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Around 100 Taliban militants killed, 88 arrested in Afghanistan
Date: 2019-10-25 10:11:58 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:26 - ID:8160427
KABUL, Oct 25 (MENA) - The Afghan Special Forces killed at least 100 Taliban militants and arrested 88 others during operations in northern Baghlan province, Khaama Press news agency reported. Military sources said Friday the Special Forces ....
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Swiss indict 2 men accused of recruiting people for Daesh
Date: 2019-10-25 10:04:48 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:24 - ID:8160402
BERN, Oct 25 (MENA) - Swiss prosecutors have indicted two men accused of recruiting people for Daesh terrorist group, ABC News reported. The attorney general's office said Friday that the two face charges of supporting and joining Daesh terrorist ....
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At least 50 militants killed as Afghan forces fully clear Darqad district
Date: 2019-10-25 07:57:58 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:9 - ID:8160235
KABUL, Oct 25 (MENA) - The Afghan forces fully cleared the Darqad district of North-eastern Takhar province of Taliban militants killing at least 50 militants, Khaama Press news agency reported on Friday. According to a statement released by the ....
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Woman dies, 2 injured after ceasefire violation by Pakistani troops in J&K
Date: 2019-10-25 07:44:29 GMT - India - World - SN:7 - ID:8160203
NEW DELHI, Oct 25 (MENA) - Indian police said that a woman died and two other civilians were injured in a ceasefire violation by Pakistani troops along the Line of Control or LoC in the Tangdhar sector of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, NDTV reported ....
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Afghan Takhar’s Darqad cleared of insurgents: MoD
Date: 2019-10-25 07:12:38 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:6 - ID:8160202
KABUL, Oct 25 (MENA) - The Afghan Ministry of Defense announced that Darqad district of northern Takhar province has been cleared of insurgents. In a statement on Friday, the ministry said an operation was launched on October 14 to retake the ....
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Putin urges African countries to develop tourism, attracting Russians
Date: 2019-10-24 14:56:54 GMT - Russia - World - SN:51 - ID:8159661
MOSCOW, Oct 24 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has urged the African countries to develop tourism, making them an attractive destination for the Russian tourists, TASS reported. "Our tourists are spending tens of billions of dollars ....
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Russia, African nations sign 50 deals worth over $12Bln at Russia-Africa forum - adviser
Date: 2019-10-24 14:55:21 GMT - Russia - World - SN:48 - ID:8159625
MOSCOW, Oct 24 (MENA) - Russia and African nations have signed over 50 agreements worth more than 800 billion rubles ($12 billion) at the Sochi forum, Russian presidential adviser Anton Kobyakov said Thursday summing up the economic results of the ....
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Police investigating 39 lorry deaths raid two homes in Northern Ireland
Date: 2019-10-24 10:50:02 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:27 - ID:8159074
LONDON, Oct 24 (MENA) - British Police raided two homes in Northern Ireland on Thursday as part of an investigation into the deaths of 39 people inside a truck found at a port on the River Thames near London, according to euronews. The grim ....
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House Democrats look to take impeachment probe public as soon as mid-November
Date: 2019-10-24 09:03:45 GMT - USA - World - SN:16 - ID:8158777
WASHINGTON, Oct 24 (MENA) - House Democrats are preparing to move their largely private impeachment inquiry onto a more public stage as soon as mid-November and are already grappling with how best to present the complex Ukraine saga to the American ....
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N.K. to see how 'wisely' Washington acts through year-end deadline: official
Date: 2019-10-24 08:29:58 GMT - south korea - World - SN:14 - ID:8158776
SEOUL, Oct 24 (MENA) - A former top North Korean nuclear envoy said Thursday he hopes to see the United States act "wisely" through the end of the year, apparently referring to the deadline Pyongyang set for Washington to come up with a new proposal ....