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Taliban suffer heavy casualties in Afghan air, ground operations
Date: 2016-02-28 17:31:53 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:87 - ID:4407725
KABUL, Feb 28 (MENA) - Taliban militants have suffered heavy casualties in a series of air and ground operations in northern Kunduz province of Afghanistan, Khaama press quoted local officials as saying Sunday. Provincial police chief Mohammad ....
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Russia turns to US for explanations over Turkey’s shelling of Syrian territory
Date: 2016-02-28 17:30:30 GMT - Russia - World - SN:85 - ID:4408105
MOSCOW-ANKARA Feb 28 (MENA) - The Russian Center for Truce in Syria has turned to the US Reconciliation Center for explanations over the shelling of the Syrian territory by Turkey, which is a member of the US-led anti-terror coalition, Russian ....
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Lavrov calls for joint struggle against terrorism putting aside ambitions and differences
Date: 2016-02-28 14:16:20 GMT - Russia - World - SN:53 - ID:4405417
MOSCOW, Feb 28 (MENA) - Russia wants to develop interaction with Algeria in fighting terrorism. But counteraction to this threat makes it imperative for the world community to join efforts and give up "double standards", Russia's Foreign Minister ....
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90 Taliban insurgents killed, wounded in west Afghanistan
Date: 2016-02-28 13:54:16 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:49 - ID:4405413
KABUL, Feb 28 (MENA) - The Taliban militants have suffered heavy casualties in ongoing military operations by the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) in western Farah province of Afghanistan. According to the local security officials, the ....
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Switzerland votes on expelling foreigners for minor crimes
Date: 2016-02-28 12:08:31 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:42 - ID:4405081
GENEVA, Feb 28 (MENA) - Switzerland votes in a referendum Sunday on whether foreigner citizens who commit two minor offences, like traffic violations, in the space of 10 years should be automatically deported, The Guardian reported. The ....
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UN urges Pakistan to resolve status Of 2.5m Afghan refugees
Date: 2016-02-28 11:39:22 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:40 - ID:4405093
ISLAMABAD, Feb 28 (MENA) - A senior UN official has urged Pakistan to resolve the status of more than 2.5 million Afghan refugees living in Pakistan whose registration cards have expired or who remain unregistered, Geo News reported. While Europe ....
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Russian, US military effectively cooperate on Syrian ceasefire – Russian diplomat
Date: 2016-02-28 08:50:20 GMT - Russia - World - SN:19 - ID:4403737
GENEVA, Feb 28 (MENA) – The Russian and American military effectively cooperate in ensuring ceasefire in Syria, TASS quoted Ambassador Alexey Borodavkin, Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations Office and other ....
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Obama vows to damage Daesh
Date: 2016-02-27 19:48:00 GMT - USA - World - SN:72 - ID:4402037
WASHINGTON, Feb 27 (MENA) - US President Barack Obama said Saturday the United States will continue its fight against the Daes terrorist group in Iraq and Syria until it ceases to exist. "There will be absolutely no ceasefire in our fight against ....
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Chechnya's Kadyrov says ready to step down
Date: 2016-02-27 19:47:00 GMT - Russia - World - SN:71 - ID:4402237
MOSCOW, Feb 27 (MENA) - Chechnya's regional leader has said he is willing to step down when his term ends in early April, ABC News reported on Saturday. Ramzan Kadyrov said Saturday in televised remarks that "the nation's leadership needs to find ....
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At least 25 dead after suicide attacks in Afghanistan
Date: 2016-02-27 19:22:37 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:69 - ID:4401941
KABUL, Feb 27 (MENA) - At least 25 people were killed when two blasts hit Afghanistan in Saturday, The Voice of America reported. A suicide bomber attacked Afghan security forces near the Defense Ministry building in Kabul Saturday, killing at ....