EU to extend sanctions on Russia for 6 months

EU to extend sanctions on Russia for 6 months

(VOvworld) - Spain’s foreign minister has said the European Union will likely extend its economic sanctions imposed on Russia for another six months. Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo said on Wednesday that...
Russia accuses Turkey of trading oil with IS

Russia accuses Turkey of trading oil with IS

(VOVworld) – Russia’s President Vladimir Putin said Moscow has evidence that its plane, SU-24, was shot down by Turkey to protect oil deliveries for the ISIL terrorist group, and...
COP 21: obligation and commitment

COP 21: obligation and commitment

(VOVworld) – The 21st Summit of Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP21) will try to reach a binding agreement to limit rising global temperatures to no more...
COP 21 begins

COP 21 begins

(VOVworld) – The UN climate summit COP 21 opened in Paris Sunday. A minute of silence was observed for Paris terrorist attack victims
EU, Turkey strike a migrant deal

EU, Turkey strike a migrant deal

(VOVworld)- Turkey and European leaders have struck a deal to try to control the flow of migrants to Europe. For clamping down on its borders and accommodating migrants from Syria,...
Blocking financial resources: an anti-terrorism strategy

Blocking financial resources: an anti-terrorism strategy

(VOVworld) – Operations against the self-proclaimed Islamic State and other terrorist and extremist groups have intensified and enlisted more countries. Besides airstrikes and ground attacks, blocking IS’s multiple revenue...
UN climate talks to start a day earlier

UN climate talks to start a day earlier

(VOVworld) – The UN climate talks (COP21) will begin in Paris next Tuesday, a day earlier than planned, to make the best possible use of the very limited time available to finalize...
PM at ASEAN-New Zealand, East Asia Summits

PM at ASEAN-New Zealand, East Asia Summits

(VOVworld) - Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has urged ASEAN and partner countries to focus their links across education, narrowing development gap, agriculture, connectivity, sub-regional collaboration and coping with non...