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France summons Iranian amb. over detention of two academics
Date: 2019-12-27 18:45:11 GMT - Iran - World - SN:31 - ID:8246309
PARIS, Dec 27 (MENA) - The French Foreign Ministry on Friday said it summoned the Iranian ambassador over the "intolerable" detention of two French academics, expressing "grave concern" that one was now on hunger strike, FRANCE 24 reported. The ....
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Greece: Erdogan is playing with fire
Date: 2019-12-27 18:18:05 GMT - Greece - World - SN:29 - ID:8246071
ATHENS, Dec 27 (MENA) - Greek Deputy Foreign Minister Miltiadis Varvitsiotis has warned that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is" playing with fire" and will be further isolated, eKathimerini newspaper reported on Friday. The Greek ....
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Putin to visit Bethlehem on Jan 23 - Palestinian ambassador
Date: 2019-12-27 16:18:13 GMT - Russia - World - SN:25 - ID:8246068
MOSCOW. Dec 27 (MENA) - Palestine is expecting Russian President Vladimir Putin to visit Bethlehem on January 23, Palestinian Ambassador to Russia Abdel Hafiz Nofal said at a press conference on Friday, Interfax reported. "Putin will visit ....
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Musharraf files petition in LHC challenging special court's verdict
Date: 2019-12-27 11:00:40 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:14 - ID:8245857
ISLAMABAD, Dec 27 (MENA) - Former president Pervez Musharraf filed a petition with the Lahore High Court on Friday challenging the verdict by a special court in Islamabad in the high treason case against him for suspending the Constitution on ....
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Australian defense forces deployed as fires continue to rage
Date: 2019-12-27 10:55:34 GMT - Australia - World - SN:12 - ID:8245851
CANBERRA, Dec 27 (MENA) - The federal government of Australia has deployed additional Australian Defense Force resources to support authorities in fire-hit NSW, The Daily Mail reported. Specialist defense personnel will be sent to advise NSW fire ....
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Flight with almost 100 on board crashes in Kazakhstan, killing at least 15
Date: 2019-12-27 09:16:35 GMT - Kazakhstan - World - SN:10 - ID:8245662
NUR-SULTAN, Dec 27 (MENA) - At least 15 people have died after a plane carrying 93 passengers and five crew members crashed shortly after takeoff near the city of Almaty in Kazakhstan on Friday morning. The plane "lost altitude after takeoff and ....
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Five terrorists running Al-Qaeda’s media cell nabbed in Pakistan
Date: 2019-12-27 09:02:11 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:7 - ID:8245659
ISLAMABAD, Dec 27 (MENA) - Five terrorists running Al-Qaeda's media cell have been arrested from Pakistan's Gujranwal in a joint operation conducted by the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) and the intelligence agency on Friday, GEO News ....
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Death toll reaches 28 as Philippines recovers from Christmas typhoon
Date: 2019-12-27 08:41:45 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:6 - ID:8245658
MANILA, Dec 27 (MENA) - The death toll from a Christmas typhoon that tore through the central Philippines rose to 28 on Friday, with 12 people missing, the disaster agency said. Typhoon Phanfone hit the country late Tuesday with winds of up to ....
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Nearly 50 suspected migrants rescued from English Channel
Date: 2019-12-26 22:19:33 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:46 - ID:8245513
LONDON, Dec 26 (MENA) - Nearly 50 suspected migrants have been rescued by UK Border Force and Coastguard officials from a number of migrant boats sailing in the English Channel off Kent, the UK Home Office has confirmed on Thursday. This comes ....
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2 Pakistani soldiers martyred by Indian unprovoked fire along borders
Date: 2019-12-26 08:59:07 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:12 - ID:8244535
ISLAMABAD, Dec 26 (MENA) - Two soldiers of Pakistan Army were martyred and one wounded as Indian forces resorted to unprovoked firing Thursday morning in Dewa Sector area, Geo News channel quoted military's media wing Inter-Services Public Relations ....
