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  • One dead as man opens fire in tram in Dutch Utrecht

    Date: 2019-03-18 13:11:09 GMT - Netherlands - World - SN:59 - ID:7854022

    AMSTERDAM, March 18 (MENA) - A gunman opened fire inside a tram in the Dutch city of Utrecht, killing one person and injuring others, BBC reported on Monday. Several people have been injured and one is believed to have died in the shooting at ....

  • Several hurt as man opens fire in Utrecht tram

    Date: 2019-03-18 11:13:00 GMT - Netherlands - World - SN:36 - ID:7853816

    AMSTERDAM, March 18 (MENA) - A man has opened fire in a tram in the Dutch city of Utrecht, injuring several people, the BBC reported Monday. A square near a tram station in the west of the city has been cordoned off by authorities, and emergency ....

  • Hong Kong subway movement disrupted after trains collision

    Date: 2019-03-18 09:33:55 GMT - Hong Kong - World - SN:26 - ID:7853510

    HONG KONG, March 18 (MENA) - Two subway trains have collided during a new signal system test in Hong Kong, halting services and threatening travel disruption for millions of commuters, the BBC reported. The incident occurred between the Central ....

  • Police arrest 12 Filipinos, one Malaysian terrorist suspects in Sabah

    Date: 2019-03-18 08:44:29 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:20 - ID:7853428

    KUALA LUMPUR, March 18 (MENA) - The police have arrested 13 people, including 12 Filipinos and a Malaysian - in Sabah on suspicion of being members of terrorist groups and protecting terrorists in hiding, the Malaysian news agency Bernama reported, ....

  • Australian PM announces security upgrades at places of worship

    Date: 2019-03-18 08:38:44 GMT - Australia - World - SN:19 - ID:7853370

    CANBERRA, March 18 (MENA) - Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced 55 million Australian dollars (39 million US dollars) in funding in community safety grants following the attacks in Christchurch, New Zealand, The Sunday Morning ....

  • S. Korea becomes 11th largest arms exporter as weapons exports rise by 94%

    Date: 2019-03-18 08:28:26 GMT - Sweden - World - SN:17 - ID:7853341

    STOCKHOLM, March 18 (MENA) - South Korea's weapons exports over the past five years have increased almost twofold, making the country the world's 11th largest exporter of weaponry, MSN reported Monday. According to a report by the Stockholm ....

  • Some flights cancelled after fire at Toronto airport

    Date: 2019-03-18 06:28:09 GMT - Canada - World - SN:8 - ID:7853184

    TORONTO, March 18 (MENA) - Some passengers were evacuated and a number of flights have been cancelled at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport Sunday evening after a fire filled part of a terminal with smoke, CTV reported. Peel Regional Police ....

  • No clear proposals received from US over disarmament talks – Kremlin

    Date: 2019-03-17 18:53:55 GMT - Russia - World - SN:86 - ID:7852856

    MOSCOW, March 17 (MENA) - Moscow has not received any clear proposals from Washington in regard to disarmament negotiations, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Sputnik on Sunday, commenting on US National Security Adviser John Bolton’s recent ....

  • US drone crashes close to Bagram Airfield in north Afghanistan

    Date: 2019-03-17 18:49:16 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:85 - ID:7852892

    KABUL, March 17 (MENA) - A US unmanned aerial vehicle crashed close to Bagram Airfield in northern Parwan province of Afghanistan, Khaama Press reported on Sunday. “At 2:50 p.m local time today, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) suffered engine ....

  • Bolton: North Korea 'not willing to do what they needed to do' for nuclear deal

    Date: 2019-03-17 18:47:03 GMT - USA - World - SN:84 - ID:7852859

    WASHINGTON, March 17 (MENA) - US White House national security adviser John Bolton hammered North Korea in an interview broadcast Sunday, saying the country's leader Kim Jong Un was unwilling to take the necessary steps to reach a nuclear deal with ....

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