KATHMANDU, (APP/AFP): A passenger plane went missing in a mountainous area of Nepal early on Wednesday with 21 people on board, the airline said. Tara Air said rescue helicopters had been deployed to search for the Twin Otter aircraft, which lost contact with air traffic control eight minutes after it left the western town of […]
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Plane goes missing in Nepal with 21 on board
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Syria government accepts ceasefire deal: foreign ministry
DAMASCUS, (APP/AFP) – The Syrian government on Tuesday accepted the terms of a ceasefire deal announced by the United States and Russia, a foreign ministry statement said. The statement said the government would stop armed operations but would “continue counter-terrorism efforts” against the Islamic State group, Al-Qaeda and affiliated groups. The deal was announced on […]
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Greece protests at exclusion from Austria migrant summit
ATHENS, (APP/AFP) – Greece on Tuesday protested to Austria for being left out of a planned Balkans migration mini-summit to be held this week, the foreign ministry said. “Through this one-sided and not at all friendly move towards our country, there is an attempt to take decisions in Greece’s absence that directly affect Greece and […]
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Germany, France pressure Ukraine over graft, election law
KIEV, (APP/AFP) – Germany and France on Tuesday urged Kiev to root out corruption and quickly adopt a law on elections in the pro-Russian separatist east that may help resolve Ukraine’s 22-month war. “We need for the economic reforms to be pushed forward,” German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier told a joint press conference attended by […]
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France seeks ‘urgent’ implementation of Syria ceasefire: minister
KIEV, (APP/AFP) – French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault on Monday said his government would be “very vigilant” as the United States and Russia announced a ceasefire in Syria planned to come into force on February 27. “An agreement has been reached. We are examining the details. There is an urgent need for its implementation. We […]
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US-based Kashmir group condemns arrests over Afzal Guru execution protest rallies
WASHINGTON, (APP): A US-based Kashmiri group has condemned the arrest of a student leader and a professor who were detained after participating in rallies, including one in the Jawarhal Nehru University (JNU), to commemorate the execution of separatist Kashmiri leader Afzal Guru. “We demand the unconditional release of all students including a very respected scholar […]