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Kabul blast: At least 40 killed and 140 wounded by Taliban
Date: 2018-01-27 12:40:15 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:37 - ID:7213165
KABUL, Jan 27 (MENA) - A suicide bomber using an ambulance has killed 40 people and wounded at least 140 more in the Afghan capital Kabul. The attack has been claimed by the Taliban and occurred near foreign embassies and government buildings, a ....
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40 dead, 140 wounded as massive blast rocks Kabul
Date: 2018-01-27 11:22:03 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:33 - ID:7212908
KABUL, Jan 27 (MENA) - At least 40 people were killed and 140 others wounded on Saturday when a heavy bomb explosion occurred in Kabul, Pajhwok news agency quoted officials as saying. The explosion took place at a police checkpoint near the ....
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Taliban claims responsibility for Kabul suicide attack
Date: 2018-01-27 11:15:23 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:30 - ID:7212882
KABUL, Jan 27 (MENA) - The Taliban movement has claimed responsibility for the suicide attack that took place earlier in the day near the old compound of the Afghan Interior Ministry in Kabul, leaving dozens of people dead and wounded. CNN ....
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50 killed, wounded in explosion in Kabul city
Date: 2018-01-27 10:40:41 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:28 - ID:7212767
KABUL, Jan 27 (MENA) - At least 10 people were killed and 40 others injured in a heavy explosion that hit Kabul city, a security source said on Saturday. The blast took place near the old compound of the Afghan Interior Ministry, Khaama Press ....
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Seoul, US vow strong deterrence to denuclearize N. Korea
Date: 2018-01-27 09:57:54 GMT - south korea - World - SN:23 - ID:7212649
SEOUL, Jan 27 (MENA) - South Korean Defense Minister Song Young-moo and his US counterpart Jim Mattis have agreed to further build the countries' joint deterrence against North Korea as part of efforts to denuclearize the communist state, South ....
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Afghanistan: 26 militants killed, 29 wounded in security operation
Date: 2018-01-27 09:45:40 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:22 - ID:7212646
KABUL, Jan 27 (MENA) - Twenty-six militants have been killed and 29 others wounded in Afghanistan in a wide-scale security operation over the past 24 hours, the Afghan Ministry of Defense said. Pajhwok news agency cited a statement from the ....
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Polish President, Tillerson discuss bilateral relations
Date: 2018-01-27 09:44:32 GMT - Poland - World - SN:21 - ID:7212645
WARSAW, Jan 27 (MENA) - President Andrzej Duda and US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson held talks on bilateral relations and European security issues. Talks touched on the importance of boosting NATO presence in Eastern Europe to address any ....
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More than 4,000 policemen in Honduras sacked over corruption charges
Date: 2018-01-27 08:56:12 GMT - Honduras - World - SN:15 - ID:7212594
TEGUCIGALPA, Jan 27 (MENA) - A special commission in charge of rooting out corruption in Honduras said on Saturday that it has purged more than 4,000 members of the National Police due to corruption- related reasons. In a press conference, the ....
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Japan, France reaffirm closer defense cooperation
Date: 2018-01-27 08:38:50 GMT - Japan - World - SN:12 - ID:7212592
TOKYO, Jan 27 (MENA) - Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera and his French counterpart Florence Parly reaffirmed on Saturday closer defense cooperation. During their meeting in Tokyo, the Japanese defense minister said France is a "special ....
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3 teens dead after being hit by car at London bus stop
Date: 2018-01-27 07:58:29 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:9 - ID:7212561
LONDON, Jan 27 (MENA) -Three teenagers have died after being hit by a car while standing near a bus stop in Hayes, west London, Sky News reported Saturday. The youngsters - all male - were standing near a stop in Shepiston Lane when a black Audi ....