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German defense minister tells troops in Afghanistan to prepare for long haul
Date: 2018-03-25 22:38:57 GMT - Germany - World - SN:80 - ID:7314595
BERLIN, March 25 (MENA) - German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen has told the troops in Afghanistan they should prepare to stay in the country for the foreseeable future, after the Bundestag's decision to raise troop numbers. The German ....
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Brazilian president retreats, to run for new term
Date: 2018-03-25 22:30:22 GMT - Brazil - World - SN:79 - ID:7314596
BRASILIA, March 25 (MENA) - Brazilian President Michel Temer said he intends to seek a full term in October’s election, The New York Times newspaper reported on Sunday. Temer had said as recently as last month that he did not intend to run; ....
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6.4 quake hits Indonesia
Date: 2018-03-25 22:19:16 GMT - Indonesia - World - SN:78 - ID:7314791
JAKARTA, March 25 (MENA) - A 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck off eastern Indonesia, triggering a brief tsunami alert that was swiftly lifted, Channel NewsAsia reported on Sunday. The quake struck deep at some 171 kilometers below the surface of ....
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Policeman injured in sword attack in UK
Date: 2018-03-25 22:12:32 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:77 - ID:7314706
LONDON, March 25 (MENA) - A police officer has been seriously injured after he was slashed with a sword while on duty, The Independent newspaper reported on Sunday A 23-year-old man has been arrested after the incident in Whalley Range, ....
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Death toll from Russia's Kemerovo shopping mall up to 37
Date: 2018-03-25 22:06:49 GMT - Russia - World - SN:76 - ID:7314776
MOSCOW, March 25 (MENA) - The death toll from the disastrous fire in a shopping mall in the Siberian city of Kemerovo has reached 37, a spokesman for the firefighting operation’s headquarters told TASS on Sunday. "The overall number of those ....
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Reaction at UK’s Porton Down proves it develops toxic chemicals, says Russian diplomat
Date: 2018-03-25 20:13:47 GMT - Russia - World - SN:68 - ID:7314598
MOSCOW, March 25 (MENA) – A statement by Chief Executive of the British military laboratory Porton Down Gary Aitkenhead confirms that the facility is engaged in developing toxic chemicals, Tass quoted a spokesperson for the Russian embassy in London ....
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Greek PM urges Turkey to honor int'l law
Date: 2018-03-25 15:53:41 GMT - Greece - World - SN:53 - ID:7314328
ATHENS, March 25 (MENA) - Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Sunday sent a strong message to Turkey to stop its illegal activities in the Aegean and to respect international law, the Greek Ekathimerini newspaper reported. Greece has the ....
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Afghan army, Taliban suffer heavy casualties in clashes
Date: 2018-03-25 15:43:52 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:51 - ID:7314269
KABUL, March 25 (MENA) - The Taliban militants and Afghan armed forces suffered heavy casualties during a coordinated attack that sparked heavy gun battle in southern Uruzgan province of Afghanistan, Khaama Press reported. According to the local ....
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Somali police report large explosion, gunfire near parliament HQ in Mogadishu
Date: 2018-03-25 15:31:09 GMT - Somalia - World - SN:49 - ID:7314188
MOGADISHU, March 25 (MENA) - A car bomb exploded near Somalia's parliament headquarters in the capital, Mogadishu, killing at least four people along with the driver, ABC News quoted police as saying Sunday, with several others injured. A huge ....
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Germany arrests fugitive ex-Catalan leader Puigdemont
Date: 2018-03-25 14:03:32 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:42 - ID:7314123
LONDON, March 25 (MENA) - Carles Puigdemont, the fugitive ex-leader of Catalonia and ardent separatist, was arrested Sunday by German police on an international warrant as he tried to enter the country from Denmark, The Guardian ....
