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India: Pakistani army violates ceasefire in Kashmir
Date: 2019-04-12 09:57:38 GMT - India - World - SN:23 - ID:7894054
NEW DELHI, April 12 (MENA) - Pakistan's army opened fire Friday morning on line of control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir Province, an Indian military source said. The source, who preferred not to be named, added that Pakistan ....
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Death toll from Pakistan market's blast hits 20
Date: 2019-04-12 08:58:25 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:20 - ID:7894011
ISLAMABAD, April 12 (MENA) - The death toll of a blast that rocked a fruit market in Pakistan’s southwestern city of Quetta Friday climbed to 20. As many as 48 people were injured by the blast, Pakistani news channel Geo News reported. Quetta ....
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Death toll from Pakistan market's blast hits 16
Date: 2019-04-12 08:12:09 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:12 - ID:7893862
ISLAMABAD, April 12 (MENA) - The death toll of a blast that rocked a fruit market in Pakistan’s southwestern city of Quetta Friday climbed to 16. As many as 30 people were injured by the blast, Pakistani news channel Geo News reported. Quetta ....
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N.Korea's leader re-elected as chairman of State Affairs Commission
Date: 2019-04-12 07:25:58 GMT - south korea - World - SN:9 - ID:7893808
SEOUL/PYONGYANG, April 12 (MENA) - North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has been re-elected as chairman of the State Affairs Commission (SAC), the communist state's highest seat of power, in a key parliamentary meeting, the Korean Central News Agency ....
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Bomb kills 14 in Pakistan’s Quetta
Date: 2019-04-12 06:41:11 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:7 - ID:7893791
ISLAMABAD, April 12 (MENA) - At least 14 people were killed in a bomb blast Friday at a fruit market in Pakistan’s southwestern city of Quetta. Senior police official Abdul Razaq Cheema was quoted by Alarabiya TV channel as saying that “We have 14 ....
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IMF says Brexit delay means businesses face more uncertainty
Date: 2019-04-11 18:03:13 GMT - USA - World - SN:61 - ID:7893497
WASHINGTON, April 11 (MENA) - The decision to extend the UK’s Brexit deadline will mean another six months of uncertainty for business, the head of the International Monetary Fund has warned. Christine Lagarde, the IMF’s managing director said ....
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Japan is hit by powerful 6.1-magnitude earthquake
Date: 2019-04-11 16:59:22 GMT - Japan - World - SN:55 - ID:7893364
TOKYO, April 11 (MENA) - A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 has struck off the coast of Japan, the Daily Mail reported Thursday. Strong tremors hit the east of Honshu, the country's largest island, on Thursday, according to the United ....
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Tajikistan defense minister meets Pakistan's army chief
Date: 2019-04-11 11:23:39 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:27 - ID:7892651
ISLAMABAD, April 11 (MENA) - Defense Minister of Tajikistan General Sherali Mirzo met Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa at the General Headquarters on Thursday, Pakistani channel Geo News quoted a press release issued here by ....
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Trump threatens EU over Brexit treatment of UK: 'Let people breathe before it all comes back to bite you'
Date: 2019-04-11 11:16:13 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:25 - ID:7892601
LONDON, April 11 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump has threatened the European Union (EU) over what he perceives as "brutal" treatment from the bloc in its approach to Brexit and trade dealings with the US, The Independent reported. "Too bad ....
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Prime Minister Scott Morrison sets May 18 election date
Date: 2019-04-11 11:03:54 GMT - Australia - World - SN:23 - ID:7892472
CANBERRA, April 11 (MENA) - Voters will go to the polls on May 18 to decide which party will form the next federal government, ABC news reported on Thursday. Prime Minister Scott Morrison visited Government House early this morning to ask ....