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Belgian min. says scores remain critical after Brussels bombings
Date: 2016-03-24 08:57:35 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:16 - ID:4576573
BRUSSELS, March 24 (MENA) - Scores of people remain in intensive care following Tuesday's suicide bomb attacks in Brussels that left 31 people dead, the BBC quoted Belgium's health minister as saying on Thursday. Maggie de Block said that of ....
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188 Pakistanis detained at Moscow airport
Date: 2016-03-24 08:30:24 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:15 - ID:4576577
ISLAM ABAD, March 24 (MENA) - At least 188 Pakistani nationals have been detained by security forces at the Moscow airport for the last 20 hours, according to GEO.TV. Of the detained persons, 80 belong to Karachi, 35 are from Lahore and the rest ....
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Desperate GOP establishment turns to Ted Cruz
Date: 2016-03-24 07:23:09 GMT - USA - World - SN:13 - ID:4576377
WASHINGTON, March 24 (MENA) - The Republican establishment is sending in the cavalry for Ted Cruz, the latest unexpected twist in a presidential race that has defied all expectations, The Hill reported Thursday. Many prominent members of the GOP ....
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Austrian interior min.: Intelligence sharing platform required after Brussels terror attack
Date: 2016-03-24 07:06:00 GMT - Austria - World - SN:11 - ID:4576229
VIENNA, March 24 (MENA) - Austrian Interior Minister Johanna Mikl-Leitner said that a platform for sharing all intelligence services is needed to fight terrorism. At a press conference on Wednesday, the minister said that such a platform for ....
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Plane debris 'almost certainly' from MH370: Australian Transport Minister
Date: 2016-03-24 06:56:20 GMT - Australia - World - SN:10 - ID:4576277
CANBERRA, March 24 (MENA) – Plane debris found washed up on the coast of Mozambique "almost certainly" came from Malaysia Airlines' ill-fated flight MH370, the Sydney Morning Herald quoted Australia's Transport Minister Darren Chester as saying on ....
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EU stance towards Syria unchangeable, says Mogherini
Date: 2016-03-24 06:28:29 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:2 - ID:4576089
GENEVA, March 24 (MENA) - The European Union (EU) stance towards the Syrian regime has not changed, a senior EU official said. Federica Mogherini, the EU's foreign policy chief, made the statements at a joint press conference with UN Special ....
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Pope Francis calls for unanimous condemnation of Brussels explosions
Date: 2016-03-24 04:18:04 GMT - Vatican - World - SN:88 - ID:4573937
VATICAN CITY, March 23 (MENA) - Pope Francis on Wednesday called for "unanimous condemnation" of extremist attacks in Brussels and elsewhere and urged prayers to convert hearts "blinded by cruel fundamentalism," ABC News reported. At the end of ....
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Daesh trained 400 fighters to attack Europe 'in wave of bloodshed' -- officials
Date: 2016-03-23 22:05:47 GMT - USA - World - SN:118 - ID:4575505
WASHINGTON, March 23 (MENA) - The terrorist Daesh group has trained at least 400 elements to target Europe in deadly waves of attacks, deploying interlocking terror cells like the ones that struck Brussels and Paris with orders to choose the time, ....
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Russian special forces participate in operations in Syria- commander
Date: 2016-03-23 21:49:18 GMT - Russia - World - SN:117 - ID:4575501
MOSCOW, March 23 (MENA) - The task of the Russian special operations forces in Syria is to direct planes to targets, the TASS cited Colonel General Alexander Dvornikov, commander of the Russian group of troops in Syria as saying. "I am not going ....
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US top lawmaker: Brussels suicide bombers targeted Americans
Date: 2016-03-23 21:31:05 GMT - USA - World - SN:116 - ID:4575457
WASHINGTON, March 23 (MENA) - The suicide bombers behind the Brussels attacks likely attempted to target Americans, the top lawmaker on the intelligence committee in the US House of Representatives said on Wednesday. Representative Devin Nunes of ....