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  • Pakistan troops violate ceasefire in Akhnoor sector; Indian Army retaliates

    Date: 2019-03-04 07:54:12 GMT - India - World - SN:13 - ID:7831646

    NEW DELHI, March 4 (MENA) - Pakistani troops on Monday continued unprovoked firing of mortar shells and small arms along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir’s Akhnoor sector, breaking a two-day lull in cross-border encounters, The Indian Express reported. ....

  • Kenya helicopter crash kills 4 Americans, police say

    Date: 2019-03-04 07:25:07 GMT - Kenya - World - SN:9 - ID:7831611

    NAIROBI, March 4 (MENA) - A helicopter carrying four Americans crashed in Kenya, killing them and the pilot, the Kenyan police said on Monday. The National Police Service said in a Twitter thread that the helicopter crashed on Sunday evening in ....

  • Venezuela's Maduro regime 'needs to end' - Bolton

    Date: 2019-03-03 20:47:36 GMT - USA - World - SN:74 - ID:7831344

    WASHINGTON, March 3 (MENA) - US National Security Adviser John Bolton said Sunday his country is working to build a coalition to replace Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and his regime. "I'd like to see as broad a coalition as we can put together ....

  • Bolton defends result of Trump-Kim summit

    Date: 2019-03-03 19:10:53 GMT - USA - World - SN:68 - ID:7831279

    WASHINGTON, March 3 (MENA) - US national security adviser John Bolton on Sunday declared that President Trump’s summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, which ended without an agreement between the two sides, was a "success," The Hill ....

  • Venezuela's Guaido urges supporters to protest on Monday

    Date: 2019-03-03 19:07:17 GMT - Colombia - World - SN:66 - ID:7831277

    BOGOTA, March 3 (MENA) - Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido has called for nationwide demonstrations on Monday to coincide with his planned return to the country. Guaido on Sunday tweeted that Venezuelans should monitor his official ....

  • Russian, US chiefs of staff to meet in Vienna Monday

    Date: 2019-03-03 18:24:04 GMT - Russia - World - SN:61 - ID:7831238

    MOSCOW, March 3 (MENA) - Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. John Dunford plans a meeting with his Russian counterpart Valery Gerasimov in the Austrian capital of Vienna on Monday, US Joint Staff Spokesperson Col. Patrick Ryder said in a ....

  • Afghanistan announces $1 million in aid to Palestinians

    Date: 2019-03-03 10:05:29 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:15 - ID:7830342

    KABUL, March 3 (MENA) - Afghanistan will contribute one million US dollars to the United Nations Palestinian refugee agency, Pajhwok Afghan News reported. The funds were announced on Friday by Afghanistan’s Foreign Minister Salahuddin Rabbani at ....

  • 20,000 children at risk in Venezuela -- Bolton

    Date: 2019-03-03 07:50:43 GMT - USA - World - SN:8 - ID:7830049

    WASHINGTON, March 3 (MENA) - US national security adviser John Bolton has estimated that around 20,000 children will have died in Venezuela due to the current crisis, blaming President Nicolas Maduro for the crisis. "Approximately 20,000 children ....

  • Russia ready for talks with US on Venezuela - Lavrov

    Date: 2019-03-02 22:33:22 GMT - Russia - World - SN:55 - ID:7829871

    MOSCOW, March 2 (MENA) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov confirmed that Moscow is ready for talks with Washington on Venezuela, but only in strict compliance with the principles of the United Nations Charter, the Russian Foreign Ministry was ....

  • Spain: Illegal immigration by sea drop in February

    Date: 2019-03-02 21:49:26 GMT - Spain - World - SN:54 - ID:7829891

    MADRID, March 2 (MENA) - Spain's government said that unauthorized immigration by sea has dropped in the last month, falling to 930 people arriving in February compared to over 4,000 in January, ABC news reported on Saturday. Interior Minister ....

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