ar
en
fr
World
- Service : English General
- Category : World
-
20 Taliban militants killed in military operations in Afghan Nangarhar
Date: 2018-01-11 13:06:40 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:45 - ID:7185542
KABUL, Jan 11 (MENA) - At least 20 Taliban militants were killed, including four of the movement's leaders, in a military operation launched by the Afghan Special Forces in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan. The military operation was ....
-
US uncovers new travel advisories for US travelers
Date: 2018-01-11 12:29:57 GMT - USA - World - SN:39 - ID:7185418
WASHINGTON, Jan 11 (MENA) - The US has revamped its warnings about the risks of traveling to other countries, the US State Department announced on Thursday. The improvements aim to provide US citizens with clear, timely, and reliable safety and ....
-
UK refuses Ecuador's request for diplomatic immunity for Assange
Date: 2018-01-11 11:35:32 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:30 - ID:7185416
LONDON, Jan 11 (MENA) - Britain's Foreign Office said it has rejected Ecuador's request to grant diplomatic status to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who has been living in the nation's embassy in London since 2012 to avoid arrest by UK ....
-
US military investigates shooting video in Afghanistan
Date: 2018-01-11 09:32:12 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:15 - ID:7185053
KABUL, Jan 11 (MENA) - The US military is investigating a shooting in Afghanistan based on a video posted to the Internet showing what appears to be a US service member firing his weapon into a civilian truck. "I have reviewed the video and I am ....
-
Iranian media: 5.1 magnitude earthquake rocks southern Iran
Date: 2018-01-11 08:38:46 GMT - Iran - World - SN:9 - ID:7184917
TEHRAN, Jan 11 (MENA) - Iranian media are reporting that a magnitude 5.1 earthquake has jolted the country’s southern province of Kerman, Fars News Agency reported. The official IRNA news agency says the temblor rocked the village of Hojedk, ....
-
Russia's embassy blasts US for pressuring Russian media
Date: 2018-01-11 07:20:30 GMT - USA - World - SN:3 - ID:7184874
WASHINGTON, Jan 11 (MENA) - The United States continues "unacceptable practices of pressure on Russian media instead of mutually beneficial cooperation," the Russian news agency Tass reported on Thursday, quoting the Russian embassy in ....
-
UN welcomes Korea talks which can build confidence, trust
Date: 2018-01-11 06:23:03 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:1 - ID:7184809
NEW YORK, Jan 11 (MENA) - The United Nations Security Council is welcoming talks between the two Koreas saying they can open "possibilities for confidence building and trust building on the Korean peninsula," Fox News reported on Thursday. The ....
-
Two protesters killed in Pakistan riots over child rape, killing
Date: 2018-01-10 22:55:55 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:85 - ID:7184468
ISLAMABAD, Jan 10 (MENA) - Two protesters have died in rioting over the latest in a series of child murders in the Pakistani city of Kasur, the BBC reported Wednesday. The body of seven-year-old Zainab was found in a rubbish dump on Tuesday, ....
-
EU to meet Iran to back nuclear deal in message to Trump
Date: 2018-01-10 22:42:58 GMT - France - World - SN:84 - ID:7184698
PARIS, Jan 10 (MENA) - European powers will reaffirm on Thursday their support for the Iran nuclear deal that Donald Trump has rejected, EU diplomats said, on the eve of a deadline for the US president to decide whether to reimpose oil sanctions ....
-
White House blasts judge blocking end of DACA, calling it ‘outrageous’
Date: 2018-01-10 22:29:11 GMT - USA - World - SN:83 - ID:7184529
WASHINGTON, Jan 10 (MENA) - The White House called a judge's decision to temporarily block US President Donald Trump's ending of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program "outrageous" on Wednesday, hours after the move introduced a ....
