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Afghan president to visit Pakistan after PM’s Kabul tour, says NA Speaker
Date: 2017-05-07 14:53:47 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:41 - ID:6800872
ISLAMABAD, May 7 (MENA) - Pakistan’s National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq said Sunday that Afghan President Ashraf Ghani had assured him that he would visit Islamabad after Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's visit to Afghanistan. Ayaz Sadiq, who ....
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7 Daesh militants killed in drone strike in eastern Afghanistan
Date: 2017-05-07 14:37:23 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:38 - ID:6800811
KABUL, May 7 (MENA) - At least seven militants affiliated with Daesh terrorist group were killed in an airstrike in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan, the local Khaama press agency reported Saturday. The provincial police commandment said ....
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2 Daesh suicide bombers killed in premature blast before targeting Afghan forces
Date: 2017-05-07 10:33:50 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:19 - ID:6800365
KABUL, May 7 (MENA) - Two suicide bombers Daesh terrorist group were blown up by their suicide bombing vests before they manage to target the Afghan security forces, Khaama Press reported. The provincial police commandment in Nangarhar said the ....
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ISIS and foreign terrorists among 19 killed in Afghan forces airstrikes: MoD
Date: 2017-05-07 08:31:02 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:12 - ID:6800089
KABUL, May 7 (MENA) - At least nineteen insurgents including militants affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group’s offshoot, ISIS Khurasan, and foreign militants fighting with the Taliban insurgents were killed in a ....
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Thousands ordered to evacuate as forest fire grows in eastern city
Date: 2017-05-07 08:28:33 GMT - south korea - World - SN:9 - ID:6800044
GANGNEUNG, May 7 (MENA) – The Gangneung city government said more than 2,500 residents were ordered to flee Saturday as a wind-fed forest fire spread in the eastern city, Yonhap reported News reported on Sunday. About 300 residents are known to ....
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2nd round of presidential elections kicks off in France amid state of emergency
Date: 2017-05-07 07:17:44 GMT - France - World - SN:7 - ID:6800015
PARIS, May 7 (MENA) - French voters are heading to the polls to choose France’s next president, France 24 reported. The presidential runoff between centrist Emmanuel Macron and right-wing Marine le Pen is the first to take place amid an ongoing ....
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The Vatican's Swiss guard added 40 new members
Date: 2017-05-06 21:54:11 GMT - Vatican - World - SN:80 - ID:6799918
ROME, May 6 (MENA) – The world's oldest standing army has 40 new members after a Vatican Swiss Guard swearing-in ceremony, Fox news reported on Saturday. Each man took a loyalty oath Saturday evening in a ritual-rich ceremony in the St. Damaso ....
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US commander asks additional troops in Afghanistan
Date: 2017-05-06 21:36:20 GMT - USA - World - SN:77 - ID:6799917
WASHINGTON, May 6 (MENA) - Army Gen. John Nicholson, the top US commander in Afghanistan, has asked the Pentagon for 3,000 more US and allied troops to bolster support for the Afghan army, Sky News reported on Saturday. But his request took a ....
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Four civilians injured in unprovoked Indian firing at LoC
Date: 2017-05-06 21:35:11 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:76 - ID:6799912
ISLAM ABDAD, May 6 (MENA) – An Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) statement said Indian Army resorted to ceasefire violation again and injured four civilians including women and children at Line of Control (LoC) on Saturday, Geo TV ....
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Pentagon: Coalition to continue to target Daesh militants wherever they operate
Date: 2017-05-06 20:43:38 GMT - USA - World - SN:68 - ID:6799860
WASHINGTON, May 6 (MENA) - A Pentagon spokesman, Major Adrian J.T. Rankine-Galloway, said the coalition will continue to target Daesh militants wherever they operate to ensure they have no sanctuary. In statements to Alhurra news channel on ....
