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  • C.I.A. set up secret back channel with Syria to try to free U.S. hostage

    Date: 2017-06-24 13:42:51 GMT - USA - World - SN:41 - ID:6868237

    NEW YORK, June 24 (MENA) - In the early days of the Trump administration, U.S. national security officials began exploring ways to free Austin Tice, an American journalist and a former Marine officer believed to be held by the Syrian government, The ....

  • 18 soldiers of Libyan army killed, injured in clashes in Benghazi

    Date: 2017-06-24 13:08:17 GMT - Libya - World - SN:39 - ID:6868205

    TRIPOLI, June 24 (MENA) - As many as six soldiers of the Libyan army were killed, while 12 others were wounded during clashes with elements of terrorist organizations in Benghazi. Ali Thabet from the Naval Information Office said that the ....

  • UNICEF Malaysia welcomes court to handle sexual crimes against children

    Date: 2017-06-24 12:11:10 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:33 - ID:6868109

    KUALA LUMPUR, June 24 (MENA) - United Nations International Children's Fund (UNICEF) Malaysia welcomed on Friday the launching of a special court for sexual crimes against children and the 'Permata Room', for the comfort of child witnesses, ....

  • Death toll from Pakistan attacks climbs to 61

    Date: 2017-06-24 11:38:58 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:32 - ID:6868002

    ISLAMABAD, June 24 (MENA) - Pakistani officials announced the death toll from twin bombings at a crowded market in the northwestern town of Parachinar has risen to 45, bringing the overall death toll from three separate attacks on Friday to 61 in ....

  • Astana hopes US to pay due attention to creation of de-escalation zones in Syria

    Date: 2017-06-24 11:35:26 GMT - Kazakhstan - World - SN:30 - ID:6868005

    ASTANA, June 24 (MENA) - Kazakh Foreign Minister Kairat Abdrakhmanov expressed hope Saturday that observers participating in the intra-Syrian talks in Astana, including the United States, would pay due attention to the establishment of de-escalation ....

  • US plans to eliminate special envoy on Afghanistan, Pakistan

    Date: 2017-06-24 09:22:38 GMT - USA - World - SN:20 - ID:6867823

    WASHINGTON, June 24 (MENA) - The US State Department is planning to eliminate the position of Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, senior US officials confirmed to CNN. The move comes as Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is ....

  • Over 50 Taliban, Daesh militants killed north of Afghanistan

    Date: 2017-06-24 09:01:51 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:18 - ID:6867787

    KABUL, June 24 (MENA) - The Ministry of Defense (MoD) said that over 50 insurgents belonging to Taliban and Daesh terrorist groups in Afghanistan were killed during the operations in northern Jawzjan province, Khaama Press reported Saturday. MoD ....

  • US State Dept. to drop Iraq, Myanmar from list of worst child soldier offenders

    Date: 2017-06-24 08:26:36 GMT - USA - World - SN:15 - ID:6867740

    WASHINGTON, June 24 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will remove Iraq and Myanmar from a US list of the world's worst offenders on the use of child soldiers, Alhurra channel reported Saturday. The US State Department is reportedly ....

  • N. Korea repeats call on S. Korea to halt joint drills with US forces

    Date: 2017-06-24 07:08:24 GMT - North Korea - World - SN:11 - ID:6867685

    PYONGYANG, June 24 (MENA) - North Korea once again urged South Korea to remove all sanctions against the communist country and stop the latter's joint military exercises with the United States as part of conditions to resume inter-Korean dialogue, ....

  • China landslide leaves 100 missing in Sichuan

    Date: 2017-06-24 06:14:55 GMT - China - World - SN:4 - ID:6867646

    BEIJING, June 24 (MENA) - More than 100 people are feared buried in a landslide in Sichuan province in south-western China, the BBC reported Saturday. About 40 homes were destroyed in Xinmo village in Maoxian county, after the side of a mountain ....

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