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11:08, march 29, 2017

Moscow to host pilaf festival

An international charity festival-contest “Cult of Pilaf” will take place in Moscow on April 1 in the framework of Navrouz celebrations.

11:31, march 28, 2017

Iran’s president in Moscow to discuss regional issues, bilateral ties with his Russian counterpart

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani arrived in Moscow Monday evening for a two-day official visit to discuss regional issues and matters of mutual interest with his Russian counterpart and other

14:45, march 27, 2017

Pakistan starts building fence along its border with Afghanistan

Pakistan says it has begun building a fence along its border with Afghanistan According to media reports, Pakistan says it has started building the fence in areas where it says militants have

14:27, march 27, 2017

Al Qaeda terror mastermind Qari Yasin killed in US airstrike in Afghanistan

Media reports say United States military said on March 25 it had killed a top al Qaeda operative behind the Marriott Hotel bombing in Islamabad in 2008 and the attack on a bus carrying the Sri Lankan

11:27, march 27, 2017

Japan, Russia hold first ‘two-plus-two’ talks since Crimea annexation

Japan and Russia agreed on March 20 to closely cooperate on efforts to curb North Korea’s nuclear provocations, holding their first ministerial talks on foreign policy and security since Moscow

15:30, march 20, 2017

Moscow expected to host talks on Afghan conflict next month

Russia media outlets report that Moscow plans to host international talks on the conflict in Afghanistan on April 14.

11:08, march 17, 2017

US government declassifies Cold War nuclear test videos

Media reports say US authorities have declassified hundreds of videos chronicling the country’s 20th century nuclear weapon tests.

16:51, march 14, 2017

Turkey suspends high-level diplomatic relations with the Netherlands

Turkey says it is halting all high-level political discussions with the Netherlands and that Ankara’s agreement with the European Union to help hold back a flood of Asian migrants has ended, as

11:28, march 13, 2017

UN’s child relief agency says 2016 was the worst year yet for Syria's children

The Syrian civil war began in 2011, and a new report released by the United Nations' child relief agency, UNICEF, on March 13, says 2016 has been the deadliest year of the conflict for children,

15:46, march 9, 2017

Jon Huntsman to be Trump’s Ambassador to Russia

Media reports say Jon Huntsman has accepted President Donald Trump's offer to be the next ambassador to Russia.

13:52, march 9, 2017

Daesh ringleader Baghdadi believed to have fled Mosul, hid in desert

The leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorist group, also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), Islamic State (IS), and by its Arabic language acronym,

10:28, march 7, 2017

ICJ begins considering suit filed by Ukraine against Russia

Hearings have begun at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in Ukraine's suit against Russia.

15:03, march 3, 2017

Afghan, Russian presidents may meet on sidelines of SCO summit in Astana

Afghan foreign minister said that Afghan President Ashraf Ghani may meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the upcoming Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in

14:41, march 3, 2017

White House discloses Trump's son-in law met with Russian ambassador

Media reports say the known ties between the Trump campaign and Russia now appear to include a member of Trump's family.

16:11, march 2, 2017

‘Sharia patrols’ appear on Moscow streets

Sharia patrols have appeared on Moscow streets. Sharia patrols, are groups of young Sunni Muslim, members of a movement that called itself Stop Haram.

14:27, march 1, 2017

WP: FBI once planned to pay former British spy who authored controversial Trump dossier

The former British spy who authored a controversial dossier on behalf of Donald Trump’s political opponents alleging ties between Trump and Russia reached an agreement with the FBI a few weeks

14:58, february 27, 2017

Iranian film wins Oscar for best foreign language film

The Salesman , a film by Iranian director Asghar Farhadi, has won the Oscar for the best foreign-language picture at the Academy Awards ceremony.

10:03, february 23, 2017

NASA discovers seven Earth-like planets orbiting a star just 40 light-years away

Media reports say astronomers have discovered not one, not two, but seven Earth-sized planets orbiting a star called TRAPPIST-1.

14:51, february 22, 2017

Afghanistan starts work on National Export Strategy

Afghanistan has taken its first steps towards the creation of a National Export Strategy (NES) that will set out its trade priorities.

11:51, february 22, 2017

Ukrainian tycoon Dmytro Firtash arrested after extradition ruling

Media reports says Dmytro Firtash held on European arrest warrant issued by Spain minutes after Austrian court grants US extradition request Powerful in Ukraine, stranded in Austria for the past

16:20, february 21, 2017

Snowstorms claim 25 lives in the Afghan northern Faryab province

Afghan media reports say that at least 25 were killed in Afghanistan's north, more than a week after over 100 died from avalanches and heavy snowfall.

16:04, february 21, 2017

Azeri president appoints his wife as vice-president

Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev has appointed his wife, Mehriban Aliyeva, as first vice president of Azerbaijan.

15:13, february 21, 2017

Russian authorities plan to impose restrictions on payments in cash

Russian business daily Vedomosti ( News ), citing unnamed federal officials, reported on Tuesday that the Ministry of Economic Development and the Ministry of Finance of Russia are considering the

11:13, february 21, 2017

ICRC appeals for release of staff abducted in Afghanistan

The International Committee of the Red Cross, ICRC, called Saturday for the safe and unconditional release of two staff members abducted in northern Afghanistan earlier this month.

11:37, february 17, 2017

The Kremlin reportedly orders state-run media to stop praising Trump

The Kremlin ordered state media to cut way back on their fawning coverage of President Donald Trump, reflecting a growing concern among senior Russian officials that the new U.S.

10:51, february 15, 2017

North Korean leader’s half-brother killed in Malaysia in possible poison attack

Media reports say Kim Jong-nam was reportedly poisoned at Kuala Lumpur airport.

09:49, february 15, 2017

U.S. President Donald Trump expects Russia to return Crimea to Ukraine

The White House has said that President Donald Trump fully expects Russia to return control of Crimea to Ukraine.

11:34, february 14, 2017

Photograph of Russian ambassador assassination wins top prize at World Press Photo contest

A terrifying photograph taken moments after the assassination of Russia’s ambassador to Turkey has been named Photo of the Year in the 2017 World Press Photo contest.

14:43, february 13, 2017

Nearly 200,000 people told to flee crumbling California dam spillway

Reuters reports that evacuation orders for nearly 200,000 people living below the tallest dam in the United States remained in place early on Monday after residents were abruptly told to flee when a

14:29, february 13, 2017

Ex-foreign minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier was elected Germany’s new president on Sunday.

Media reports say ex-foreign minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier was elected Germany’s new president on February 12.