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  • S. Korea's nuke envoy plans to visit US this week: source

    Date: 2018-05-07 09:02:33 GMT - south korea - World - SN:16 - ID:7387176

    SEOUL, May 7 (MENA) - South Korea's top nuclear envoy plans to visit the United States this week to talk about inter-Korean summit agreements and other related issues, Yonhap reported Monday. According to the source, Lee Do-hoon, representative ....

  • Strong explosion hits Kabul

    Date: 2018-05-07 07:54:06 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:12 - ID:7387195

    KABUL, May 7 (MENA) - The sound of an explosion was heard from the vicinity of the 4th police district of Kabul city earlier on Monday, Khaama Press reported. Kabul police spokesman Hashmat Stanikzai confirmed the incident has taken place close ....

  • Taliban rejects involvement in the deadly mosque bombing in Khost

    Date: 2018-05-07 06:56:04 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:8 - ID:7387099

    KABUL, May 7 (MENA) - The Taliban militants group in Afghanistan has rejected involvement in the deadly mosque bombing in southeastern Khost province of Afghanistan, Khaama Press reported. Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid has claimed that the ....

  • UK army accused of dictating soldiers' press statements - report

    Date: 2018-05-06 22:57:23 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:99 - ID:7386770

    London, May 6 (MENA) - The army has been accused of manipulating teenage soldiers by spoonfeeding them identikit quotes to be used in local and regional newspaper articles extolling life in the military, The Guardian reported. Child Soldiers ....

  • America must leave Iran nuclear deal - report

    Date: 2018-05-06 22:47:51 GMT - USA - World - SN:98 - ID:7386767

    WASHINGTON, May 6 (MENA) – President Donald Trump plans to announce his final decision on whether the US will withdraw from the 2015 Iran nuclear accord, Douglas E. Schoen said in a commentary published by The Hill on Sunday. Trump, who has ....

  • Eurogroup chief calls on Greece to stick to economic reforms

    Date: 2018-05-06 22:39:16 GMT - Greece - World - SN:97 - ID:7386766

    ATHENS, May 6 (MENA) - Eurogroup Chairman Mario Centeno called on Greece to stick to economic reforms and avoid sliding back to policies that will not help the country emerge from the economic crisis. The remark was made in an exclusive interview ....

  • New migrant arrivals on Lesvos and Chios reach 350 in one day

    Date: 2018-05-06 22:35:20 GMT - Greece - World - SN:96 - ID:7386877

    ATHENS, May 6 (MENA) - A total of 350 undocumented migrants landed on the islands of Lesvos and Chios on Sunday, official figures showed amid rising concerns about a growing influx of refugees from both the land and sea borders, Kathimerini ....

  • Efforts underway to rescue 7 Indian engineers kidnapped by Afghan militants

    Date: 2018-05-06 22:23:58 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:95 - ID:7386922

    KABUL, May 6 (MENA) - Local security officials in the northern Afghan province of Baghlan said that efforts are underway by the Afghan forces and the government officials as well as local tribal elders for the release of Indian engineers who were ....

  • Singapore likely to be rendezvous between Trump, Kim Jong Un for talks

    Date: 2018-05-06 22:13:13 GMT - China - World - SN:94 - ID:7386913

    BEIJING, May 6 (MENA) - The US and North Korean leaders are likely to meet in Singapore in mid-June, according to South Korean media reports, as tensions ease on the Korean peninsula following the first inter-Korean summit in over a decade. US ....

  • 38 militiamen killed in military operation southern Afghanistan

    Date: 2018-05-06 19:55:27 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:82 - ID:7386774

    KABUL, May 6 (MENA)- At least 38 militiamen were killed in a military operation in the Afghan southern province of Zabul, the governor’s spokesman Islam Sayal said Sunday. Sayal told an Afghan TV channel that the military operation is still ....

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