have just had a long, two-hour meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin," he said. ... Read More
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Apr2017
Washington
10 April 2017
(Xinhua)
The just-concluded meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump was very positive as it helped achieve a much friendlier tone in China-U.S. ties, experts said.
The April 6-7 meeting, the first between the two leaders since Trump took office in January, was held at ... Read More