China’s neighbor Kyrgyzstan has been piling up gold reserves as a hedge against a possible trade war between Beijing and Washington. Read Full Article at RT.com

The threat of a full-scale trade war between the US and China has dominated the news in recent weeks. The countries have exchanged import tariffs on each other's goods, and are threatening further protective steps. Read Full Article at RT.com

Ulyanovsk-based plane maker Aviastar-SP has announced a competition to evaluate its capability to resume production of the An-124 ‘Ruslan’ heavy transport aircraft. Read Full Article at RT.com

Makati coach Cholo Villanueva has learned enough to teach his team the ins and outs of pressure defense. «You can't teach what you don't know,» said the former La Salle standout in the UAAP. «And (playing pressure defense) is something I've been teaching from the years of experience playing and being an understudy of the Pumarens (Franz and Derrick).» Makati proved it had a grasp of what had been La Salle's calling card during the Pumaren years, forcing 34 turnovers on a bewildered Basilan squad for a 77-65 victory Tuesday night in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League at Baliuag Star Arena in Baliwag, Bulacan. Makati drew 38 points from those Basilan error to come up wi...Keep on reading: Bulacan torches Rizal; Makati triumphs

President Duterte has ordered his economic team to immediately address the ballooning pension requirement of uniformed personnel, which the government intends to address by developing military properties and forming a new pension scheme. Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III told reporters recently that the Department of Finance and its consultant, George Ongkeko, last week presented the problem concerning armed personnel's pension to the President and the heads of the Departments of National Defense, the Interior and Local Government, Justice and Transportation, as well as the chiefs of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, Philippine National Police, Philippine Coast Guard, and B...Keep on reading: Gov’t moves to address cops’, soldiers’ pension issue

    Coach Louie Alas didn't want another game that they ripped wide open right from the start slip away.   Leading once more by a huge margin, the Phoenix Fuel Masters had a finishing kick this time, dumping the GlobalPort Batang Pier, 135-108, on Wednesday night in the PBA Commissioner's Cup to stay mathematically in the hunt for a playoff berth.   «We finally managed to protect our lead,» said Alas, whose charges opened up a 19-point lead against Rain or Shine two weeks ago only to fold up in the end.   «Hopefully, this is the start of something big,» he added.   "[The fold-up, like what happened against the Elasto Painter...Keep on reading: Phoenix rises from its slump

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas on Wednesday raised interest rates for the second time in six weeks to help arrest rising prices of local goods and services that accelerated to a five-year high last month. The increase---which brings the central bank's key overnight rate to 3.5 percent---comes in the wake of the record high inflation rate for the first five months of the year, which authorities had originally said would normalize by 2019 without any monetary policy tightening. At the same time, BSP Governor Nestor Espenilla Jr. said regulators would not hesitate to tighten monetary policy further if its latest move proved to be insufficient in reining in upward price pressures. ...Keep on reading: BSP hikes rates again amid high inflation

SAN FERNANDO CITY --- If fishermen from Zambales and Pangasinan provinces have to deal with the Chinese Coast Guard at Panatag Shoal, their counterparts in Ilocos Norte province have been troubled by Vietnamese commercial fishermen who have been poaching on their «payaw» (fish aggregating devices or artificial reef).   Big Vietnamese fishing vessels have been anchored for days at payaw areas more than 600 kilometers (400 miles) off Ilocos Norte, Domingo La Torre, president of the Pasuquin Tuna Fishermen Association, said on Monday.   The Vietnamese also use «super light,» a device to attract fish, which is prohibited in the country by the Fisheries Code of 1998 (Rep...Keep on reading: Ilocos Norte fishers say Vietnamese poach on their ‘payaw’

In the wake of the US pull-out from the UNHRC, US Ambassador to Sri Lanka Atul Keshap met with senior Sri Lankan officials today and assured them that the US would continue to support Sri Lanka as it works to fulfil commitments made with regard to UN resolutions.

​​The SDM is alleged to have taken a bribe from Sopali Singh, whose wife Ramvati contested for the post of village pradhan in 2015, during his stint in Gunnaur subdivision. Police have registered an FIR against five people including Chandausi sub-divisional magistrate (SDM) Pratipal Singh.

A key appointment was that of B V R Subrahmanyam, who had earlier served as private secretary to former PM Manmohan Singh, as chief secretary in place of B B Vyas. He will assist governor N N Vohra, who sources said would not be replaced any time soon.

In a TV interview, Azad also said BJP's language of «all out operations» in J&K indicated that a «massacre» was being planned.

Narendra Modi on Wednesday about how his life was transformed after he opted for mechanised farming after years of jobless struggle.

