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  • 35 Taliban militants killed, large weapons cache destroyed in Kunduz province

    Date: 2019-03-19 08:19:23 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:14 - ID:7855054

    KABUL, March 19 (MENA) - At least 35 Taliban militants were killed and a large cache of weapons was destroyed during the operations of Afghan Special Forces and airstrikes in northern Kunduz province, Khaama Press news agency reported. According ....

  • New Zealand prepares for first burials of victims of shooting attack

    Date: 2019-03-19 08:14:15 GMT - New Zealand - World - SN:13 - ID:7855041

    WELLINGTON, March 19 (MENA) - Preparations were underway on Tuesday to begin burials of victims from the Christchurch mosques attacks after days of intense grieving for the 50 people killed by a lone gunman in New Zealand’s worst-ever mass shooting, ....

  • New Zealand premier Ardern vows mosque gunman will face 'full force of law'

    Date: 2019-03-19 07:06:44 GMT - New Zealand - World - SN:9 - ID:7854922

    WELLINGTON, March 19 (MENA) - New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern promised on Tuesday that the man responsible for last week's deadly mosque massacres would face "the full force of the law", as she vowed never to utter his name, Channel News ....

  • Canada extending military missions in Ukraine, Iraq

    Date: 2019-03-19 06:32:08 GMT - Canada - World - SN:7 - ID:7854933

    OTTAWA, March 19 (MENA) - Canada is extending its military missions in Ukraine and Iraq, both of which were due to expire at the end of the month, CBC News reported. The extensions shore up Canada’s contributions to the global effort to curb ....

  • Trump rebuffs bids to blame him over New Zealand attack

    Date: 2019-03-18 19:34:24 GMT - USA - World - SN:97 - ID:7854612

    WASHINGTON, March 18 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump on Monday slammed attempts meant to blame him over recent mass shootings in New Zealand. The 28-year-old perpetrator of the Friday’s shootings at two mosques said that Trump is an example of ....

  • German interior min.: Gov’t strictly faces anti-Islam crimes

    Date: 2019-03-18 17:05:31 GMT - Germany - World - SN:92 - ID:7854523

    BERLIN, March 18 (MENA) – German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer said on Monday that the government strictly and firmly counters any crimes against Islam or attacks on mosques. In an interview with Bild daily, he reiterated that German ....

  • Putin: Russia to do utmost preventing terrorist acts similar to New Zealand’s tragedy

    Date: 2019-03-18 17:01:49 GMT - Russia - World - SN:91 - ID:7854581

    MOSCOW, March 18 (MENA) - The aim of the terrorist attack in New Zealand against Muslims last week was to undermine the situation in the country and Russia will do everything possible to prevent such acts of terrorism on its territory, TASS quoted ....

  • NZ mosque attacks 'could happen in UK': British security minister

    Date: 2019-03-18 16:02:10 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:82 - ID:7854294

    LONDON, March 18 (MENA) - The New Zealand mosque attack that left dozens of Muslim worshipers dead “absolutely could happen” in the UK, British Security Minister Ben Wallace has warned. New Zealand mosque attacks 'could happen in UK' and ....

  • 3 people killed in Nethelands shooting

    Date: 2019-03-18 16:01:33 GMT - Netherlands - World - SN:81 - ID:7854505

    AMSTERDAM, March 18 (MENA) - At least three people were killed and nine more were injured in a shooting on a tram in Utrecht, Netherlands, said CNN. A manhunt is underway after the gunman who opened fire inside a tram in Utrecht. Police have ....

  • Dutch police hunt 37-year-old Turkish man over Utrecht shooting

    Date: 2019-03-18 13:55:30 GMT - Netherlands - World - SN:67 - ID:7854215

    AMSTERDAM, March 18 (MENA) - Dutch police announced that the perpetrator of Utrecht shooting is a Turkish man. "The police asks you to look out for the 37 year old Gökmen Tanis (born in Turkey) associated with the incident this morning at the ....

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