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According to Al-Ihkbariya broadcaster, the Syrian army established control over three settlements in southeastern Idlib on Friday. Al-Watan newspaper reported about the ongoing fighting in the province of Aleppo, northwest of the provincial administrative centre. The clashes are reportedly taking place in Aleppo’s suburb of Zahraa. Earlier in the week, the Russian Defence Ministry’s Centre … Continue reading “Syrian Army Liberates 3 Villages in Idlib Province, Combating Militants in Aleppo – Reports”

Director-General Roberto Azevêdo welcomed the strong support expressed at the World Economic Forum in Davos this week by ministers, heads of state, private sector and labour leaders for ongoing efforts to reform and reinforce the WTO to keep up with …

We welcome the Order by the International Court of Justice that Myanmar must take “all measures within its power” to protect the members of the Rohingya group from all future acts that may amount to genocide under the provisions of Article …

World Leprosy Day: UN expert calls on States to end discrimination against affected women and children

By David Robie MANILA (Asia Pacific Report/Pacific Media Watch): Rappler , the innovative online publisher that has been at the media freedom frontline in the Philippines for the past three years, has challenged President Rodrigo Duterte by taking the …

The government of Dmitry Medvedev has resigned. Medvedev failed to meet the requirements of many of Putin’s decrees, but Putin takes every effort to make the lives of former governmental officials comfortable by moving them to other high-ranking positions. Is there any place for the feeling for patriotism? The Unknown Putin And Medvedev’s government goes … Continue reading “Putin’s Russia as Soviet Corporation”

Scientists using the Borexino detector at the underground Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso in Italy spotted 53 new events of geoneutrinos, which is twice as many as before. The Independent reports that the detector, buried 1,400 metres underground, is able to make sensitive measurements that allow it possible to catch traces of radioactive decay in … Continue reading “‘Ghost Particles’ From Mysterious Radioactive Processes Inside Earth Caught in Underground Lab”

U.S. to expand network of spy satellites to better detect and track cruise missiles, drones, and hypersonic weapons.

With increasing support from voters, the Scottish National Party is unlikely to give up its fight for a second referendum despite the procedural obstacles it faces.

A Siberian woman managed to survive a fall from the ninth floor of an apartment building. The incident which occurred in the settlement of Izluchinsk in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia, was filmed by a shocked bystander. The footage shows the woman plunging into deep snow – only to stand up immediately after the fall and … Continue reading “Leap of Faith: Russian Woman Miraculously Survives Fall From 9th Floor of Apartment Building – Video”

Such a move would only serve to push Myanmar further away from the U.S. – and toward China.

Does Russia get too much or too little credit in fueling the Ukraine scandal? As with everything these days, it’s too hard to tell.

The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) issued an alert via social media on Wednesday claiming the Cascade Range’s Sherman Pass recently had an unexpected guest wander through the area. “Sasquatch spotted!!! I’m not superstitious… just a little stitious,” the WSDOT East Twitter account said in its January 22 post. “If you look closely by … Continue reading “Photos: Sasquatch Figure Seen Roaming on US State’s Surveillance Camera”

Russian President Vladimir Putin picked up a Palestinian guard’s cap and put it back on his head during a reception in the West Bank, where he met with President of the Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas. The video of the gesture shows the Russian commander-in-chief passing by in front of a line of elite troops before … Continue reading “Vladimir Putin Excites Netizens by Helping Palestinian Guard After Cap Mishap – Video”

A terrifying virus is spreading from China around the world. It appears to have been transmitted to humans through a wild animal. Where did it come from and how dangerous is it for Asia and the rest of the world?

As secular Indians protest a controversial new citizenship law, some debate whether they should demonstrate as Muslims first or as Indians who happen to be Muslim.

Migration and higher fertility can’t alter the course of Europe’s graying, but there is a strategy to avoid disaster.

Among all sorts of jobs and businesses in the Indian national capital, Mohammad Sheikh Hamid’s occupation is somewhat unique. He works around drains in narrow lanes at congested markets, but he is not a street sweeper: he is not putting his hand in the runny sewage water to unclog the drains, but to collect gold. … Continue reading “Delhi Gold Digger: Indian Man Makes a Living by Collecting Yellow Metal from Drains – Photo, Video”

As developments in the trial continue, it is important to keep in mind that it will be largely shaped by events that occur outside the courtroom.

National police chief Erik Akerboom is expected to be named as the new boss of domestic intelligence agency AIVD, according to the Volkskrant. The current head of the 18-year-old agency, Dick Schoof, is expected to re-join the Ministry of Security and Justice which he left in 2013 to lead national counter-terrorism office NCTV. Akerboom worked … Continue reading “Dutch police chief to take reigns at intelligence agency AIVD”

China is finding an eager partner in Eritrea, an autocratic state generally overlooked entirely by world powers.

Are China’s measures to keep the virus from spreading before the Lunar New Year likely to work?

A network comprised of hundreds of fabricated Facebook profiles disseminates political propaganda and also coaxes real users to reveal as much about themselves as they are willing. The social network appears to be impotent in its response to the professional saboteurs.

Forty companies in the pharmaceutical industry presented their joint code of conduct to Minister Bruno Bruins for Medical Care on Friday. This code is meant to be their “moral compass”. The Minister immediately called the code inadequate, pointing out that it says nothing about medicine prices – a major point of concern for him, NOS … Continue reading “Pharmaceuticals present code of conduct; Inadequate, Minister says”

The Philippine president has renewed a threat to terminate an accord unless Washington restores a visa of a political ally linked to human rights violations.

As Moon doubles down on his peace initiative, North Korean refugees will face greater challenges in the South.

A look ahead after a year when the economy seemed to be in a state of suspension.

2020 could be a key year in assessing whether reform takes off or if the country continues to be mired in stagnation on key issues.

The interaction highlighted the security aspect of the relationship between the two Southeast Asian states and what lies ahead in 2020.

A US-Taliban peace agreement seems closer than ever, but the whole thing could unravel when it comes time for intra-Afghan talks.

State and regional governments are increasingly stepping up their climate commitments where national governments are unable or unwilling to do so.