World
- Service : English General
- Category : World
-
Prominent Taliban leader killed in Herat drone strike
Date: 2018-12-17 09:44:46 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:14 - ID:7718242
KABUL, Dec 17 (MENA) - A prominent leader of the Taliban group has been killed in a drone strike carried out in western Herat province of Afghanistan, Khaama Press reported quoting the local officials as saying Monday. Provincial governor’s ....
-
Russian army takes into account US possible withdrawal INF Treaty
Date: 2018-12-17 06:52:50 GMT - Russia - World - SN:9 - ID:7717990
MOSCOW, Dec 17 (MENA) - The Russian Strategic Missile Forces take into account consequences of the United States’ possible withdrawal from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, while planning their actions, Commander of the Russian ....
-
Scores injured in explosion in Japan's Sapporo
Date: 2018-12-16 17:33:48 GMT - Japan - World - SN:49 - ID:7717610
TOKYO, Dec 16 (MENA) - More than 40 people were injured as buildings collapsed following an explosion at a drinking establishment in Sapporo, northern Japan, on Sunday night, local authorities said. Police and firefighters worked on getting the ....
-
Pakistan army chief confirms death sentence for 15 militants
Date: 2018-12-16 06:41:21 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:7 - ID:7716482
ISLAMABAD, Dec 16 (MENA) - Pakistan's army chief has approved death sentences for 15 people convicted by military courts of involvement in attacks that killed 32 security forces and two civilians, the Pakistani news agency reported. A military ....
-
Pakistan, China, Afghanistan will foil enemies' plots - Qureshi
Date: 2018-12-15 10:31:35 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:14 - ID:7715397
KABUL, Dec 15 (MENA) - Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said his country, China and Afghanistan will have to collectively foil the plots of enemies of peace in the region, Geo News reported on Saturday. Speaking at the trilateral ....
-
Russia submits draft resolution to UNGA supporting INF Treaty
Date: 2018-12-15 06:53:07 GMT - USA - World - SN:4 - ID:7715264
NEW YORK, Dec 15 (MENA) - Russia has submitted a draft resolution supporting the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty to the UN General Assembly (UNGA), Spokesman for the Russian Mission to the UN, Fyodor Strzhizhovsky told reporters on ....
-
Pakistani FM arrives in Kabul for trilateral meeting
Date: 2018-12-15 06:40:45 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:3 - ID:7715247
KABUL, Dec 15 (MENA) - Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi arrived here on Saturday to participate in the Afghanistan-China-Pakistan trilateral meeting, according to the Afghan Pajhwok news agency. Qureshi is accompanied by senior ....
-
6 soldiers killed in fighting with terrorists in Pakistan
Date: 2018-12-14 22:01:31 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:55 - ID:7715169
ISLAMABAD, Dec 14 (MENA) - Six security personnel were killed in Balochistan of Pakistan, while four terrorists were killed in an exchange of fire, local media reported on Friday. The fighting occurred in Turbat in an Intelligence-based operation ....
-
16 killed as truck veers off road in Nepal
Date: 2018-12-14 21:38:42 GMT - Nepal - World - SN:53 - ID:7715119
KATHMANDU, Dec 14 (MENA) - A truck veered off a mountain road in Nepal on Friday, killing at least 16 people and injuring many others, ABC News reported. Villagers were returning from a funeral and traveling in an open truck when it went off the ....
-
Daesh terrorist group claims responsibility for Strasbourg attack
Date: 2018-12-14 07:25:46 GMT - France - World - SN:9 - ID:7714124
PARIS, Dec 14 (MENA) - Daesh terrorist group has claimed responsibility for the attack that took place in the French city Strasbourg on Tuesday, reported Sky News on Friday. A gunman, who was killed by French police on Thursday, shot and stabbed ....