First Lady Melania Trump has notified the Secret Service, after actor and activist Peter Fonda called for her son Barron to be kidnapped and imprisoned with pedophiles in an unhinged Twitter rant. Read Full Article at RT.com

Charges against an ex-CIA employee are intended to send a message to potential whistleblowers, warning them that they will have no defense when pursued by the government, the executive editor of 21st Century Wire told RT. Read Full Article at RT.com

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order ending the practice of separating children from their families in detention centers for illegal immigrants. The order will likely be challenged in court, however. Read Full Article at RT.com

The pro-NATO Atlantic Council think tank is set to honor former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and Syrian child activist Bana Alabed at its Freedom Awards this week. Read Full Article at RT.com

Geophysicists are hypothesizing that the San Andreas fault line in California could be the central point of a massive earthquake after new research suggested that the fault may be at higher risk than previously thought. Read Full Article at RT.com

AMMONNEWS - A normal summer day is forecast Wednesday, as temperatures will be around their annual average for this time of year; therefore moderate conditions will prevail in the hilly areas and the eastern plains, while it will be relatively hot in other parts of the Kingdom, the Jordan Meteorolog

AMMONNEWS - The Syrian army stepped up shelling of opposition-held parts of the southwest as it mobilises for a campaign to regain the area bordering Jordan and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, opposition sources said.Violence erupted at the frontline town of Kafr Shams, near the Syrian-held

AMMONNEWS - Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ayman Safadi on Wednesday discussed with United States Undersecretary of Defense for Policy John C. Rood bilateral relations and ways to enhance them in various domains.The meeting also tackled the latest development in the Middle East, as

AMMONNEWS - The meeting will largely be a diplomatic formality, with the two leaders expected to discuss a host of issues, including economic cooperation. As it stands, Germany is Jordan’s largest European trading partner, but the relationship is lopsided—in 2016, German exports totalled over $800 m

AMMONNEWS - Morocco become the second Arab team to be eliminated from World Cup 2018 as they fell to Portugal 1-0 on Wednesday in Moscow.Captain and star player Cristiano Ronaldo gave Portugal the lead just after four minutes after latching onto a corner kick taken byJao Moutinho, scoring the se

Donald Trump will meet the Queen when he visits the UK next month, according to reports. Originally the US president was invited for a full state visit but after an outcry, it was downgraded to a working visit. However, the US ambassador to the UK has told Sky News that a meeting with the Queen […]

The Federal Government says it will commence the voluntary repatriation of over 91,000 Nigerian refugees from Cameroon in July. Hajiya Sadiya Farouk, the Federal Commissioner, National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons, disclosed this on Wednesday at the occasion to commemorate the 2018 World Refugees Day in Abuja. She said that the Federal […]

England manager Gareth Southgate admitted his World Cup celebrations will be more muted for the remainder of the tournament after dislocating his shoulder while out running on Wednesday. Southgate leapt from the bench in joy as Harry Kane scored an injury-time winner to get England’s campaign off to a winning start against Tunisia on Monday. READ ALSO: Trump […]

Spain beat Iran 1-0 to close in on World Cup last 16

No fewer than 34 Nigerians were, on Wednesday, deported from the United States of America for allegedly committing offences in the country. The deportees arrived at the Cargo Wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, at  2.30 pm. The deportees, comprising 32 males and two females, were brought back in a chartered Omni Air […]

Civil society organisations (CSOs) say they will organise another nationwide protest  on September 7 to protest against what they call President Peter Mutharika’s inaction over their petition at the April 27 demonstrations. CSOs say they are... The post CSOs threaten another demo Sept 7, engage Malawi opposition appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - Malawi breaking news in Malawi.

A political expert has warned the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) that it risks having its convention null and void if it goes ahead to elect people on positions that are not recognised in party positions.... The post DPP clings to illegal positions, political expert warns appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - Malawi breaking news in Malawi.

Deputy speaker of parliament on Wednesday prematurely suspended proceedings as disagreements increased in the House following Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development Goodall Gondwe refusal to sign some documents related to water and constituency... The post Goodall refuses to sign water and CDF documents, Malawi Parliament suspended prematurly appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - Malawi breaking news in Malawi.

June 19, 2018 (JUBA) – All the warring parties involved in the conflict in South Sudan must immediately halt using sexual violence as a tactic of war, which is happening on an appalling scale in the country and with impunity, various European heads of missions said Tuesday. The message was contained in a statement jointly issued by the Heads of Mission of Canada, Denmark, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Britain and the United States (US). “The use of sexual violence as (...) - News / South Sudan, Diplomacy - International Relations

June 20, 2018 (ADDIS ABABA) - Eritrean President, Isaias Afwerki, Wednesday said he would send a delegation to discuss with the Ethiopian government ways to implement Algeria peace agreement over their disputed border. The move comes two weeks after the announcement made by the Ethiopian government providing its full acceptance of the outcome of 2002 border commission ruling which awarded disputed area, including the town of Badme, to Eritrea. This decision has been welcomed by the (...) - News / Eritrea, Ethiopia, FRONT_PAGE_SECONDARY

June 20, 2018 (ADDIS ABABA) - Ethiopian Foreign Minister Workneh Gebeyehu Wednesday met with the SPLM-IO leader Riek Machar ahead of a meeting with his rival President Salva Kiir in Addis Ababa. Machar arrived in the early morning to Addis Ababa where he was received by Mrs Hirut Zemene, Ethiopia's State Minister of Foreign Affairs. In a statement released this afternoon, the foreign ministry said Minister Gebeyehu held talks with Machar on the IGAD's efforts to revitalize the peace process (...) - News / FRONT_PAGE_DISPLAY