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Taliban commander, 20 fighters killed in Balkh airstrike
Date: 2019-01-10 13:54:47 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:41 - ID:7750881
KABUL, Jan 10 (MENA) - A commander of the Taliban group Mullah Abdul Basir and his 20 fighters have been killed in an airstrike in northern Balkh province of Afghanistan, Khaama Press reported Thursday. The 209th Shaheen Corps of the Afghan ....
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Suspect in Australian parcels scare faces up to 10 years in prison
Date: 2019-01-10 11:29:14 GMT - Australia - World - SN:25 - ID:7750651
SYDNEY, Jan 10 (MENA) - Australian police arrested a man after 38 packages allegedly containing asbestos were sent to foreign consulates in the cities of Melbourne, Canberra and Sydney, the Time reported. Savas Avan, 48, was arrested at his home ....
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Afghan officials: Taliban attacks kill 21 policemen
Date: 2019-01-10 10:00:53 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:18 - ID:7750544
KABUL, Jan 10 (MENA) - Officials say a wave of Taliban attacks in western and northern Afghanistan the previous day has killed 21 members of the country's security forces, ABC News reported Thursday. Jamshed Shahabi, spokesman for the governor ....
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Mexico finds 20 bodies, 17 of them burned, near U.S. border
Date: 2019-01-10 09:35:16 GMT - Mexico - World - SN:16 - ID:7750447
MEXICO CITY, Jan 10 (MENA) - Mexican authorities discovered 20 bodies on Wednesday, 17 of them burned, near the city of Nuevo Laredo, close to the US border, Euronews quoted a security official as saying Thursday. Five burned vehicles were also ....
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Security staff strike at 3 German airports
Date: 2019-01-10 09:31:07 GMT - Germany - World - SN:15 - ID:7750517
BERLIN, Jan 10 (MENA) - Up to 110,000 travelers were expected to be affected by strikes in Cologne, Düsseldorf and Stuttgart. A major trade union is seeking a blanket minimum wage of 20 euros per hour for security staff at all hubs, Deutsche Welle ....
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Australian police arrest man over suspicious packages sent to embassies and consulates
Date: 2019-01-10 05:54:00 GMT - Australia - World - SN:1 - ID:7750268
CANBERRA, Jan 10 (MENA) - Australian police have arrested a man suspected of sending more than two dozen suspicious packages to embassies and consulates throughout the country, authorities said Thursday in Australia. The 48-year-old man from ....
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4500 dead, missing on migratory routes across globe in 2018: IOM
Date: 2019-01-09 18:45:01 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:84 - ID:7750060
GENEVA, Jan 9 (MENA) - For the fifth consecutive year, more than 4,000 people are believed to have died or gone missing on migratory routes across the globe in 2018, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Missing Migrants Project (MMP) ....
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UK consulate in Melbourne targeted as ‘suspicious packages’ sent to diplomatic buildings in Australian city
Date: 2019-01-09 13:02:31 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:49 - ID:7749367
LONDON, Jan 9 (MENA) - The Foreign and Commonwealth Office said the British consulate in Melbourne, Australia received a “suspicious package”, The Independent reported on Wednesday. “We are liaising closely with the Australian Federal Police and ....
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U.S. envoy for Afghan peace embarks on new trip to four countries
Date: 2019-01-09 10:54:20 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:32 - ID:7748866
KABUL, Jan 9 (MENA) - The US special envoy for Afghanistan reconciliation Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad has embarked on a trip to four countries to discuss ongoing efforts regarding the peace process in Afghanistan, Khaama Press reported ....
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Police investigating after consulates and embassies in Melbourne and Canberra receive suspicious packages
Date: 2019-01-09 07:34:54 GMT - Australia - World - SN:11 - ID:7748749
CANBERRA, Jan 9 (MENA) - Authorities are investigating after suspicious packages were found at several foreign consulates and embassies across Melbourne and Canberra, ABC News reported Wednesday. Footage showed emergency services workers attended ....
