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      People`s Daily Online: China`s province allows third child for families in China-Russia border
      Apr24

      People`s Daily Online: China`s province allows third child for families in China-Russia border

      Northeast China`s Heilongjiang Province has approved a policy allowing a third child for families living in cities near the China-Russia border, according to Chinese news platform People`s Daily Online.Residents in 18 Chinese cities that border Russia are eligible to have up to three children under the new policy, People`s Daily Online...

      Ecuador quake death toll rises to 646
      Apr23

      Ecuador quake death toll rises to 646

      The death toll from Ecuador`s devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake last week has risen to 646 people, President Rafael Correa said during a TV broadcast on Saturday, according to Reuters.Last Saturday`s quake, the worst in nearly seven decades, injured around 12,500 people and left 130 missing along the country`s ravaged Pacific coast, Reuters...

      Stratfor: In Ukraine, cycle of uncertainty churns on
      Apr23

      Stratfor: In Ukraine, cycle of uncertainty churns on

      Early parliamentary elections cannot be ruled out in Ukraine if progress on economic growth and political reforms continues to elude the country, and it may return it to Russia`s camp, according to Stratfor, the U.S.-based private intelligence company. ”Despite its fresh start, however, the new Ukrainian government faces many lingering...

      Turkey police prevent Daesh `suicide attack` against Davutoglu
      Apr23

      Turkey police prevent Daesh `suicide attack` against Davutoglu

      Police arrested on Friday six Daesh suspects who were reportedly planning an attack against Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu during an event he attended in Turkey`s central Konya province, according to Daily Sabah.According to statement released by the Konya Governorate, six suspects, who were reportedly exploring the area for a suicide bombing...

      Ukraine Navy to hold anti-terrorist exercises in Odesa
      Apr23

      Ukraine Navy to hold anti-terrorist exercises in Odesa

      A series of anti-terrorist exercises involving military equipment and special purpose units of the Ukrainian Navy will be held in Odesa.The exercises will take place on April 26-29, 2016, the Ukrainian Navy reported on Facebook. ”We ask residents and visitors to stay calm and to treat with understanding to the temporary inconvenience and traffic...

      Ukraine reacts to German politicians` visit to Crimea
      Apr23

      Ukraine reacts to German politicians` visit to Crimea

      Ukraine has sent a protest note to the German Foreign Ministry due to uncoordinated visit of chairman of the youth wing of Alternative for Germany (AfD) party Markus Frohnmaier and MEP from this party Marcus Pretzell to the Russian-occupied territory of Crimea, Ukraine`s Ambassador to Germany Andrij Melnyk wrote on Twitter.”We have sent a protest...

      N. Korea fires ballistic missile from submarine – media
      Apr23

      N. Korea fires ballistic missile from submarine – media

      North Korea launched what appeared to be a ballistic missile from a submarine in the East Sea Saturday, the South Korean military said, according to Yonhap News Agency.The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said North Korea fired a projectile that it believes was a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) around 18:30. The JCS said it is keeping...

      Russian planes spy on Ukrainian positions in four regions – Ukraine intel
      Apr23

      Russian planes spy on Ukrainian positions in four regions – Ukraine intel

      Russian planes conducted reconnaissance of the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Odesa, Kherson, Zaporizhia and Donetsk regions, according to the Main Directorate of Intelligence at the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. ”On April 22, the intelligence recorded reconnaissance flights of IL-20M, Su-24MR and IL-38N anti-submarine warfare...

      Pakistani police arrest top Al-Qaeda financier
      Apr23

      Pakistani police arrest top Al-Qaeda financier

      Police in the Pakistani city of Karachi say they have arrested a top Al-Qaeda financier who is on the United Nations Security Council`s sanctions list, according to Radio Liberty.Abdul Rehman Sindhi was arrested in a joint operation between police and intelligence agencies, police said on April 22, RFE/RL reports.”Sindhi is an old veteran of...

      Two Ukrainian soldiers wounded in Donbas in last day
      Apr23

      Two Ukrainian soldiers wounded in Donbas in last day

      No Ukrainian soldiers were killed but two were wounded in the Donbas conflict zone over the last 24 hours, presidential administration spokesman for the Anti-Terrorist Operation Colonel Andriy Lysenko said at a briefing in Kyiv on Saturday, according to an UaPosition correspondent.”Over the last day, we haven`t lost any Ukrainian soldiers, but...