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US conducts more airstrikes on Daesh hideouts in Afghanistan
Date: 2018-02-28 11:16:29 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:47 - ID:7270090
KABUL, Feb 28 (MENA) - The US carried out more airstrikes on Daesh hideouts in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan, Khaama press news agency reported. The 201st Silab Corps of the Afghan National Army in the East said the latest airstrikes ....
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Two policemen martyred in attack on DSP's vehicle in Quetta
Date: 2018-02-28 09:02:08 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:26 - ID:7269697
ISLAMABAD, Feb 28 (MENA) - Two policemen were martyred in a targeted attack on the convoy of a police officer Wednesday morning, Geo News reported. Rescue officials said the vehicle of Hameedullah Dasti was attacked on Samungli Road by ....
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S. Korea files protest with China over KADIZ entry by military jet
Date: 2018-02-28 08:57:53 GMT - south korea - World - SN:25 - ID:7269702
SEOUL, Feb 28 (MENA) - The foreign ministry has summoned China's ambassador to South Korea to lodge a complaint after a Chinese military aircraft intruded upon the South Korean air defense identification zone (KADIZ) a day earlier, Yonhap News ....
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S. Korea seeks to forge stronger economic ties with India
Date: 2018-02-28 08:49:55 GMT - south korea - World - SN:22 - ID:7269699
SEOUL, Feb 28 (MENA) - South Korea will forge closer economic ties with India by lowering trade barriers and pushing for joint projects in manufacturing and advanced technology sectors, Yonhap News Agency reported quoting Seoul's trade ministry as ....
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US sharpens focus on Daesh in Asia, Africa
Date: 2018-02-28 08:36:42 GMT - USA - World - SN:21 - ID:7269645
WASHINGTON, Feb 28 (MENA) - The US expanded its targeting of the Daesh beyond its Mideast stomping grounds by adding three of the groups’ far-flung affiliates — in the Philippines, Bangladesh and West Africa — to the State Department’s “Specially ....
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Afghan president calls on Taliban to join in peace talks
Date: 2018-02-28 08:32:44 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:20 - ID:7269647
KABUL, Feb 28 (MENA) - Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday called on the Taliban to take part in peace talks to "save the country," offering security and incentives such as passports to insurgents who join the negotiations, the ABC ....
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11 persons sickened after suspicious letter arrives at military base
Date: 2018-02-28 08:22:29 GMT - USA - World - SN:18 - ID:7269639
WASHINGTON, Feb 28 (MENA) - The US Arlington County Fire Department said that 11 people fell ill after a suspicious letter was opened in an administrative building at Joint Base Fort Myer-Henderson Hall in Arlington, Virginia, CNN reported ....
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Trump confers with Abu Dhabi crown prince on Iran, terror
Date: 2018-02-28 06:54:12 GMT - USA - World - SN:6 - ID:7269445
WASHINGTON, Feb 28 (MENA) - In a phone call, US President Donald Trump conferred with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyyan on Iran and the war on terror. Trump will separately meet within the coming two months with a number of ....
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5 members of pro-gov't group killed, 6 wounded in Afghanistan's Faryab
Date: 2018-02-27 22:49:46 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:125 - ID:7269211
KABUL, Feb 27 (MENA) - Five members of a group loyal to the Afghan government were killed and six others, including a key commander, wounded in northern Faryab province, a local government source said on Tuesday. According to Pajhwok Afghan News ....
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UN official concerned by allegations of torture in Turkey
Date: 2018-02-27 22:47:24 GMT - USA - World - SN:124 - ID:7269234
NEW YORK, Feb 27 (MENA) - A top UN official has expressed concerns over increased allegations of torture and ill-treatment in police custody in Turkey, ABC News reported. Nils Melzer, the UN special rapporteur on torture, said Tuesday he was ....