MOSCOW, Jan. 18 (NsNewsWire) — Russia and China, with their relationship at its best ever, have been one of the key factors in maintaining world stability, something the two countries will continue to uphold, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Tuesday. “Bilateral strategic cooperation and a comprehensive partnership, as well as working together on regional […]

MOSCOW, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) — Russia has extended asylum for U.S. whistleblower Edward Snowden for two years, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Wednesday. The decision was made in defiance of a recent statement by former CIA deputy director Michael Morell that Russian President Vladimir Putin had a great opportunity to extradite Snowden as […]

JALALABAD, Afghanistan, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) — Militants loyal to the Islamic State (IS) outfit abducted 13 religious scholars from a religious school in Haski Mina district of eastern Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province on Sunday, said Attaullah Khogiani, spokesman for the provincial government. “A group of Ulema (religious scholars) were busy in taking test from students of […]

BEIJING, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) — Local environmental authorities of Beijing said Sunday that a new bout of smog will hit the city from Sunday night to Tuesday. According to the municipal environmental protection bureau, Beijing will see mild pollution, with the main pollutant being PM2.5, on Sunday. The Air Quality Index is expected to reach […]

MANILA, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday called on members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations(ASEAN)and its dialogue partners including China, Japan and the United States to help strengthen the Southeast Asian community. Duterte made the appeal during the formal launching of the Philippine chairmanship of ASEAN in Davao City […]

ANKARA, Jan. 15 (NsNewsWire) — The United States would be invited to Syrian peace talks due to be held on Jan. 23 in Astana, Kazakhstan, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Saturday. Officials from Turkey, Russia, and Iran met in Moscow Friday in preparation for the summit, and decided to invite the U.S. to the […]