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Daesh claims responsibility for Sri Lanka bombing attacks
Date: 2019-04-23 11:44:58 GMT - Sri Lanka - World - SN:33 - ID:7912719
COLOMBO, April 23 (MENA) - Daesh terrorist group has claimed responsibility for Sunday's bombing attacks which targeted churches and hotels across Sri Lanka, Sky News channel reported on Tuesday. The terrorist group made the announcement on its ....
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Myanmar court rejects appeal of jailed Reuters reporters
Date: 2019-04-23 07:50:55 GMT - Myanmar (Burma) - World - SN:13 - ID:7912295
NAYPYITAW, April 23 (MENA) - Myanmar's Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected the final appeal of two Reuters journalists and upheld seven-year prison sentences for their reporting on the military's crackdown on Rohingya Muslims, ABC News reported. Wa ....
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24 civilians rescued from Daesh custody in Nangarhar
Date: 2019-04-23 07:35:24 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:12 - ID:7912309
KABUL, April 23 (MENA) - At least 24 civilians were rescued from the custody of Daesh terrorist group in an operation by security forces in Nangarhar province, the provincial governor's office said in a statement on Tuesday. According to the ....
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US will help S. Korea find alternatives to Iran oil: official
Date: 2019-04-23 07:01:03 GMT - south korea - World - SN:9 - ID:7912259
SEOUL, April 23 (MENA) - The United States will continue to help South Korea find alternatives to imports of Iranian oil, Yonhap quoted a senior US official as having said. US Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources Francis Fannon made ....
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Sri Lanka blasts toll climbs to 310
Date: 2019-04-23 05:31:51 GMT - Sri Lanka - World - SN:5 - ID:7912160
COLOMBO, April 23 (MENA) - The death toll from the Easter Sunday suicide bombings in Sri Lanka has risen to 310 and police say they have arrested 40 suspects, SBS reported Tuesday. As a state of emergency took effect on Tuesday giving the Sri ....
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Iran incurs losses of $10 bln due to US sanctions
Date: 2019-04-22 16:36:15 GMT - USA - World - SN:78 - ID:7911577
WASHINGTON, April 22 (MENA) - The US sanctions cost the Iranian regime an estimated loss of $10 billion, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said during a press conference on Monday. He said that Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates "have ....
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Comedian wins landslide victory in Ukrainian presidential election
Date: 2019-04-22 11:08:43 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:31 - ID:7910800
KIEV, April 22 (MENA) - According to preliminary data, Volodymyr Zelensky is the next president of Ukraine, Ukrinform reported Monday. The Ukrainians elected him consciously, freely and democratically. According to exit polls, showman ....
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OIC condemns cowardly terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka
Date: 2019-04-22 08:39:25 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - World - SN:21 - ID:7910549
RIYADH, April 22 (MENA) - Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Dr. Yousef Al-Othaimeen strongly condemned the multiple cowardly attacks carried out in churches and hotels in Colombo and neighboring towns targeting ....
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6 of Sri Lanka blasts confirmed suicide bombings
Date: 2019-04-22 07:07:01 GMT - Sri Lanka - World - SN:17 - ID:7910374
COLOMBO, April 22 (MENA) - Six out of eight explosions which hit a number of Sri Lankan churches and hotels Sunday have been confirmed as suicide bombings, the Government Analysts Department confirmed a short while ago. Accordingly, the attacks ....
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24 arrested for Sri Lanka blasts: Police
Date: 2019-04-22 06:42:58 GMT - Sri Lanka - World - SN:16 - ID:7910335
COLOMBO, April 22 (MENA) - Sri Lankan police have arrested 24 men in connection with bomb blasts on churches and hotels that killed nearly 300 people, Channel News Asia reported Monday. Authorities have not made public details on those held after ....
