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  • Militants attack Afghan government building, 10 dead

    Date: 2018-05-13 17:23:51 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:90 - ID:7398786

    KABUL, May 13 (MENA) - Militants attacked a provincial government building in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday, killing at least ten people, officials said. Attahullah Khogyani, the spokesman for the governor of Nangarhar province, said a suicide ....

  • 6 Taliban militants dead, 13 wounded western Afghanistan

    Date: 2018-05-13 15:46:14 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:85 - ID:7398676

    KABUL, May 13 (MENA) - At least six Taliban have been killed and another 13 injured as a result of clashes between two rival groups and with security forces in the Shindand and Obe districts of western Herat province, an official said ....

  • US Secretary of State says 'hopeful' US, Europe can strike deal over Iran

    Date: 2018-05-13 15:39:30 GMT - USA - World - SN:82 - ID:7398666

    WASHINGTON, May 13 (MENA) – US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Sunday he is hopeful that the United States and Europe can come to an agreement over how to deal with Iran, after President Donald Trump threatened to sanction European companies ....

  • 8 Daesh members face death penalty in Iran

    Date: 2018-05-13 14:19:19 GMT - Iran - World - SN:71 - ID:7398431

    TEHRAN, May 13 (MENA) - Death sentences were issued Sunday for eight members of the Daesh terrorist group involved in the June 2017 attack on the Iranian parliament. "The court has found that these people deserve death penalty for assisting ....

  • Daesh claims deadly Indonesia church attacks

    Date: 2018-05-13 13:09:54 GMT - Indonesia - World - SN:56 - ID:7398266

    JAKARTA, May 13 (MENA) - Daesh terrorist group is responsible for suicide attacks against three churches in Indonesia that killed at least 11 people on Sunday, the Jakarta Post quoted Daesh propaganda agency Amaq as saying. "Three martyrdom ....

  • Iranian FM: European guarantees should meet Iran's interests

    Date: 2018-05-13 12:50:19 GMT - China - World - SN:53 - ID:7398168

    BEIJING, May 13 (MENA) - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif underlined that the European states should provide Tehran with firm guarantees to ensure the country's interests after Washington's withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear deal. "The ....

  • Jamaah Ansharut Daulah declared Daesh-linked terrorist group

    Date: 2018-05-13 11:37:07 GMT - Indonesia - World - SN:37 - ID:7397920

    JAKARTA, May 13 (MENA) - The Indonesian authorities declared Jamaah Ansharut Daulah a Daesh-linked terrorist group over links to three churches blasts in Surabaya, Indonesia’s second-largest city. At least eleven people have been killed and ....

  • 36 killed, injured in fire exchange in eastern Afghanistan

    Date: 2018-05-13 10:44:00 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:27 - ID:7397869

    KABUL, May 13 (MENA) - At least six civilians were killed and 30 injured Sunday when militants exchanged fire with security forces in eastern Afghanistan. Militants detonated bombs and stormed a government building in an ongoing assault in the ....

  • Afghan defense minister visits Tehran

    Date: 2018-05-13 09:33:47 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:21 - ID:7397648

    KABUL, May 13 (MENA) - Afghan Minister of Defense Gen. Tariq Shah Bahrami visited Iran on an official invitation of the Iranian military officials, Khaama press reported. The Ministry of Defense (MoD) said Gen. Bahrami will hold talks regarding ....

  • International Conference of News Agencies opens in Islamabad

    Date: 2018-05-13 08:28:18 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:15 - ID:7397543

    ISLAMABAD, May 13 (MENA) - A two-day International Conference of News Agencies kicked off in Pakistan on Sunday under the theme, Pakistan’s Media – Opportunities and Challenges. Pakistan's Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi attended the opening ....

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