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                    [Title] => Russia launches new airstrikes in Syria; 1st from submarine
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Russia's defense minister says the military has launched a barrage of new air and missile strikes on targets in Syria and for the first time has launched a new cruise missile from a submarine.

[DatePublished] => 2015-12-08 16:09:19 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1788576 [AuthorName] => Vladimir Isachenkov [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1524371 [Title] => Russian military says its bombing sharply cut IS oil incomes [Summary] =>

The Russian military has destroyed numerous oil facilities and tankers controlled by the Islamic State group in Syria, sharply cutting its income, Russia's defense minister said Friday.

[DatePublished] => 2015-11-20 12:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1788576 [AuthorName] => Vladimir Isachenkov [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/world/20151121/Russian-TU-160-Bomber-ISIS-Syria.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1328648 [Title] => EU eyes plan to diversify energy but no easy fixes [Summary] =>

The European Union's executive has proposed a strategy to secure the bloc's energy supplies — and reduce its reliance on Russia — by seeking new sources in the Caspian Sea, the Mediterranean, and importing more liquefied natural gas, or LNG.

[DatePublished] => 2014-05-29 07:05:14 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1775087 [AuthorName] => Toby Sterling [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1293618 [Title] => World Wetlands Day highlights Mindoro’s diversity [Summary] =>

A partners’ forum and photo exhibit, spearheaded by the Mindoro Bio-diversity Conservation Foundation Inc. (MBCFI) in partnership with the provincial government of Oriental Mindoro, Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO) and other groups from the private sector, were successfully held in Calapan City in Mindoro as part of the celebration of World Wetlands Day.

[DatePublished] => 2014-02-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1430092 [AuthorName] => Juancho Mahusay [SectionName] => The Good News [SectionUrl] => the-good-news [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1244229 [Title] => A country aware of its past [Summary] =>

For the past few days I have been in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. I have been invited to be an election observer, courtesy of ICAPP (International Conference of Asian Political Parties) founder former Speaker Jose de Venecia.

[DatePublished] => 2013-10-12 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134199 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804784 [AuthorName] => Carmen N. Pedrosa [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1243553 [Title] => Baku, city of lights [Summary] =>

As this column is being written, the voting population (about 4 million out of 9 million nationwide) of Azerbaijan is at the voting polls to elect their president.

[DatePublished] => 2013-10-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134209 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804859 [AuthorName] => Domini M. Torrevillas [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1242725 [Title] => Azerbaijan: Model for poverty reduction [Summary] =>

This is my first time to be in Central Asia, so this is my first time to set foot on Baku, capital of Azerbaijan.

[DatePublished] => 2013-10-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134209 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804859 [AuthorName] => Domini M. Torrevillas [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 921181 [Title] => Iran launches destroyer in the Caspian Sea [Summary] =>

Iran launched a domestically built destroyer in the Caspian Sea on yesterday, its first deployment of a major warship in the oil-rich region, state TV reported.

[DatePublished] => 2013-03-18 02:01:24 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 837882 [Title] => Residents describe terror of Iran quake, 250 die [Summary] =>

Residents of the zone in northwestern Iran hit by powerful twin earthquakes described moments of terror and panic with birds crowing loudly in warning seconds before the ground shook.

[DatePublished] => 2012-08-13 05:20:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 837592 [Title] => (UPDATE) Death toll in Iran quake raised to at least 250 [Summary] =>

The death toll from twin earthquakes in Iran has risen to 250, Iranian state television said on Sunday, while over 2,000 were injured and thousands spent the night outdoors after the quake leveled villages and damaged homes in the country's northwest.

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