Oct 5, 2018 15:30 Hrs GMT | Bukavu, Eastern Congo | Mukwege (Center) Wins Noble Prize
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to a Congolese surgeon brings rare global attention to a region surging for decades with rebel conflict that now threatens efforts to contain a deadly Ebola outbreak.
As Dr. Denis Mukwege describes to the world Continue reading
29 SEPT, 2018 11:00 Hrs GMT | UNITED NATIONS | NEW YORK, USA
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s foreign minister denounced Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s allegations against Tehran at the U.N. General Assembly as an “obscene charge,” the state-run IRNA news agency reported Friday.
The response came after Netanyahu on Thursday claimed at the General Assembly that Iran has a “secret atomic warehouse” on Tehran’s outskirts and challenged U.N. inspectors to examine Continue reading
14 SEPT, 2018 11:00 HRS GMT (+3) | CHINA-RUSSIA-MONGOLIA JOINT MILITARY EXERCISE
MOSCOW – Russia’s military exercises with China this week seen as a massive Military Exercise Ever conducted before since Soviet Era. Other International Powers may have never been conducted such exercise in 21st century, so called by Western Allied Powers.
The Vostok 2018 War games Exercise, Russia’s largest since 1981 in the Soviet era, involve more than 300,000 troops – including 3,200 from China and a contingent from Mongolia.
Chinese officials said, the focus of this Military Drill expanded from the anti-terrorism manoeuvres of previous exercises to counter-attack Continue reading
12 Sept, 2018 20:30Hrs EST | Map Shows Probable Path of Hurricane Florence | Photo AP
WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — Coastal residents fleeing a potentially devastating blow from Hurricane Florence encountered empty gasoline pumps and depleted store shelves as the monster storm neared the Carolina coast with 140 mph (225 kph) winds and drenching rain that could last for days. Track Live-Click On Photo above or Here… Continue reading
11 SEPT, 2018 10:47 HRS GMT | XI JINPING (R) & VLADIMIR PUTIN (L) | AP ARCHIVES PHOTO
MOSCOW (AP) — Xi is traveling to Vladivostok, in the Russian Far East, on Tuesday and Wednesday for an economic conference where he’s expected to meet with Putin, while China joins vast Russian Economic conference to discuss Trade, Military Exercise, North Korean Issue, Syria Peace process, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction programs, according to officials.
Along with the trade and economic ties, Trump’s policies on trade and North Korea are topics of interest to both Russia and China. And U.S. sanctions on Russia have played a role in driving Russia and China closer together.
The setting is also symbolic — Vladivostok Continue reading
10 Sept. 2018 11:37 HRS GMT | Sweden Election 2018 | Stockholm, Sweden
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden has become the latest European country to have its political order shaken by a backlash against large-scale immigration, with voters giving a boost to a far-right party and weakening the more established ones.
Sunday’s election left the two rival blocs — a center-left group and a center-right alliance — with roughly 40 percent of the vote each, portending what is likely to be weeks Continue reading
10 Sept, 2018 15:47 HRS GMT | Deadly Attack in Kabul, Afghanistan KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Taliban insurgents launched separate attacks on Afghan security forces in the country’s north, killing at least 52, provincial officials said Monday.
Mohammad Yusouf Ayubi, head of the provincial council in Kunduz province, said that at least 13 security forces were killed and 15 others wounded in an attack on a checkpoint they were manning in Dashti Archi district. The firefight began late Sunday Continue reading
4 SEPT. 2018 | 09:40 HRS GMT | KOLKATA, INDIA
KOLKATA – A portion of the busy Majerhat bridge on Diamond Harbour Road collapsed on Tuesday in Kolkata, killing one and injuring 19, authorities said, as rescue workers continue to search Continue reading
30 AUG, 2018, 15:00 HRS GMT (+3) | SCO PEACE MISSION 2018 |RUSSIA - ANTI TERROR DRILL
MOSCOW – THE SHANGHAI COOPERATION ORGANISATION (SCO) “Peace Mission 2018” anti-terror drill successfully conducted in Chelyabinsk, Russia on Aug 29, involving members Nation – CHINA, RUSSIA, INDIA, PAKISTAN, TAJIKISTAN, KYRGYZSTAN, KAZAKHSTAN AND Continue reading
28 AUG, 2018 11:00 HRS UTC | SCO COUNTRIES,JOINT MILITARY DRILL 2018
MOSCOW – THE SHANGHAI COOPERATION ORGANISATION (SCO) – A Joint Military drill to counter terrorism is scheduled to begin on Wednesday by SCO members countries in RUSSIA, is the largest under the SCO charter with the participation of INDIA and PAKISTAN for the first time after the two neighboring nation became permanent members in 2017. According to Chinese experts ” the drill will be greatly contribute to stability in CENTRAL ASIA and SOUTH ASIA.
The previous SCO counter-terrorism drills were mainly limited to CENTRAL ASIA and later just after the entry of INDIA and PAKISTAN as a permanent member last year, the SCO‘s counter-terrorism mission has expanded to SOUTH ASIA – Li Wei, a Counter-Terrorism Expert at the China Institute of Contemporary International Relations in BEIJING, told to Chinese media on Monday.
The SCO MEMBER NATIONS – ” JOINT MILITARY DRILL PEACE MISSION 2018″, will see the participation of at least 4,000 soldiers from CHINA, RUSSIA, KAZAKHSTAN, TAJIKISTAN, KYRGYZSTAN, INDIA and PAKISTAN, and 10 representatives from UZBEKISTAN will serve as SCO Observers.
CHINA is participating with more than seven hundred PLA Soldiers including an armored tank battle group, an air combat group and a special force group which already stationed in Chebarkul, RUSSIA since Saturday, according to PLA’s media reports.
The main areas of the joint drill include field reconnaissance, joint strikes, and counter-terrorism operations in residential areas. The drill plays a positive role in deepening defense and security cooperation among member countries, enhancing capacity in tackling new threats and challenges, and safeguarding regional peace and stability, China’s Ministry of National Defense spokesperson said at a regular press conference in July.
What is SCO? Where is its headquarter? How many countries are its member?
The SCO was established in Shanghai in 2001, with CHINA, RUSSIA, KAZAKHSTAN, TAJIKISTAN, KYRGYZSTAN and UZBEKISTAN as founding members. It expanded to include INDIA and PAKISTAN in 2017. see more details in official website (given below) of “THE SHANGHAI COOPERATION ORGANISATION – SCO “The effective counter-terrorism Continue reading