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  • Sweden makes another arrest on terror charge

    Date: 2018-05-04 13:48:40 GMT - Sweden - World - SN:44 - ID:7383383

    STOCKHOLM, May 4 (MENA) - A Swedish prosecutor said a person has been arrested for preparing an act of terror, ABC News reported. Lars Morand said the person, born in 1987, was arrested Friday in the southern Swedish city of Lund. Morand declined ....

  • Putin to attend 2018 FIFA World Cup opening match bet. Russia, Saudi Arabia

    Date: 2018-05-04 13:08:16 GMT - Russia - World - SN:39 - ID:7383306

    MOSCOW, May 4 (MENA) - Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russian President Vladimir Putin will attend the 2018 FIFA World Cup opening match between Russia and Saudi Arabia, TASS news agency reported. "As of now, I can say for sure that the ....

  • Moscow objects to UK denying Russia consular access to Yulia Skripal

    Date: 2018-05-04 13:07:56 GMT - Russia - World - SN:38 - ID:7383319

    MOSCOW, May 4 (MENA) - Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Moscow does not accept London’s denial of consular access to Russian citizen Yulia Skripal and will continue to work on that, Tass news agency reported. "We still do not ....

  • Editor charged with altering Hungarian prime minister's words

    Date: 2018-05-04 13:06:30 GMT - Hungary - World - SN:37 - ID:7383382

    BUDAPEST, May 4 (MENA) - Prosecutors in Hungary said they have filed charges against a newspaper editor accused of altering the words of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban in an interview published in December 2016, ABC news reported ....

  • 6 workers killed in armed attack in western Pakistan

    Date: 2018-05-04 12:46:15 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:36 - ID:7383280

    ISLAMABAD, May 4 (MENA) - Pakistani police official said gunmen have killed six laborers who were working on a project for the national phone company in the country's southwestern region, was quoted by ABC news reported Friday. He said the ....

  • UNHCR calls on Rwanda to exercise self-restraint after recent clashes

    Date: 2018-05-04 12:34:35 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:32 - ID:7383343

    GENEVA, May 4 (MENA) - The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), is reiterating its call on the Rwandan authorities and Congolese refugees in Rwanda for restraint and calm, after recent clashes left one refugee dead and others injured at the Kiziba refugee ....

  • Thunder, dust storms in India leave 125 dead

    Date: 2018-05-04 12:20:23 GMT - India - World - SN:31 - ID:7383278

    NEW DELHI, May 4 (MENA) - A dust storm, accompanied by rain, wreaked havoc that hit Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh on Thursday, left around 125 people dead, NDTV reported on Friday. The storm swept across Delhi too, but no loss or ....

  • US forces kill 5 Daesh militants in Afghanistan

    Date: 2018-05-04 09:59:53 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:21 - ID:7383035

    KABUL, May 4 (MENA) - At least five militants affiliated with Daesh terrorist group were killed during airstrikes of the US forces in the eastern province of Nangarhar, the Afghan news agency Khaama Press reported on Friday. The local officials ....

  • Venezuela opposition calls for boycott of May 20 election

    Date: 2018-05-04 08:40:29 GMT - Venezuela - World - SN:14 - ID:7382834

    CARACAS, May 4 (MENA) - Venezuela's opposition called for a boycott of the May 20 presidential election, urging those running against President Nicolas Maduro to withdraw their candidacy, Russia Today reported on Friday. "Don't take part and ....

  • Turkish cargo ship, Greek warship collide in Aegean Sea

    Date: 2018-05-04 08:37:16 GMT - Greece - World - SN:13 - ID:7382833

    ATHENS, May 4 (MENA) - Greek authorities say a Turkish cargo ship and a Greek warship have collided in the eastern Aegean Sea, without causing injuries or severe damage, Fox News reported on Friday. A Greek navy statement says the Turkish-flagged ....

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