A strong earthquake struck northeast of Tokyo late Wednesday but there was no fear of a tsunami, Japan’s meteorological agency said. It put the magnitude at 6.3, while the US Geological Survey measured it at 5.9. The quake struck at a shallow depth of 10 kilometers (6.2 miles), 18 km ...
Moscow categorically rejected on Wednesday a UN draft resolution submitted by France and Britain in the UN Security Council, aiming at imposing sanctions in light of the recent chemical attacks in Syria. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said in a press statement that the submitted document “provides for an ...
