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Philippine police say Daesh suspect won't be freed
Date: 2018-03-09 20:42:45 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:67 - ID:7286889
MANILA, March 9 (MENA) - An alleged former commander of the Islamic State group in Syria who was recently arrested in Manila will not be freed even after a prosecutor dropped criminal complaints of illegal possession of explosives against him, a ....
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Spanish judge not to release Catalan separatist for vote
Date: 2018-03-09 20:21:40 GMT - Spain - World - SN:65 - ID:7286728
MADRID, March 9 (MENA) - Spain's Supreme Court on Friday turned down a request from a jailed Catalan separatist leader to attend the northeastern region's parliament, where lawmakers are due to vote on whether to make him president of Catalonia, ABC ....
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Saudi CP, British defense minister mull cooperation
Date: 2018-03-09 19:24:40 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:61 - ID:7286771
LONDON, March 9 (MENA) - Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz met Friday with British Secretary of State for Defense Gavin Williamson in London's Northolt air base. They reviewed the bilateral relations, fields of strategic ....
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China's Xi appreciates US desire to resolve Korean crisis
Date: 2018-03-09 18:46:20 GMT - China - World - SN:58 - ID:7286770
BEIJING, March 9 (MENA) - Chinese President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Donald Trump talked over the phone on Friday, China’s state media reported. Xi was quoted by Xinhua news agency as saying that he appreciated Trump’s desire to resolve ....
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Tens of thousands protest in Slovakia at journalist's death
Date: 2018-03-09 18:38:57 GMT - Slovakia - World - SN:57 - ID:7286731
BRATISLAVA, March 9 (MENA) - Tens of thousands of Slovaks rallied in massive anti-government protests across the country on Friday to demand a thorough investigation of the slayings of an investigative reporter and his fiancee, and changes in ....
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VP Pence hails Trump's policy following N. Korean step
Date: 2018-03-09 17:41:55 GMT - USA - World - SN:53 - ID:7286655
WASHINGTON, March 9 (MENA) - US Vice President Mike Pence has said North Korea's desire to hold talks with Washington proves US President Donald Trump's successful strategy which isolates Pyongyang. This is "evidence that President Trump's ....
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Russia, Ethiopia drafting agreements on military coop., education
Date: 2018-03-09 16:13:08 GMT - Russia - World - SN:49 - ID:7286524
MOSCOW, March 9 (MENA) - Russia and Ethiopia are drafting intergovernmental agreements in the area of military technical cooperation and education, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said following the meeting with his Ethiopian counterpart ....
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Greek defense min. calls for immediate release of Greek hostages
Date: 2018-03-09 14:10:39 GMT - Greece - World - SN:38 - ID:7286398
ATHENS, March 9 (MENA) - Greek Defense Minister Panos Kammenos asked for the immediate release of the two Greek soliders detained after accidentally crossing the border into Turkey, describing them as “hostages.” “At this moment, there are two ....
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Russia ready to assist in investigation into any issue, including Skripal case - Lavrov
Date: 2018-03-09 12:46:56 GMT - Russia - World - SN:31 - ID:7286151
MOSCOW, March 9 (MENA) - Russia is ready to assist in investigation into any case, including the poisoning of former Russian military intelligence (GRU) Colonel Sergey Skripal and his daughter, if professional channels are used for request, Foreign ....
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Tillerson: Trump-Kim talks 'some weeks' away
Date: 2018-03-09 11:12:17 GMT - Ethiopia - World - SN:25 - ID:7285996
ADDIS ABABA, March 9 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Friday that talks between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will take some weeks to arrange, US News reported. "President Trump has said for ....
