Russia on Thursday vowed to retaliate upon new sanctions from the United States and Canada, but stressed it would not publicize those who were placed on the Russian blacklist.
Malaysia Airlines' Chief Executive Officer Ahmad Jauhari Yahya said Thursday in a statement that the families of the missing MH370 flight were advised to receive information at their homes as the search and investigation would be a prolonged process and advanced compensation payments would be made.
An international investigation team had been approved to be formed by Malaysian cabinet on Wednesday to investigate the missing MH370 flight incident, Malaysian acting Transport Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said here Wednesday.
U.S. President Barack Obama' s three-day official visit to Malaysia would not conclude the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) but only to further discuss it, an official of Malaysian Ministry of International Trade and Industry said here Tuesday, local media reported.
In an exclusive interview with APD, Karzai says he would sign the deal only if the U.S. agreed to support meaningful peace talks with the Taliban, stop searching civilian houses and ensure transparent elections.
An Australian vessel searching the missing Malaysian flight 370 has detected electronic pulse signals probably related to the black box in the Indian Ocean during the past 24 hours, however the current unsuccessful effort to reacquire the signal later suggests the battery may finish in a very short time, the search official and U.S. Navy technician said on Monday.
Indonesia, due to hold parliamentary election on Wednesday, has deployed hundreds thousands of police and tens thousands of troops to guard against possible public disorder in the country's upcoming elections.
The Election Commission of India Thursday reviewed poll preparedness in Indian-controlled Kashmir and held meetings with top officials to help conduct free and fair polls in the restive region, officials said.
The Italian cabinet approved a constitutional reform draft bill on Monday to turn the Senate into a smaller and non-elected assembly.
Pakistan on Monday dismissed allegations that the country was behind recent attacks in Kabul ahead of the Afghan presidential elections on April 5.
Sanctions against Russia over the conflict in Crimea would prove economically costly and would be detrimental to all sides, Austrian experts said Thursday.
More than 40 hours have passed since the missing Malaysian plane carrying 239 people, including more than 150 Chinese, lost contact with air traffic controllers.
A senior British government official on Tuesday said Scotland, if independent, would not be part of a currency union with the remaining Britain, and would have to negotiate its entry into the European Union (EU).
The Obama administration has asked a special court for permission to hold on to National Security Agency (NSA) phone records for longer than five years, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday, describing it as "an unintended consequence of lawsuits seeking to stop the data- surveillance program.
Thai caretaker Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra Sunday condemned the two attacks in Bangkok's rally sites which killed two, including a four-year-old child and injuring 22 others.
Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved a list of state-owned enterprises ( SOEs) to undergo the process of equitising and restructuring in 2014-15 as a set plan to help secure confidence from foreign investors.
U.S. President Barack Obama on Sunday voiced his "deep disappointment" at Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni's plan to enact a legislation that would criminalize homosexuality, warning the move will "complicate" U.S. relations with Uganda and would be a "step backward" for all Ugandans.
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