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  • White House accuses Russia of carrying out June 2017 cyberattack

    Date: 2018-02-15 22:19:23 GMT - USA - World - SN:105 - ID:7248299

    WASHINGTON, Feb 15 (MENA) - The White House has accused the Russian military of being the perpetrator behind the June 2017 "NotPetya" cyberattack that primarily targeted Ukrainian websites, Sputnik News Agency reported. Washington claimed that ....

  • 2 St. Louis students burned by chemical thrown by classmate

    Date: 2018-02-15 21:28:59 GMT - USA - World - SN:102 - ID:7248262

    WASHINGTON, Feb 15 (MENA) - Two St. Louis high school students were badly injured after a classmate threw an unknown chemical substance on them, Fox News reported. Authorities said a 16-year-old male student threw something on a 14-year-old boy ....

  • Putin and King Abdullah II of Jordan discuss bilateral cooperation

    Date: 2018-02-15 19:35:53 GMT - Russia - World - SN:92 - ID:7247840

    MOSCOW, Feb 15 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin met on Thursday with King Abdullah II of Jordan to discuss strategic bilateral cooperation during the latter's ongoing visit to Russia, Jordan News Agency reported. Both leaders stressed ....

  • One Killed, 2 Injured as floor caves in at Moscow's Polytechnic Museum

    Date: 2018-02-15 18:16:19 GMT - Russia - World - SN:81 - ID:7247980

    MOSCOW, Feb 15 (MENA) - The ground in the basement collapsed during the reconstruction of Moscow's Polytechnic Museum building, Sputnik news agency reported Thursday. One worker was killed and two others injured after the floor in the basement of ....

  • Greek defense minister receives NATO reassurances with regard to Turkey

    Date: 2018-02-15 18:13:23 GMT - Greece - World - SN:80 - ID:7247958

    ATHENS, Feb 15 (MENA) - Greek Defense Minister Panos Kammenos said he has received reassurances from NATO that it will do everything it can to make Turkey understand that it cannot provoke its ally Greece and dispute its territorial integrity, Greek ....

  • Tillerson leaves military response to Syrian chemical attacks on the table

    Date: 2018-02-15 16:52:12 GMT - USA - World - SN:73 - ID:7247829

    WASHINGTON, Feb 15 (MENA) – US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has suggested a US military response to the Syrian government's alleged use of chemical weapons remains on the table, The Hill reported. "(US) President (Donald) Trump has already ....

  • Russia’s security forces eliminate terrorist ringleader in Dagestan

    Date: 2018-02-15 16:50:38 GMT - Russia - World - SN:72 - ID:7247815

    MOSCOW, Feb 15 (MENA) – The gunman eliminated in a counter-terror operation in the North Caucasus Republic of Dagestan was a terrorist ringleader who had been on a federal wanted list, Tass quoted the Russian National Anti-Terror Committee as saying ....

  • Iran urged by UN to respect environment activists

    Date: 2018-02-15 16:32:06 GMT - USA - World - SN:70 - ID:7247825

    NEW YORK, Feb 15 (MENA) - UN officials have urged the Iranian government to respect the work of environmental activists following the death in custody last week of wildlife campaigner, Kavous Seyed Emami, The Guardian reported Thursday. Emami was ....

  • Moscow denies reports on numerous Russian deaths in Syria's airstrike

    Date: 2018-02-15 16:27:35 GMT - Russia - World - SN:69 - ID:7247811

    MOSCOW, Feb 15 (MENA) - The bogus stories about hundreds of Russians allegedly killed in Syria in an air raid by the US-led anti-terrorist coalition were launched by anti-government rebels, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told a ....

  • US, Kurdish allies virtually in open confrontation with Syrian army, says Russian diplomat

    Date: 2018-02-15 15:59:10 GMT - Russia - World - SN:68 - ID:7247752

    MOSCOW, Feb 15 (MENA) - The US and its Kurdish allies have come close to an open confrontation with the Syrian armed forces, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Thursday. "The US military continues to occupy a 55-kilometer ....

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