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  • NATO concerned Russian missile system breaks Cold War pact

    Date: 2017-12-15 17:59:48 GMT - Russia - World - SN:71 - ID:7142344

    BRUSSELS, Dec 15 (MENA) – NATO said on Friday it is concerned about a Russian missile system that could carry nuclear warheads, and believes it violates a landmark Cold War arms treaty, Fox News reported. The US-led military alliance said in a ....

  • Trump seeks Putin’s help on North Korea

    Date: 2017-12-15 17:48:02 GMT - USA - World - SN:70 - ID:7142341

    WASHINGTON, Dec 15 (MENA) - President Trump said Friday he’s hopeful that Moscow will exert pressure on neighboring North Korea to scale back its missile and nuclear weapons programs, The Washington Times reported on Friday. "We would love to ....

  • Dutch police shoot man with knife at Amsterdam airport

    Date: 2017-12-15 17:19:53 GMT - Netherlands - World - SN:68 - ID:7142340

    AMSTERDAM, Dec 15 (MENA) - Dutch military police said Friday they have shot a man after he threatened to use a knife at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport, FOX News reported. The Marechaussee police service added that the "situation is safe" and the ....

  • Lavrov: US demands Afghanistan replace 50,000 Kalashnikov rifles with US-made weapons

    Date: 2017-12-15 16:17:14 GMT - Russia - World - SN:64 - ID:7142229

    MOSCOW, Dec 15 (MENA) - Washington demands Kabul buy US-made weapons instead of 50,000 Kalashnikov rifles its security forces received gratis, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Friday. "The Americans insist that 50,000 Kalashnikov ....

  • US Embassy constantly meddles in Russian elections — Lavrov

    Date: 2017-12-15 13:32:03 GMT - Russia - World - SN:54 - ID:7141947

    MOSCOW, Dec 15 (MENA) - Meddling in Russian elections is seen on a regular basis, and the US Embassy engages in this, in particular, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told the upper house of the Russian parliament, the Federation Council, on ....

  • Daesh terrorist group may target Central Asia-- Lavrov

    Date: 2017-12-15 11:19:24 GMT - Russia - World - SN:41 - ID:7141673

    MOSCOW, Dec 15 (MENA) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Friday that the Central Asian countries may become the next goal of Daesh terrorist group. Addressing the upper house of parliament, the Federation Council, Lavrov noted that ....

  • Three die in small plane crash in southwestern Germany

    Date: 2017-12-15 10:54:28 GMT - Germany - World - SN:36 - ID:7141652

    BERLIN, Dec 15 (MENA) - Prosecutors said Friday that two Austrians and a German have been killed in a crash of a small plane in southwestern Germany, ABC news reported. The Cessna 510 crashed late Thursday in a wooded area near the city of ....

  • Russia does not seek confrontation with US; will respond to any hostile act--Lavrov

    Date: 2017-12-15 10:53:03 GMT - Russia - World - SN:35 - ID:7141602

    MOSCOW, Dec 15 (MENA) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Friday that Moscow does not seek confrontation with US President Donald Trump's administration but it will respond to any act of hostility. In his speech before the upper house ....

  • 12 militants killed, 6 wounded in security operations in Afghanistan

    Date: 2017-12-15 10:06:57 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:33 - ID:7141655

    KABUL, Dec 15 (MENA) - At least 12 militants were killed, six others were injured in security operations in different areas of Afghanistan over the latest 24 hours, Afghan Ministry of Defense was quoted by Afghan's Pajhwok news agency on ....

  • Australia child abuse inquiry finds 'serious failings'

    Date: 2017-12-15 09:58:05 GMT - Australia - World - SN:32 - ID:7141604

    CANBERRA, Dec 15 (MENA) - A five-year inquiry into sexual abuse in Australia has released its final report, saying institutions had "seriously failed" to protect children, BBC news reported Friday. The royal commission, Australia's highest form ....

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