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Pakistan's Zardari, Talpur's interim bail extended till Jan 7 in money laundering case
Date: 2018-12-21 10:55:59 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:20 - ID:7724497
ISLAMABAD, Dec 21 (MENA) - A banking court on Friday extended the interim pre-arrest bail of former Pakistani president Asif Ali Zardari and his sister Faryal Talpur till January 7 in an ongoing money laundering case, Geo network ....
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Afghanistan says possible US troop withdrawal won't affect security
Date: 2018-12-21 10:53:46 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:19 - ID:7724493
KABUL, Dec 21 (MENA) - A significant reduction in the number of US troops in Afghanistan won't impact the security of the war-torn country, Radio Free Europe quoted a spokesman for Afghan President Ashraf Ghani as saying on Friday. It was the ....
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James Mattis' resignation warning to America - CNN analyst
Date: 2018-12-21 09:35:59 GMT - USA - World - SN:10 - ID:7724421
WASHINGTON, Dec 21 (MENA) - US Secretary of Defense James Mattis is stepping down at an extraordinarily fraught moment in American foreign policy, a CNN analyst said in an editorial published Friday. Coming in the wake of President Trump's ....
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London's Gatwick Airport resumes flights after drone chaos
Date: 2018-12-21 08:55:13 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:9 - ID:7724375
LONDON, Dec 21 (MENA) - Flights resumed at London's Gatwick Airport on Friday morning after drones sparked the shutdown of the airfield for more than 24 hours, leaving tens of thousands of passengers stranded or delayed during the busy holiday ....
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Malaysian PM, S.Korean FM discuss strengthening ties
Date: 2018-12-21 08:03:47 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:6 - ID:7724330
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 21 (MENA) - South Korea’s Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha paid a courtesy call on Malaysian Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad at his office here, Bernama news agency reported. Dr Mahathir tweeted after the meeting: “We ....
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US accuses Chinese nationals of infiltrating corporate, gov't technology
Date: 2018-12-20 22:58:20 GMT - USA - World - SN:69 - ID:7724169
WASHINGTON, Dec 20 (MENA) - The Justice Department on Thursday accused two Chinese nationals with ties to China’s security apparatus of infiltrating commercial and government computer systems, including a Department of Energy lab, in an ongoing ....
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Trump: US defense secretary Jim Mattis to quit
Date: 2018-12-20 22:54:00 GMT - USA - World - SN:68 - ID:7724164
WASHINGTON, Dec 20 (MENA) - US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis will be retiring "with distinction" at the end of February, President Donald Trump announced on Thursday. Trump tweeted that General Mattis "was a great help to me in getting allies and ....
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US considers substantial reduction of troops in Afghanistan
Date: 2018-12-20 22:50:46 GMT - USA - World - SN:67 - ID:7724163
WASHINGTON, Dec 20 (MENA) - The Trump administration is actively considering plans for a significant drawdown of American troops in Afghanistan that could begin in as soon as several weeks, multiple officials said, in the start of the conclusion of ....
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One killed, eight injured as car ploughs into pedestrians in Germany
Date: 2018-12-20 19:54:36 GMT - Germany - World - SN:59 - ID:7724063
BERLIN, Dec 20 (MENA) - A woman was killed and eight others injured on Thursday after a car ploughed into pedestrians in Germany, Daily Star reported. Police spokeswoman Ramona Hörst said: "There are first indications of a possible suicide ....
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Tsunami warning issued after 7.5 magnitude earthquake strikes Russia's Kamchatka
Date: 2018-12-20 19:18:36 GMT - Russia - World - SN:57 - ID:7724024
MOSCOW, Dec 20 (MENA) - A tsunami warning has been issued for the coastal areas of Russia’s Far East after a strong earthquake off the coast of Kamchatka. Waves are said to be possible within 300 kilometers of the epicenter, RT reported ....
