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India, Pakistan army trade fire in Kashmir; 2 civilians dead
Date: 2017-05-13 09:33:00 GMT - India - World - SN:15 - ID:6808932
NEW DELHI, May 13 (MENA) - Indian and Pakistani troops traded fire in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir on Saturday, killing two civilians and wounding six others, officials said. Indian army spokesman Lt. Col. Manish Mehta said Pakistani ....
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Explosion in Kabul leaves 2 female government employees dead
Date: 2017-05-13 08:34:13 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:10 - ID:6808879
KABUL, May 13 (MENA) - At least two people were killed in an explosion that hit Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Saturday, Khaama Press agency quoted security officials as saying. The incident took place in the vicinity of the 16th police district ....
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Pyongyang to talk with Washington under right conditions: N.K. diplomat
Date: 2017-05-13 08:30:50 GMT - China - World - SN:9 - ID:6808812
BEIJING, May 13 (MENA) - A senior North Korean diplomat in charge of U.S. affairs said Saturday Pyongyang will hold talks with Washington "under the right conditions," raising the possibility of bilateral contact amid willingness expressed by U.S. ....
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N. Korea lashes out at ‘hysteric madness’ of US push to enforce sanctions
Date: 2017-05-13 08:25:00 GMT - North Korea - World - SN:6 - ID:6808775
PYONGYANG, May 13 (MENA) - North Korea accused the United States of using threats and intimidation to force countries at the United Nations to implement sanctions, describing the drive as “hysteric madness.” The North Korean mission at the United ....
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Moon, Merkel agree to enhance economic, diplomatic cooperation
Date: 2017-05-12 22:00:31 GMT - south korea - World - SN:68 - ID:6808675
SEOUL, May 12 (MENA) – South Korean President Moon Jae-in and German Chancellor Angela Merkel agreed Friday to boost their countries' cooperation in dealing with various global issues while enhancing their bilateral trade relations, Yonhap quoted ....
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Trump warns Comey, says he may cancel press briefings
Date: 2017-05-12 18:26:37 GMT - USA - World - SN:60 - ID:6808537
NEW YORK, May 12 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump on Friday warned James B. Comey, the former F.B.I. director he fired this week, against leaking anything negative about the president and put the news media on notice that he may cancel future ....
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Trump: Accusations of Russia ties fabricated by Democrats
Date: 2017-05-12 17:23:13 GMT - USA - World - SN:54 - ID:6808371
WASHINGTON, May 12 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump on Friday continued to push back against allegations of collusion between his presidential campaign and Russia, repeating his claim that the narrative was fabricated by Democrats, according to US ....
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Daesh claims responsibility over attack hit senator in Pakistan
Date: 2017-05-12 15:20:51 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:45 - ID:6808362
ISLAMABAD, May 12 (MENA) – Daesh militant group said it carried out an attack, using a suicide bomber, hit a convoy carrying Senator Abdul Ghafoor Haideri, the deputy chairman of Pakistan's upper house, as it left a religious school in Mastung, BBC ....
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S. Korean, British leaders voice need for cooperation on N. Korea, trade
Date: 2017-05-12 15:00:23 GMT - south korea - World - SN:44 - ID:6808368
SEOUL, May 12 (MENA) -- Leaders of South Korea and Britain have called for joint efforts to denuclearize North Korea and to expand their bilateral trade, the Seoul government said Friday. South Korean President Moon Jae-in also asked for ....
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Pakistan, Iran agree to cooperate against terror attacks
Date: 2017-05-12 14:24:45 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:43 - ID:6808278
ISLAMABAD, May 12 (MENA) - Pakistani and Iranian officials met at the border town of Taftan on Friday morning to step up bilateral cooperation against the threat of terror attacks and ensure legal movement along the shared 900-kilometre-long border, ....