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S. Korea's military rejects claim of targeting Japanese patrol aircraft
Date: 2018-12-23 18:58:04 GMT - south korea - World - SN:73 - ID:7727849
SEOUL, Dec 23 (MENA) - South Korea's Navy warship used an optical camera to identify an approaching Japanese patrol aircraft last week, military sources said Sunday, rejecting Tokyo's claim that it had directed its fire-control radar at the plane, ....
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Indonesia tsunami: Death toll rises to 222, hundreds more injured
Date: 2018-12-23 12:52:35 GMT - Indonesia - World - SN:43 - ID:7727040
JAKARTA, Dec 23 (MENA) - Indonesia's disaster agency said 222 people were dead and hundreds more injured after a tsunami struck coastal areas around the Sunda Strait between the islands of Sumatra and Java on Saturday night. "222 people are dead, ....
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US envoy to coalition fighting Daesh resigns in protest of Trump’s Syria decision
Date: 2018-12-23 11:49:20 GMT - USA - World - SN:35 - ID:7727005
WASHINGTON, Dec 23 (MENA) - US envoy to the international coalition fighting the Islamic State Brett McGurk has resigned in protest of President Trump’s decision to abruptly withdraw US troops from Syria, The Washington Post reported. His ....
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Qaeda terror group returns to target airliners and airports: UK minister
Date: 2018-12-23 11:16:52 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:31 - ID:7726889
LONDON, Dec 23 (MENA) - Al Qaeda is resurgent and seeking to carry out new terrorist atrocities against airliners and airports, The Sunday Times quoted security minister Ben Wallace as saying last night. The terrorist group behind the 9/11 ....
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For Trump, ‘a war every day,’ waged increasingly alone -- NYT
Date: 2018-12-23 10:18:15 GMT - USA - World - SN:18 - ID:7726776
NEW YORK, Dec 23 (MENA) - When President Donald Trump grows frustrated with advisers during meetings, which is not an uncommon occurrence, he sits back in his chair, crosses his arms and scowls. Often he erupts. “Freaking idiots!” he calls his ....
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Charlie Hebdo attack suspect arrested
Date: 2018-12-23 09:31:17 GMT - France - World - SN:16 - ID:7726752
PARIS, Dec 23 (MENA) - A French terror suspect linked by police to the 2015 attack on Charlie Hebdo that killed 12 people has been arrested in Djibouti, The Guardian reported. Peter Cherif, 36, also known as Abou Hamza, is to be transferred to ....
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UN General Assembly adopts Ukraine's resolution on Russia's Crimea
Date: 2018-12-23 08:51:28 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:14 - ID:7726693
NEW YORK, Dec 23 (MENA) - The United Nations General Assembly adopted the Ukrainian resolution on human rights violations in Crimea. A total of 65 countries voted for the adoption of the document, 27 countries voted against, while 70 others ....
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Drone strike targets militants in Farah province
Date: 2018-12-23 07:59:08 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:13 - ID:7726672
KABUL, Dec 23 (MENA) - At least four militants were killed in a drone strike in western Farah province of Afghanistan, Khaama Press quoted the Afghan Military in the West as saying. According to a statement released by 207th Zafar Corps of the ....
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Indonesia tsunami kills 168; 745 missing
Date: 2018-12-23 07:42:26 GMT - Indonesia - World - SN:11 - ID:7726655
JAKARTA, Dec 23 (MENA) - A tsunami, thought to have been caused by a volcanic eruption, hit Indonesia's Sunda Strait on Saturday, leaving at least 168 people dead, Sky News reported. The country's disaster agency said that 745 others are ....
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Australian embassy seeing if nationals among dead in Indonesia's tsunami
Date: 2018-12-23 06:47:24 GMT - Australia - World - SN:7 - ID:7726590
CANBERRA, Dec 23 (MENA) - The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is working to determine if any Australians are among the 62 dead in a tsunami which hit beaches in Indonesia, SBS News reported. Five-metre waves hit the tourist hotspot of ....