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  • King Vajiralongkorn crowned as Thailand new King

    Date: 2019-05-04 09:43:39 GMT - Thailand - World - SN:18 - ID:7927565

    BANGKOK, May 4 (MENA) - Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn was officially crowned as the 10th king in the centuries-old Chakri dynasty on Saturday in a mix of Hindu and Buddhist rituals here, Malaysia's official news agency Bernama reported. An ....

  • Cyclone Fani kills at least 12 in India

    Date: 2019-05-04 08:26:55 GMT - India - World - SN:15 - ID:7927487

    NEW DELHI, May 4 (MENA) - The strongest cyclone to hit India in five years killed at least 12 people in eastern Odisha state, before swinging north-eastwards into Bangladesh on Saturday where more than a million people have been moved to ....

  • 26 militants killed, 45 detained in Afghan forces operations in Kabul: Sources

    Date: 2019-05-04 08:14:49 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:14 - ID:7927458

    KABUL, May 4 (MENA) - At least 26 militants were killed and 45 others detained in various operations of the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) which were conducted in Kabul province, Khaama Press news agency reported ....

  • Tokyo, Washington probe N. Korea's latest fired projectiles

    Date: 2019-05-04 07:54:00 GMT - Japan - World - SN:12 - ID:7927442

    TOKYO, May 4 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo discussed by phone with his Japanese counterpart Taro Kono the series of short-range projectiles fired by North Korea off its east coast on Saturday, Japanese news agency Kyodo news ....

  • Top diplomats of S. Korea, US. agree to 'prudently' handle N.Korea projectile launch

    Date: 2019-05-04 07:35:12 GMT - south korea - World - SN:10 - ID:7927426

    SEOUL, May 4 (MENA) - The top diplomats of South Korea and the United States agreed Saturday to "prudently" handle North Korea's launch of short-range projectiles during their telephone talks, Seoul's foreign ministry said. South Korea's Foreign ....

  • S.Korea's presidential office holds emergency meeting over N. Korea's firing of projectiles

    Date: 2019-05-04 07:24:22 GMT - south korea - World - SN:9 - ID:7927423

    SEOUL, May 4 (MENA) - South Korea's presidential office convened an emergency meeting of top security officials Saturday after North Korea fired unidentified projectiles into the East Sea earlier in the day, Yonhap news agency reported. Chung ....

  • N. Korea fires short-range missiles into East Sea

    Date: 2019-05-04 07:23:17 GMT - south korea - World - SN:8 - ID:7927424

    SEOUL, May 4 (MENA) - North Korea fired a barrage of unidentified short-range missiles in the direction of the East Sea on Saturday, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said. The North "fired multiple rounds of unidentified missiles from ....

  • 43 Daesh militants killed in Afghanistan

    Date: 2019-05-04 07:11:09 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:7 - ID:7927417

    KABUL, May 4 (MENA) - At least 43 militants of Daesh terrorist group were killed in two separate airstrikes which were conducted in east of Afghanistan, Khaama Press news agency reported on Saturday. The Afghan Ministry of Defense (MoD) said in a ....

  • 2 killed as Tropical Cyclone Fani hits India

    Date: 2019-05-03 11:10:37 GMT - India - World - SN:29 - ID:7926539

    NEW DELHI, May 3 (MENA) - The strongest tropical cyclone to hit India in 20 years made landfall Friday, killing two people and lashing the country's east coast with ferocious winds and torrential downpours, the CNN reported. The two people who ....

  • Pakistan's SC rejects Nawaz Sharif’s petition for bail extension

    Date: 2019-05-03 10:20:53 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:23 - ID:7926520

    ISLAMABAD, May 3 (MENA) - The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Friday rejected a petition by former prime minister Nawaz Sharif for an extension in the bail granted to him on medical grounds in the Al-Azizia Steel Mills corruption reference, Geo News ....

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