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  • Six students killed in explosion in Afghanistan's northeast - reports

    Date: 2019-11-02 10:06:22 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:13 - ID:8170938

    KABUL, Nov 2 (MENA) - Six students were killed in an explosion in Afghanistan's northeastern province of Takhar, Sputnik news agency reported. Spokesman for the Takhar governor Jawad Hijri said the explosion took place on Saturday morning in the ....

  • Abdullah: Afghan peace requires regional cooperation

    Date: 2019-11-02 10:05:14 GMT - Uzbekistan - World - SN:12 - ID:8170936

    TASHKENT, Nov 2 (MENA) - Chief Executive of Afghanistan Abdullah Abdullah asserted the need for further cooperation among countries in the region to boost peace and stability in Afghanistan, Tolo News reported on Saturday. “We are making efforts ....

  • Three Taliban militants killed in western Afghanistan

    Date: 2019-11-02 10:05:03 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:11 - ID:8170852

    KABUL, Nov 2 (MENA) - Afghanistan's Special Forces killed Three Taliban militants during a security raid in the western Afghan province of Herat, Khaama Press News Agency reported on Saturday. Military officials said the Special Forces arrested a ....

  • December meeting to take place in Madrid - UN climate office

    Date: 2019-11-01 18:35:25 GMT - USA - World - SN:39 - ID:8170571

    NEW YORK, Nov 1 (MENA) - UN climate office confirmed Friday that December’s global climate meeting will take place in Madrid, after Chile cancellation, ABC News reported. Earlier, Chilean President Sebastian Pinera announced that his country ....

  • OIC offers condolences to Pakistan on victims of train fire

    Date: 2019-11-01 16:36:26 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - World - SN:33 - ID:8170381

    JEDDAH, Nov 1 (MENA) - Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Yousef bin Ahmed Al-Othaimeen expressed sincere condolences to the government and people of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan over the victims of a fire that ....

  • Trump changes primary residence from New York to Florida

    Date: 2019-11-01 07:57:00 GMT - USA - World - SN:6 - ID:8169777

    WASHINGTON, Nov 1 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump says he will be making Palm Beach, Florida, his permanent residence after he leaves the White House, rather than returning to Trump Tower in New York, ABC News reported on Friday. Trump tweeted ....

  • US House votes to formalize Trump’s impeachment inquiry procedures

    Date: 2019-10-31 17:47:13 GMT - USA - World - SN:63 - ID:8169400

    WASHINGTON, Oct 31 (MENA) - The US House of Representatives on Thursday approved a resolution to formalize the procedures of the impeachment inquiry into US President Donald Trump, marking a significant step in the ongoing investigation and setting ....

  • Death toll from fire on the express train jumps to 73

    Date: 2019-10-31 14:03:49 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:38 - ID:8168904

    ISLAMABAD, Oct 31 (MENA) - At least 73 people were killed and several others injured when a train from Karachi to Rawalpindi caught fire in Pakistan's east Punjab province on Thursday, Geo news reported. The incident happened when a gas cylinder ....

  • N. Korea fires two unidentified projectiles toward East Sea: JCS

    Date: 2019-10-31 13:09:05 GMT - south korea - World - SN:30 - ID:8168767

    SEOUL, Oct 31 (MENA) - North Korea fired two unidentified projectiles toward the East Sea on Thursday, Yonhap quoted South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) as saying. "The projectiles were fired from areas in South Pyongan Province in the ....

  • UN: More than half world’s population now lives in urban areas

    Date: 2019-10-31 11:58:20 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:23 - ID:8168449

    New York, Oct 31 (MENA) - More than half the world’s population now lives in urban areas and by 2050, two thirds will do so, UN Secretary General António Guterres said in a message marking the World Cities Day, observed on 31 October. The UN ....

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