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Kabul attack: 'Blast and gunfire' at Shia mosque
Date: 2017-06-15 18:22:37 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:71 - ID:6856732
KABUL, June 15 (MENA) - There has been an explosion at a mosque in the Afghan capital Kabul in an area dominated by minority Shia Muslims, officials say. The interior ministry has described the incident at the al Zahra mosque, located on the ....
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Senate passes sweeping sanctions bill targeting Iran, Russia
Date: 2017-06-15 18:05:31 GMT - USA - World - SN:70 - ID:6856707
WASHINGTON, June 15 (MENA) - A frequently polarized Senate found common ground Thursday as Republicans and Democrats joined forces to approve a sweeping sanctions bill that punishes longtime adversaries Iran and Russia with an array of financial ....
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Brexit negotiations to go ahead on Monday, UK government confirms
Date: 2017-06-15 18:03:45 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:69 - ID:6856688
LONDON, June 15 (MENA) - Negotiations over Britain's exit from the EU will begin on Monday, Sky News reported o Thursday. Brexit Secretary David Davis and the European Commission's chief negotiator Michel Barnier agreed during discussions in ....
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7 dead, 59 injured in China kindergarten blast
Date: 2017-06-15 15:08:22 GMT - China - World - SN:56 - ID:6856467
BEIJING, June 15 (MENA) - An explosion at a kindergarten in eastern China on Thursday killed at least seven people and injured dozens of others, authorities said, as state media published images showing bloodied and unconscious victims, according to ....
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Putin notes Syria operation provided Russian military with invaluable combat experience
Date: 2017-06-15 14:39:59 GMT - Russia - World - SN:53 - ID:6856417
MOSCOW, June 15 (MENA) - Advanced Russian weapons systems were put to the test during combat missions in Syria and the experience from their use is invaluable, Russian President Vladimir Putin said during his annual televised Q&A session. "It has ....
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Lesotho Prime Minister Thomas Thabane's wife shot dead
Date: 2017-06-15 14:33:37 GMT - Lesotho - World - SN:52 - ID:6856422
MASERU, June 15 (MENA) - The estranged wife of incoming Lesotho Prime Minister Thomas Thabane has been shot dead two days before his inauguration. Lipolelo Thabane, 58, was travelling home with a friend when both women were shot by an unknown ....
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Blast rocks kindergarten in China
Date: 2017-06-15 12:46:11 GMT - China - World - SN:38 - ID:6856158
BEIJING, June 15 (MENA) - An explosion rocked a kindergarten in eastern China on Thursday, leaving casualties, Xinhua reported. The blast occurred near the nursery, according to the Fengxian county government in Jiangsu province. (MENA) S R E/D ....
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Trump’s decision to delegate Afghan war decisions to the Pentagon sparks scrutiny
Date: 2017-06-15 11:24:20 GMT - USA - World - SN:28 - ID:6855865
WASHINGTON, June 15 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump’s decision to delegate authority to the Pentagon to set troop levels in Afghanistan has raised concerns that a few thousand additional troops expected to deploy soon could be just the beginning ....
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US not to repeat past mistakes in Afghanistan: Mattis
Date: 2017-06-15 10:12:26 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:18 - ID:6855735
KBAUL, June 15 (MENA) - United States Secretary of Defense James Mattis has said the United States will not repeat the mistakes occurred in the past in Afghanistan, the Afghan news agency Khaama Press reported. In a statement released after new ....
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Putin likes Trump for his readiness to restore relations with Moscow
Date: 2017-06-15 09:09:11 GMT - Russia - World - SN:13 - ID:6855637
MOSCOW, June 15 (MENA) - Russia likes US President Donald Trump, because he spoke about his readiness to restore relations with Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview with US filmmaker Oliver Stone. The Russian news agency ....
