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APD | Sharjah FDI Forum starts for quality, healthy investment

By APD writer Muhammad Sohail The 5th Sharjah Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Forum has been officially started Monday in Sha

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South Sudan begins 100-day countdown to new government

The countdown to 100 days for South Sudan's anticipated Transitional Government of National Unity is set to start this Tuesda

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China to host 4th Maritime Silk Road Int'l Arts Festival

The fourth Maritime Silk Road International Arts Festival will be held in Quanzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, from N

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UNGA adopts resolution urging end to U.S. embargo on Cuba

The UN General Assembly (UNGA) on Thursday adopted a resolution calling for an end to the U.S. embargo on Cuba, marking the 2

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APD | UN and Germany concerned about Kashmir

By APD writer Rishika Chauhan Since last week UN and German Chancellor Angela Merkel both brought up the issue of Kashmir bac

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APD | Netherlands faces uphill to meet emission reduction targets

**By APD writer Aditya Nugraha ** **AMSTERDAM, Nov. 1 (APD) ** - The Netherlands agency said on Friday that the nation is lik

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Troop pullback starts in Zolote in eastern Ukraine

Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs Vadym Prystaiko announced the beginning of the troop pullback process in Zolote, Luhans

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Apple resumes human reviews of Siri audio

Apple is resuming the use of humans to review Siri commands and dictation with the latest iPhone software update. In August,

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U.S. Representative Katie Hill resigns amid ethics probe

U.S. Representative Katie Hill, who is under investigation by the House ethics committee over an alleged relationship with a

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VR experience enables Nigerians' wonderful 5-minute trip to China

"It was beautiful! I felt I was in China. It has taken me to China for five minutes," said Adanna Uweala excitedly

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Vladimir Putin anxious to revive Soviet-era ties with Africa

Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to host African leaders next week as his country seeks to deepen relations on th

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Week-long Turkish assault in northern Syria displaces 300,000

As many as 300,000 civilians have so far been displaced since Turkey launched its long-threatened military campaign against t

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IMF chief hails progress in China-U.S. trade talks, urges "trade peace"

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva on Thursday hailed the progress made in the latest r

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APD | Migrant workers to benefit from Qatari reforms

By APD writer Melo M. Acuña MANILA, Oct. 17 (APD) – Qatar announced wide-ranging reforms to its labor market with the goal of

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DPRK's Kim calls for self-reliance against U.S. sanctions

Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) leader Kim Jong Un rode a white horse to visit Mount Paektu, the highest peak on

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New German rules leave 5G telecoms door open to Huawei

Germany has finalized rules for the build-out of 5G mobile networks that, in a snub to the U.S., will not exclude China's Hua

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Interstellar interloper is a comet resembling those in solar system

The second interstellar object ever spotted passing through the solar system is a comet that appears quite like those formed