Новости за 30.01.2016

AMMAN — A European Union delegation has announced two projects aimed at improving the lives of Jordanians in host communities and displaced Syrians through increased work preparedness and entrepreneurship. 

AYVACIK, Turkey — The Turkish coastguard on Saturday recovered the bodies of women and children washed up on a beach after yet another migrant boat sank while trying to reach Europe, leaving at least 37 dead.

AMMAN — A shelter for domestic workers is in the pipeline at the Labour Ministry, in an initiative that aims at resolving issues facing domestic helpers in Jordan, an official source said on Saturday. 

WASHINGTON — US President Barack Obama has asked key advisers to draw up options for ratcheting up the fight against the Daesh terror group, including opening a new front in Libya.

PARIS — France will recognise a Palestinian state if a final push that Paris plans to lead for a two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians fails, its foreign minister said on Friday.

WASHINGTON — A US warship sailed within 12 nautical miles of a disputed island in the South China Sea Saturday to assert freedom of navigation, drawing a protest from Beijing, officials said.

KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia's attorney general promised on Saturday to cooperate with a Swiss call for help in probing alleged massive corruption that has placed Prime Minister Najib Razak under severe pressure.

TOKYO — The Bank of Japan (BoJ) unexpectedly cut a benchmark interest rate below zero on Friday, stunning investors with another bold move to stimulate the economy as volatile markets and slowing global growth threaten its efforts to overcome deflation.