Crimean Tatars shout slogans and hold banner which reads: “No War” during the pro-Ukraine rally in Simferopol, Crimea, Ukraine, Monday, March 10, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday defended the separatist drive in the…
KIEV — Ukraine’s foreign minister said yesterday that his country was practically in a state of war with Russia, as Moscow further ratcheted up pressure on Kiev, claiming that Russian-leaning eastern regions have plunged into…
Nepalese policemen detain exiled Tibetans as they shout slogans during a protest outside the Chinese embassy visa office in Katmandu, Nepal, Monday, March 10, 2014. Police broke up a small Tibetan protest in Nepal’s capital…
Thousands of Orthodox Jews gather in New York, Sunday, March 9, 2014, on Water Street in lower Manhattan, to pray and protest against the Israeli government’s proposal to pass a law that would draft strictly…
Farmers in the Philippines will soon reap a harvest after using emergency seed supplies to grow crops following a devastating typhoon that struck during planting season, the UN food agency said Monday. Super Typhoon Haiyan…
Empty nuclear waste shipping containers sit in front of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant near Carlsbad, N.M. on Thursday, March 6, 2014. Operations at the nation’s only underground nuclear waste repository were halted in February…
Ten members of the security forces and two communist insurgents were killed in a string of guerrilla attacks targeting Philippine police and military on Monday, officials said. At least 50 New People’s Army (NPA) rebels…
BORACAY ISLAND, Philippines (Xinhua) – Chinese tourists topped foreign tourist arrivals in the first two months of the year in Boracay, one of the most popular beach attractions in the Philippines, the provincial government of…
MANILA, Philippines (Xinhua) – Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows in the Philippines went up by 20 percent on year to $3.9 billion in 2013, the local central bank said today. “The 20 percent increase in…
MANILA, Philippines (Xinhua) – Shipments of Philippine coconut oil declined by 18.38 percent on year to 70,900 metric tons (MT) in February, local industry association United Coconut Association of the Philippines (UCAP) said today. The…