MOSCOW, March 3, (APP/AFP) – Senior Russian and NATO military chiefs on Friday held their first phone talks since ties between the two sides collapsed over the crisis in Ukraine, the defence ministry in Moscow said. The chairman of the NATO Military Committee Petr Pavel called Russia’s chief of staff Valery Gerasimov to discuss the […]
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Russia, NATO hold first high-level military talks since freeze
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RugbyL: Australian NRL results
BRISBANE, Australia, March 3, (APP/AFP) – Result of matches played in the Australian National Rugby League on Friday: South Sydney 18 Wests Tigers 34 Canterbury 6 Melbourne Storm 12 Thursday Cronulla 18 Brisbane 26
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China to encourage its private sector to set-up industrial units in Pakistan
KARACHI, March 3, (APP): Government of People’s Republic of China will motivate its private sector to invest in industrial projects across Pakistan particularly in the southern deep sea port of Gwadar, said Dr. Mu Youngpeng, Deputy Consul Genera of China. Talking to local journalists during a dinner hosted by him last evening, he said setting […]
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Australia unchanged for second India Test
BANGALORE, India, (MILLAT/APP/AFP) – Australia captain Steve Smith said Friday that the visitors will go with the same team that thrashed India in the opening Test for the second encounter in Bangalore. The tourists stunned the Virat Kohli-led hosts and the world’s number one side in the first Test in Pune last week to go […]
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Belarus mall chainsaw killer sentenced to 15 years
MINSK, (MILLAT/APP/AFP): A Belarus court on Friday handed a 15-year sentence to a young man who went on a chainsaw and axe rampage in a shopping mall last year, killing a girl. Vladislav Kazakevich — who was 17 at the time of the killing — was found guilty of murder, attempted murder and vandalism by […]
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Olympics: IOC gets tough with Tokyo 2020 golf venue
TOKYO, (MILLAT/APP/AFP) – The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Thursday issued a sharp warning to the private club set to host golf at the 2020 Tokyo Games: admit women or you’re out. On a visit to Tokyo to check on the city’s Olympic preparations, IOC vice president John Coates said the Kasumigaseki Country Club in […]