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Key Taliban commander killed in Afghanistan's Ghazni operation
Date: 2019-02-09 10:16:43 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:20 - ID:7795887
KABUL, Feb 9 (MENA) - Taliban’s military commission chief was killed among eight fighters of the group in a military operation carried out by the Afghan forces in Ghazni province, the Ministry of Interior said in a statement on Saturday. The ....
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Thailand's king condemns bid by sister to become PM
Date: 2019-02-08 18:21:36 GMT - Thailand - World - SN:55 - ID:7795290
BANGKOK, Feb 8 (MENA) - Thailand's King Vajiralongkorn has denounced as "inappropriate" his sister's unprecedented bid to run for prime minister, the BBC reported on Friday. In a palace statement, he said such an act would "defy the nation's ....
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Brazil's president shows solidarity with families of Rio fire victims
Date: 2019-02-08 18:18:43 GMT - Brazil - World - SN:54 - ID:7795293
BRASILIA, Feb 8 (MENA) - Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro, who is receiving treatment for pneumonia, tweeted a statement from the hospital "in solidarity" with the mourning families of those who fell victim to a fire that ripped through a youth ....
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Moscow says ready for dialogue with Wahintion based on mutual respect
Date: 2019-02-08 17:57:40 GMT - Russia - World - SN:52 - ID:7795361
MOSCOW, Feb 8 (MENA) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Friday his country is open for dialogue with the United States but this dialogue must be based on the principles of equality and mutual respect, TASS reported. "As for relations ....
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Russian Foreign Ministry says Israel has to stop attacking Syria
Date: 2019-02-08 15:48:51 GMT - Russia - World - SN:44 - ID:7795079
MOSCOW, Feb 8 (MENA) - Israel's strikes on Syria must stop as they additionally worsen the situation, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Vershinin told reporters. "As for recent Israeli strikes, we have stated that such arbitrary attacks on a ....
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Putin, Russia's Security Council discussed situation in Syria - Peskov
Date: 2019-02-08 13:41:09 GMT - Russia - World - SN:33 - ID:7794967
MOSCOW, Feb 8 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed with the permanent members of the Russian Security Council his forthcoming contacts with the presidents of Belarus, Turkey and Iran, as well as a number of domestic Russian issues and ....
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Afghan Special Forces kill 2 Taliban leaders in Nangarhar
Date: 2019-02-08 12:08:18 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:30 - ID:7794717
KABUL, Feb 8 (MENA) - The Afghan Special Forces have killed two senior Taliban leaders during a raid in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan earlier on Friday, reported Khaama Press news agency. According to informed military sources ....
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Moscow dismisses Washington’s claims on Russian violation of INF Treaty
Date: 2019-02-07 21:00:09 GMT - Russia - World - SN:87 - ID:7794123
MOSCOW, Feb 7 (MENA) – The Russian defense ministry said Thursday that it “categorically" denies groundless "allegations” of the United States on Russia’s violation of its liabilities under the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF ....
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Afghanistan: 6 policemen killed, 8 wounded in Nimroz assault
Date: 2019-02-07 16:35:06 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:72 - ID:7793976
KABUL, Feb 7 (MENA) - At least six policemen were killed and eight others wounded in a Taliban attack in northwestern Nimroz province on Thursday, Pajhwok news agency quoted an official as saying. A security source, speaking on condition of ....
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Rescuers pull out 12 hurt in Turkey collapse that killed 3
Date: 2019-02-07 07:42:30 GMT - Turkey - World - SN:10 - ID:7792838
ANKARA, Feb 7 (MENA) - Turkish officials say one more person has been found dead in the rubble of a collapsed eight-story building in Istanbul, raising the death toll to at least three, ABC News reported. Istanbul Gov. Ali Yerlikaya told ....
