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  • NATO chief urges action if Russia drops INF treaty

    Date: 2019-06-27 07:21:45 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:8 - ID:7998801

    BRUSSELS, June 26 (MENA) - NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday said that the alliance was considering ways to bolster defenses against the threat of new Russian missile systems if Moscow fails to comply with the Intermediate-Range ....

  • Six dead in plant blast in central China

    Date: 2019-06-27 07:20:59 GMT - China - World - SN:7 - ID:7998816

    BEIJING, June 27 (MENA) - An explosion in a biotech workshop in central China's Henan Province left six people dead, Chinese news agency Xinhua quoted local authorities as saying on Thursday. The blast happened at 7:50 p.m. Wednesday in Xumei ....

  • Stadium stampede in Madagascar's capital kills 15, wounds 80

    Date: 2019-06-27 06:30:24 GMT - Madagascar - World - SN:4 - ID:7998799

    ANTANANARIVO, June 27 (MENA) - A stampede at a concert in Madagascar's capital by a popular singer killed at least 15 people Wednesday night, ABC News reported. Just before the start of an appearance of the artist Rossy, the crowds surged causing ....

  • 2 killed after An-24 skids off runway, crashes into building in Eastern Siberia

    Date: 2019-06-27 05:25:31 GMT - Russia - World - SN:2 - ID:7998774

    MOSCOW, June 27 (MENA) - At least two people have died and over half a dozen are injured in Eastern Siberia following a crash landing of Antonov An-24 twin turboprop airplane operated by Angara airlines, Russia Today reported. The tragedy in ....

  • 12 injured in building blast in Vienna

    Date: 2019-06-26 20:15:29 GMT - Austria - World - SN:87 - ID:7998577

    VIENNA, June 26 (MENA) – A suspected gas explosion blew a gaping hole in a building in central Vienna on Wednesday, injuring at least 12 people, two of them seriously, according to police and images from the scene. The explosion occurred in the ....

  • Cocaine production hit new record in 2017 - UN

    Date: 2019-06-26 10:46:49 GMT - Austria - World - SN:33 - ID:7997354

    VIENNA, June 26 (MENA) - Global cocaine production reached an all-time high in 2017, breaking the previous year's record by 25%, the UN drugs and crime agency said in its annual report, as production soars in post-conflict Colombia, RTE ....

  • Russian Federal Security Service foils terror attack by Daesh in Saratov city

    Date: 2019-06-26 09:37:11 GMT - Russia - World - SN:29 - ID:7997396

    MOSCOW, June 26 (MENA) - The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Wednesday that it had foiled a terror attack that a member of Daesh terror group had planned to conduct in a public area in the Russian city of Saratov, Russia Today ....

  • Russia will respond to any NATO steps over missiles, says min.

    Date: 2019-06-26 09:33:52 GMT - Russia - World - SN:28 - ID:7997416

    MOSCOW, June 26 (MENA) - Moscow will respond in kind to any steps NATO takes over Russia’s decision to suspend a 1987 nuclear missile treaty, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Wednesday, according to euro news. NATO defense ....

  • Afghan Air Force conducted 20 airstrikes in past 24 hours: MoD

    Date: 2019-06-26 09:11:46 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:26 - ID:7997350

    KABUL, June 26 (MENA) - The Afghan Air Force conducted 20 airstrikes in support of the Afghan armed forces, Khaama Press reported. The Afghan Ministry of Defense (MoD) said Tuesday that the airstrikes were carried out in the past 24 ....

  • Moon: N Korea-US in dialogue on 3rd summit, peace process making steady progress

    Date: 2019-06-26 09:08:00 GMT - south korea - World - SN:25 - ID:7997344

    SEOUL, June 26 (MENA) - President Moon Jae-in said Wednesday that North Korea and the United States are in "behind-the-scenes talks" on another bilateral summit with the peace process on the Korean Peninsula making steady progress. "Both sides ....

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