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  • Two people confirmed dead in 6.4-magnitude Taiwan earthquake

    Date: 2018-02-06 21:56:31 GMT - Taiwan - World - SN:93 - ID:7231683

    TAIPEI, Feb 6 (MENA) - A shallow 6.4-magnitude earthquake in Taiwan has struck the eastern city of Hualien, killing at least two people and injuring more than 100, the Guardian reported on Tuesday. The ground floor of the Marshal hotel in Hualien ....

  • Russian trade representative building bombed in Damascus - Moscow

    Date: 2018-02-06 20:43:55 GMT - Russia - World - SN:89 - ID:7231567

    MOSCOW, Feb 6 (MENA) - The Russian Foreign Ministry reported that a mortar shelling targeted the country's trade representative building in the Syrian capital, Sputnik news agency said Tuesday. No casualties were sustained, but the building ....

  • Hotel in Taiwan collapses after 6.4 magnitude earthquake

    Date: 2018-02-06 18:03:37 GMT - Taiwan - World - SN:78 - ID:7231542

    TAIPEI, Feb 6 (MENA) - A hotel in Taiwan has collapsed after a 6.4 magnitude earthquake shook a city on the east coast of the island, Sky News reported Tuesday. Local media reports around 30 people are trapped inside the hotel which is around ....

  • Strong Taiwan quake topples buildings

    Date: 2018-02-06 17:33:37 GMT - Taiwan - World - SN:76 - ID:7231434

    TAIPEI, Feb 6 (MENA) - A powerful 6.4 magnitude earthquake has toppled buildings in the Taiwanese city of Hualien, media reports say. The tremor struck at 23:50 (15:50 GMT) about 20km (12 miles) off the island's east coast, the BBC reported ....

  • Body of Su-25 pilot killed in Syria flown back to Russia

    Date: 2018-02-06 15:56:47 GMT - Russia - World - SN:66 - ID:7231135

    MOSCOW, Feb 6 (MENA) - The body of the Russian pilot who lost his life in Syria on Saturday has been brought back to Russia, he will be buried in the city of Voronezh (in southwestern Russia), the Russian Defense Ministry reported on Tuesday. In ....

  • Putin, Rouhani discuss regional issues

    Date: 2018-02-06 12:07:58 GMT - Russia - World - SN:38 - ID:7230608

    MOSCOW, Feb 6 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani held a telephone conversation, confirming commitment to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) for Iran’s nuclear program, the Kremlin press ....

  • 17 senators warn Trump of launching preemptive strike against N. Korea

    Date: 2018-02-05 20:13:09 GMT - USA - World - SN:92 - ID:7229659

    WASHINGTON, Feb 5 (MENA) – More than a dozen Democratic senators argued in a letter to US President Donald Trump on Monday that he doesn’t have the authority to order a preemptive strike on North Korea, The Hill reported. "Like many, we are ....

  • Russia: Conclusions of UN probe on Syria chemical attack 'not convincing'

    Date: 2018-02-05 19:42:31 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:89 - ID:7229657

    NEW YORK, Feb 5 (MENA) - Russia’s Permanent Representative to the UN Vasily Nebenzia said on Monday that conclusions made in a UN investigation into alleged chemical attacks in Syria are not "convincing". Russia "has never called to question the ....

  • Putin writes off Kyrgyzstan's debt of USD 240 mln

    Date: 2018-02-05 18:23:42 GMT - Russia - World - SN:86 - ID:7229569

    MOSCOW, Feb 5 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin wrote off Kyrgyzstan's debt worth $240 million, local media reported Monday. Putin signed the law on the ratification of the agreement between the governments of Russia and Kyrgyzstan on the ....

  • Roadside bomb in Pakistan kills 1, wounds 7

    Date: 2018-02-05 18:21:45 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:85 - ID:7229570

    ISLAMABAD, Feb 5 (MENA) - Police in Pakistan said a roadside bomb has killed one person and wounded seven others in the country's southwest, ABC news reported. Police officer Afzal Buledi said the bomb was planted near a garbage bin at a crowded ....

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