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Taliban target military base, police center, killing 12
Date: 2019-01-21 08:13:44 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:16 - ID:7766954
KABUL, Jan 21 (MENA) - A coordinated Taliban assault on a military base and police training center in eastern Afghanistan on Monday morning killed at least 12 and wounded over 30 people, provincial officials said. Salem Asgherkhail, head of the ....
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Blast targets Afghan forces base in Wardak
Date: 2019-01-21 06:22:43 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:5 - ID:7766807
KABUL, Jan 21 (MENA) - A suicide car bomb explosion took place close to an Afghan Special Forces’ base in Maidan Shahr, capital of Wardak province, Monday morning, Tolo News reported, quoting local officials. The incident happened at about 7am ....
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Clashes in Athens over neighbor's name change
Date: 2019-01-20 21:04:18 GMT - Greece - World - SN:85 - ID:7766627
ATHENS, Jan 20 (MENA) - Protesters have clashed with police in the Greek capital Athens at a big rally to oppose the government's deal with Macedonia on changing its name, BBC reported on Sunday. Police fired tear gas at some of those attending a ....
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Taliban claims responsibility for attack on Logar region officials convoy
Date: 2019-01-20 08:59:52 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:21 - ID:7765363
KABUL, Jan 20 (MENA) - Taliban on Sunday claimed responsibility for an attack on a convoy of Logar governor and the provincial NDS chief, said Nasir Ghairat, member of Logar Provincial Council, reported Tolo TV news. Ghairat said the incident ....
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US ready to address legitimate concerns of all Afghan sides to achieve peace: Khalilzada
Date: 2019-01-20 08:46:25 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:19 - ID:7765334
KABUL, Jan 20 (MENA) - The US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Ambassador Khalilzad has said the United States is ready to address the legitimate concerns of all Afghan sides in a bid to achieve peace, Afghan news agency Khaama ....
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Motorcade of Logar governor targeted in suicide attack
Date: 2019-01-20 07:49:05 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:14 - ID:7765255
KABUL, Jan 20 (MENA) - A suicide attack has taken place in the vicinity of central Logar province of Afghanistan amid reports a convoy of vehicles carrying the provincial governor and other senior officials was targeted, Khaama Press ....
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Russia to launch first-ever Arctic weather satellite - Source
Date: 2019-01-20 06:43:55 GMT - Russia - World - SN:9 - ID:7765158
MOSCOW, Jan 20 (MENA) - The first Russian satellite for weather forecasting and monitoring climate and environment in the Arctic region, Arktika-M, is planned to be sent to near-earth orbit in June 2019, a source in the Russian space industry told ....
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Bomb explodes in car outside courthouse in N.Ireland
Date: 2019-01-20 06:43:32 GMT - Ireland - World - SN:8 - ID:7765150
BELFAST, Jan 20 (MENA) - A bomb has exploded inside a car outside the courthouse in Londonderry, North Ireland, Russia Today reported. The explosion occurred in Bishop Street at about 20:15 GMT on Saturday, shortly after police received a ....
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Trump offers limited 'Dreamer' protections in exchange for border wall
Date: 2019-01-19 22:47:31 GMT - USA - World - SN:58 - ID:7765081
WASHINGTON, Jan 19 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump said Saturday that "urgent action" was required to respond to a humanitarian crisis on the southern U.S. border, as he offered a plan to reopen the government and gain the funding he wants for a ....
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At least 22 dead as buses crash in Bolivia
Date: 2019-01-19 21:12:49 GMT - Bolivia - World - SN:57 - ID:7765024
LA PAZ, Jan 19 (MENA) - Police in Bolivia said a head-on highway collision between two buses has killed at least 22 people and injured 37 others. The accident occurred Saturday on the road to Challapata, a town about 250 kilometers from the main ....
