UNITED NATIONS, (APP): The UN Security Council has unanimously adopted a resolution endorsing the Russia-US agreement on the cessation of hostilities in war-torn Syria starting Saturday. In doing so, the 15-member Council demanded that the agreement take effect as agreed. On Monday, the United States and Russia, the co-chairs of the International Syria Support Group […]
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UN Security Council endorses cessation of hostilities pact in Syria
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Four shot dead in rural US town before gunman kills self
LOS ANGELES, (APP/AFP): Four people, including children, were shot dead Friday in a rural town in the US state of Washington by a man who then turned the gun on himself, police said. Ryan Spurling, spokesman for the Mason County Sheriff’s Office, said the unidentified man killed himself after a three-hour standoff. “The individual shot […]
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Syria ceasefire takes effect under US-Russia deal
DAMASCUS, (APP/AFP): A UN-backed ceasefire entered into effect at midnight in Syria (2200 GMT Friday) between the regime and rebels, under an agreement reached Monday between Russia and the United States. It was the first major ceasefire in the civil war that has lasted almost five years and claimed more than 270,000 lives.
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Four killed, 26 missing after Russian mine accident
MOSCOW, (APP/AFP): Four miners were killed and 26 were missing after a pit collapse in northern Russia, in the latest tragedy to hit the accident-prone industry, investigators said on Friday. A total of 110 people were on duty at the Severnaya coal mine in the remote Komi region on Thursday when it was hit by […]
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France says “no crisis” in world economy as G20 meets
HONG KONG, (APP/AFP) – France said there was “no crisis” in the world economy as a meeting of G20 officials kicked off Friday, despite warnings from the International Monetary Fund that the global recovery risked being derailed. Speaking in Hong Kong en route to the meeting in Shanghai, French finance minister Michel Sapin said the […]
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Obama warns Russia ‘world will be watching’ Syria ceasefire
WASHINGTON, APP/AFP):” US President Barack Obama put the onus for a ceasefire in Syria on the regime and its Russian ally Thursday, warning Moscow and Damascus that the “world will be watching.” Hours before the Saturday cessation of hostilities was due to come into force, Obama said “the coming days will be critical” in determining […]