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10 militants killed in military operations in Afghanistan
Date: 2017-08-03 20:43:34 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:77 - ID:6929501
KABUL, Aug 3 (MENA) – At least 10 insurgents including Taliban and Haqqani terrorists were killed during Afghani counter-terrorism and clearance operations, the Khaama Press news agency reported. An official said the militants suffered casualties ....
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Russia: Pence Balkans comments expose Washington’s Cold War ideology
Date: 2017-08-03 19:50:17 GMT - Russia - World - SN:72 - ID:6929453
MOSCOW, Aug 3 (MENA) - Accusations made by US Vice President Mike Pence that Russia is working to divide the Balkans from the West are destabilizing southern Europe and expose Washington's Cold War mentality, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on ....
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Two men charged over 'plot to bomb plane' in Australia
Date: 2017-08-03 18:58:59 GMT - Australia - World - SN:67 - ID:6929394
SYDNEY, Aug 3 (MENA) - Two men have been charged with terrorism offences in Australia over a suspected plot to bring down an aircraft, the BBC reported. Police said an alleged plan to blow up a plane was thwarted following a number of raids ....
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3 civilians killed in bomb blast in Afghanistan’s Kabul
Date: 2017-08-03 18:04:27 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:63 - ID:6929301
KABUL, Aug 3 (MENA) – At least three civilians including two children were killed in an improvised explosive device (IED) explosion in the Afghan capital Kabul, eyewitnesses said, Tolonews reported on Thursday. In addition, a bodyguard of a ....
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US embassy in Ankara dismisses reports on sending weapons to YPG
Date: 2017-08-03 16:20:02 GMT - USA - World - SN:57 - ID:6929108
ANKARA, Aug 3 (MENA) - The US embassy in Turkey denied on Thursday news reports on sending tanks and weapon shipments to the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) in northern Syria. In a statement, the embassy said it will continue to opt for a ....
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Kremlin: Russia to defend its interests from US sanctions
Date: 2017-08-03 14:33:37 GMT - Russia - World - SN:48 - ID:6928637
MOSCOW, Aug 3 (MENA)- Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Thursday that Russia will defend its interests from the new US sanctions. "All countries which have encountered such lawlessness intend to and will defend their interests, ....
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Turkey and China pledge security cooperation as ties warm
Date: 2017-08-03 12:55:48 GMT - China - World - SN:43 - ID:6928710
BEIJING, Aug 3 (MENA) - Turkey's top diplomat vowed Thursday to root out militants plotting against China, signaling closer cooperation and a tougher stance against suspected Uighur militants hailing from China's Xinjiang region who once represented ....
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Abe poised to reshuffle Cabinet as support slides
Date: 2017-08-03 07:10:56 GMT - Japan - World - SN:7 - ID:6928075
TOKYO, Aug 3 (MENA) - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is set to reshuffle his cabinet on Thursday and tap Taro Kono, former minister in charge of administrative reform and a political blue-blood, as foreign minister, The Japan Times reported. In a move ....
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Taliban, Haqqani militants suffer casualties in operations in Afghanistan
Date: 2017-08-02 22:48:02 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:80 - ID:6927862
KABUL, Aug 2 (MENA) - Dozens of insurgents including Taliban militants and insurgents of the Haqqani terrorist network were killed during the counter-terrorism and clearance operations, the Khaama Press news agency reported. The Ministry of ....
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Two US soldiers killed in Taliban suicide bomb attack in Afghanistan
Date: 2017-08-02 21:27:17 GMT - USA - World - SN:77 - ID:6927919
WASHINGTON, Aug 2 (MENA) – The Pentagon said on Wednesday that two US service members have been killed in a suicide bomb attack on a Nato convoy near Kandahar, in southern Afghanistan, The Guardian newspaper reported. A Pentagon spokesman said ....
