Putin takes oath of office as Russia’s President for new 6-year-term
May 7, 2018 Russian President Vladimir Putin took the oath of office Monday for a new six-year term. Putin took the oath, then Constitutional Court chairman Valery Zorkin handed him…
Donald Trump says he can’t talk to Mueller unless it’s ‘fair’
May 4, 2018 U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday shifted his position over possible talks with U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller, saying his lawyers have advised him against any talks…
Saudi Arabia to spend $13.33 bn to improve quality of life
Saudi Arabia says it will spend 50 billion riyals (13.33 billion dollars) by 2020 on an initiative to promote entertainment, health, sports and education as part of a modernizing drive…
German FM lays wreath to commemorate African victims of World War I
May 4, 2018 German Foreign Minister, Heiko Maas, on Friday kaid a wreath in commemoration of African victims of World War I at a memorial in Tanzania’s commercial capital, Dar…
No Nobel Prize winners this year, Academy cites scandal
There will be no Nobel Literature Prize awarded this year, the Swedish Academy said Friday, as the organisation attempts to regroup from an ongoing scandal. “The academy said it would…
No Nobel Prize in Literature this year, announces Swedish Academy
May 4, 2018 There will be no Nobel Literature Prize awarded this year, the Swedish Academy said Friday, as the organisation attempts to regroup from an ongoing scandal. “The academy…
North Korea’s Kim tells China he is committed to denuclearisation
May 3, 2018 North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un, has told visiting Chinese diplomat on Thursday that he is committed to denuclearisation, China’s foreign ministry said. The ministry said the…
Oil price approximately $75, market supported by Iran worries
May 1, 2018 Oil prices held steady on Tuesday as the dollar remained near a four-month high, with crude supported by worries that United Sstates President Donald Trump may pull…
UK trade minister delighted over Trump steel tariff extension
May 1, 2018 Britain’s trade minister Liam Fox said on Tuesday he was delighted that United States President Donald Trump had decided to extend a temporary exemption on steel and…
ICRC says 10 aid workers captured by armed group freed in South Sudan
April 30, 2018 An ICRC says 10 aid workers, who went missing in South Sudan on Friday have been freed from an armed group that detained them in the…