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Sunday 31 July 2016

Armenia : Standoff Ends as ‘Daredevils’ Surrender

The two week standoff at a police compound in Erebuni, which was seized by an opposition group calling itself the “Daredevils of Sasoun” ended on Sunday as the remaining members surrendered, Armenia’s National Security Service reported.

Saturday 30 July 2016

Violent Police Clashes with Protesters Heighten Tensions in Yerevan

Riot police clashed late on Friday with hundreds of people near a police compound in Yerevan occupied by gunmen affiliated with an Armenian opposition group.

Friday 29 July 2016

Russian Defense Ministry: We won’t allow additional arms supplies to areas controlled by militants in Aleppo

Russian Defense Ministry affirmed on Friday that Russia will not allow under any circumstances additional arms supplies to the areas controlled by militants in Aleppo, noting the possibility of opening humanitarian corridors not only from the city of Aleppo, but into the city if necessary.

Thursday 28 July 2016

US Commander: Five US Troops Injured in Afghanistan

Five U.S. special operations troops in Afghanistan have been wounded in combat with Islamic State fighters, according to the top U.S. commander in the country.

Wednesday 27 July 2016

US does not take position on competing claims to land features in South China Sea: Kerry

The United States does not take a position on the competing sovereignty claims to the land features in the South China Sea, said US Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday.

Tuesday 26 July 2016

Priest's murder a 'desecration of French democracy', says Hollande

French President François Hollande described the killing of Father Jacques Hamel by two men swearing allegiance to the Islamic State (IS) group as a “desecration of French democracy”, in an address to the nation on Tuesday evening.

Monday 25 July 2016

German police union chief urges tightening refugees control after constant attacks

Control of refugees coming to Germany should be tightened in order to limit potential security risks, urged German police union chief Rainer Wendt on Monday, after constant attacks in southern Germany over the past week.

Saturday 23 July 2016

The number of victims of terrorist attacks in Afghanistan increased

According to specified data, at least 80 people were killed and more than 230 were injured varying degrees of severity in the result of the triple attack in Kabul to protest the Shiite minority.

Thursday 21 July 2016

French parliament officially adopts controversial labour law

France’s parliament on Thursday finally adopted a deeply divisive labour law after the government used a special measure to force it through parliament without a vote.

Wednesday 20 July 2016

Moscow works with US to increase cooperation at all levels for solving the crisis in Syria

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova announced on Wednesday that Russia is working with the US to increase the effective cooperation at all levels for the settlement of the crisis in Syria.

Tuesday 19 July 2016

50,000 targeted in post-coup Turkey crackdown

Turkey vowed to root out allies of the US-based cleric it blames for an abortive coup last week, widening a purge of the army, police and judiciary on Tuesday to universities and schools, the intelligence agency and religious authorities.

Monday 18 July 2016

Theresa May: Russia and North Korea – the real threat to the UK

Newly elected Prime Minister of great Britain Theresa May says there is a real threat to e the country, coming from Russia and North Korea. The head of government of the United Kingdom said Monday during the meeting of Parliament, reported on 18 July, the RIA Novosti news Agency.

Saturday 16 July 2016

Turkish PM: Participants in coup attempt traitors and terrorists

 Participants in the coup attempt do not represent the people of Turkey but are traitors and terrorists, Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said on Saturday.

Friday 15 July 2016

Nice attack: France declares three days of mourning

France has declared three days of national mourning after at least 84 people were killed in the city of Nice when an attacker drove a lorry into a large crowd celebrating the country's main national holiday.

Thursday 14 July 2016

France will not extend state of emergency beyond 26 July

  The state of emergency which France declared after last November’s deadly Paris attacks will come to an end later this month, President Francois Hollande confirmed Thursday.

Wednesday 13 July 2016

Germany vows greater security role over Russian threat

Germany pledged Wednesday to assume a greater role in global security, pointing to the strategic threat posed by Russia and other looming dangers.

Tuesday 12 July 2016

Hague tribunal rejects Beijing’s claim to South China Sea

The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague on Tuesday ruled that China has no legal basis to claim “historic rights” to islands in the South China Sea and had violated the Philippines' sovereign rights.

Monday 11 July 2016

Kashmir clashes over militant Burhan Wani leave 30 dead

Police in Indian-administered Kashmir say at least 30 people have been killed in clashes between protesters and security forces following the shooting of a well-known militant leader.

Saturday 9 July 2016

NATO calls on its members to get rid of dependencies on Russian weapons

NATO welcomes the efforts of its members to overcome their dependencies on Russian military equipment, the alliance said in the Warsaw Summit Communique adopted on Saturday at the end of the two-day Warsaw summit.

Friday 8 July 2016

Ukraine's Poroshenko to teach NATO how to wage war against Russia

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko offered NATO to use the experience that "Ukraine obtained in showing resistance to Russian troops."

Thursday 7 July 2016

Death toll from Islamic State group terrorist attack in Baghdad nears 300

A Baghdad bombing claimed by the Islamic State group killed 292 people, the health minister said Thursday, raising the toll of what was already one of the deadliest attacks in Iraq.

Wednesday 6 July 2016

Russia, US Agree on ‘Closer Military Cooperation’ in Syria As Putin Calls Obama

The Kremlin says that both Russia and the US are ready to better coordinate efforts to eliminate radical extremists in Syria, following a telephone conversation initiated by the Russian leader, RT reported.

Tuesday 5 July 2016

EgyptAir Flight MS804: Recorder shows pilots 'battled fire'

Pilots of the EgyptAir jet that crashed in the Mediterranean Sea in May battled to extinguish a fire, the cockpit voice recorder reportedly shows.

Monday 4 July 2016

US-backed militias face second ISIS counter attack

Syrian militias backed by US-led air strikes have repelled a second ISIS counter attack in 24 hours near a city being targeted in a major offensive against the militant group, an official and a monitoring group said on Monday.

Saturday 2 July 2016

UN chief condemns terrorist attack in Bangladesh

UN, 2 July 2016 – Senior United Nations officials have condemned the terrorist attack in a café in the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka that reportedly killed 20 hostages over the weekend.

Friday 1 July 2016

EU extends Russia sanctions to Jan 2017


The European Union on Friday ­formally extended damaging ­economic sanctions against ­Russia by six months due to a lack of progress in resolving the conflict in eastern Ukraine.

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