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Indian court sentenced 4 men to death in 2008 Jaipur blasts
Date: 2019-12-20 12:53:51 GMT - India - World - SN:21 - ID:8237479
NEW DELHI, Dec 20 (MENA) - Four people, who have been found guilty of involvement in multiple bomb explosions that killed 80 in Jaipur in 2008, have been sentenced to death by a court in Rajasthan's capital. One person has been acquitted. The ....
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Donald Trump calls for ‘immediate’ Senate impeachment trial
Date: 2019-12-20 09:52:36 GMT - USA - World - SN:12 - ID:8237142
WASHINGTON, Dec 20 (MENA) - President Donald Trump has demanded an immediate trial from Democrats after the timing of the Senate hearing was cast into doubt just a day after the House impeached a president for only the third time in history, ....
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Protests in India leave eight dead
Date: 2019-12-20 09:31:02 GMT - India - World - SN:10 - ID:8237139
NEW DELHI, Dec 20 (MENA) - Demonstrations around India against a new citizenship law quickly expanded from predominantly Muslim universities and communities to a much wider section of the Indian public. A total of eight deaths have been reported ....
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4 Pakistanis wounded, killed in India shelling across LoC
Date: 2019-12-19 20:26:01 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:72 - ID:8236901
ISLAMABAD, Dec 19 (MENA) – Two Pakistani civilians were killed and an equal number were injured as India resorted to unprovoked shelling across the Line of Control (LoC) of the disputed Kashmir, Pakistan’s GEO TV channel reported ....
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EU extends economic sanctions against Russia for six months
Date: 2019-12-19 18:33:47 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:66 - ID:8236843
BRUSSELS, Dec 19 (MENA) - European Union nations formally extended economic sanctions against Russia on Thursday by six months until July 31, the grouping of EU countries known as the European Council said on Thursday. The decision followed an ....
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UN condemns N.Korea rights abuses
Date: 2019-12-19 09:02:37 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:19 - ID:8235805
NEW YORK, Dec 19 (MENA) - The United Nations General Assembly condemned "the long-standing and ongoing systematic, widespread and gross violations of human rights in and by" North Korea in an annual resolution that Pyongyang's UN envoy rejected, ....
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European Council reaffirms full solidarity with Greece, Cyprus against Turkish practices
Date: 2019-12-19 08:59:20 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:18 - ID:8235810
BRUSSELS, Dec 19 (MENA) - The European Council has undoubtedly reaffirmed its full solidarity with Greece and Cyprus in face of Turkey`s actions in the eastern Mediterranean region, Cyprus News Agency (CNA) quoted European Council President Charles ....
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Convicted Pervez Musharraf says have faith in Pakistan's judiciary
Date: 2019-12-19 08:46:00 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:17 - ID:8235759
ISLAMABAD, Dec 19 (MENA) - As the special court handed a death sentence to retired Gen. Pervez Musharraf for high treason, the former military dictator broke his silence and expressed his gratitude to the armed forces and the people of Pakistan for ....
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Indian police arrest over 100 people protesting against citizenship law
Date: 2019-12-19 08:42:29 GMT - India - World - SN:15 - ID:8235758
NEW DELHI, Dec 19 (MENA) - Indian Police detained more than 100 protesters in key Indian cities on Thursday as they defied a ban on protests that authorities hope to stop widespread demonstrations against a new citizenship law that opponents say ....
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State of emergency called in Australia as winds fan horror inferno
Date: 2019-12-19 08:39:07 GMT - Australia - World - SN:13 - ID:8235750
CANBERRA, Dec 19 (MENA) - A State of Emergency has been declared in New South Wales as authorities fear the flames of a 400,000ha monster inferno could join with another large bushfire, Sky News reported. NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian told a ....
