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2 killed in parcel bomb explosion in eastern India
Date: 2018-02-24 19:50:53 GMT - India - World - SN:75 - ID:7263394
NEW DELHI, Feb 24 (MENA) - A newly married man and his grandmother were killed in India when a wedding gift they were opening exploded, BBC news reported Saturday. The man's wife was critically injured in the blast on Friday in the eastern state ....
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Moscow calls on Washington, Pyongyang to begin direct talks - diplomat
Date: 2018-02-24 18:36:03 GMT - Russia - World - SN:69 - ID:7263238
MOSCOW, Feb 24 (MENA) - Russia is calling on the US and the DPRK to change the tactics of waiting on hold for initiating a direct dialogue, Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Igor Morgulov said in an interview with TASS on Saturday. "Moscow has ....
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Cyprus protests to UN over Turkish violations of its air, maritime space
Date: 2018-02-24 18:06:50 GMT - Cyprus - World - SN:67 - ID:7263201
NICOSIA, Feb 24 (MENA) - Cyprus has protested to the UN over Turkish violations of its air and maritime space, in a letter addressed to the UN Secretary General by Cyprus` Permanent Representative to the United Nations, the Cypriot news agency ....
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Trump's views on Ukraine have not met Russia's expectations -- ambassador
Date: 2018-02-24 17:24:59 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:65 - ID:7263165
KIEV, Feb 24 (MENA) - Ukraine's Ambassador to the United States Valery Chaly said the anti-Russian sanctions policy of Washington as well as the support for sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine have strengthened under the current ....
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Ghani vows relentless war against terror groups after attacks
Date: 2018-02-24 17:10:28 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:64 - ID:7263166
KABUL, Feb 24 (MENA) - Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has vowed a relentless war against terror groups after recent attacks in Kabul, Farah, and Helmand provinces. In remarks carried by the official news agency Khaama Press, Ghani ....
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Donald Tusk terms Theresa May's Brexit plan 'pure illusion'
Date: 2018-02-24 15:25:40 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:51 - ID:7262925
LONDON, Feb 24 (MENA) - European Council President Donald Tusk has rejected Theresa May's Brexit plans as "pure illusion", The Telegraph reported Saturday. Addressing a summit of the EU-27 in Brussels, Tusk ruled out the vision May fought hard to ....
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Female Nobel laureates in Bangladesh to meet Rohingya women
Date: 2018-02-24 15:24:20 GMT - Bangladesh - World - SN:50 - ID:7262973
DHAKA, Feb 22 (MENA) - Three female Nobel Peace laureates began a weeklong trip to Bangladesh on Saturday to meet Rohingya Muslim women who were tortured and raped by soldiers in Myanmar before fleeing the country, ABC news reported. During their ....
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Turkey's actions in Cyprus' EEZ are European problem says -- Gov't
Date: 2018-02-24 14:49:18 GMT - Cyprus - World - SN:46 - ID:7262922
NICOSIA, Feb 24 (MENA) - Turkey's actions in Cyprus' exclusive economic zone (EEZ) are a European problem and not solely a problem of the Republic of Cyprus, Cypriot Government Spokesman Nikos Christodoulides said following the conclusion of the ....
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29 inmates escape Philippines jail after guard leaves
Date: 2018-02-24 11:53:50 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:28 - ID:7262667
MANILA, Feb 24 (MENA) - Philippine police said 29 detainees escaped from a jail on southern Jolo island when a guard left his post but 17 of them were immediately captured when law enforcers fired warning shots, ABC News Network reported. Police ....
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Daesh claims responsibility for Kabul suicide bombing
Date: 2018-02-24 11:01:15 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:23 - ID:7262328
KABUL, Feb 24 (MENA) - Daesh terrorist group has claimed responsibility for the suicide attack that hit the Afghan capital, Kabul on Saturday morning, killing two security personnel and injuring seven others. Daesh terrorists claimed their ....
