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Pakistani PM visits Bahawal Victoria Hospital; briefed on fire tragedy
Date: 2017-06-26 06:27:34 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:6 - ID:6869735
ISLAMABAD, June 26 (MENA) – Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif reached Bahawalpur Monday morning to condole with families of the oil tanker fire victims. According to Geo News, Sharif, accompanied by his wife Kulsoom Nawaz and brother Punjab ....
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Colombia boat sinking: Six killed, 16 missing
Date: 2017-06-26 06:16:44 GMT - Colombia - World - SN:5 - ID:6869737
BOGOTA, June 26 (MENA) - At least six people died when a passenger boat sank on a reservoir in north-western Colombia, the BBC quoted officials as saying. They said that 133 people were rescued, but 16 are still missing after the four-deck ....
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Trump ends White House tradition of celebrating Ramadan with iftar dinner
Date: 2017-06-25 15:09:08 GMT - USA - World - SN:39 - ID:6869445
WASHINGTON, June 25 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump’s government has not held an iftar dinner for the end of Ramadan, breaking a Muslim tradition held at the White House for more than two centuries, Washington Post reported Sunday. The iftar ....
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149 burnt to death as oil tanker catches fire in Pakistan's Bahawalpur
Date: 2017-06-25 12:28:38 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:33 - ID:6869250
ISLAMABAD, June 25 (MENA) - At least 149 people were burnt to death and scores injured after an oil tanker caught fire in Bahawalpur's Ahmedpur East town on Sunday morning, officials said. More than 117 people were reported injured. The injured ....
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Six hurt as car strikes crowd in Newcastle Eid celebration
Date: 2017-06-25 10:18:57 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:25 - ID:6869179
LONDON, June 25 (MENA) - Six people, including two children, were injured when a car ploughed into a crowd of people outside a sports centre in Newcastle, the BBC reported. It happened at about 09:14 BST outside Westgate Sports Centre where an ....
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10 Afghan policemen killed by Taliban
Date: 2017-06-25 10:11:16 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:23 - ID:6869169
KABUL, June 25 (MENA) - Ten policemen were killed and four others injured on Sunday when Taliban militants attacked a checkpost in Afghanistan's Herat province, Russian Today reported. “A group of Taliban militants attacked the checkpoint near ....
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S.Korean PM urges N. Korea to free detainees
Date: 2017-06-25 08:05:01 GMT - south korea - World - SN:17 - ID:6869025
SEOUL, June 25 (MENA) - South Korean Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon on Sunday urged North Korea to free South Koreans and Americans detained in the reclusive country in the wake of the death of an American college student who died days after being ....
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Colombian authorities arrest 8 for alleged ties to mall bomb
Date: 2017-06-25 07:37:39 GMT - Colombia - World - SN:14 - ID:6868946
BOGOTA, June 25 (MENA) – Eight people were arrested Saturday on suspicion of being involved in the explosion of a homemade bomb at a shopping mall that killed three people last weekend, the Daily Mail quoted the Colombian authorities as saying on ....
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140 burnt to death as oil tanker catches fire in Bahawalpur, Pakistan
Date: 2017-06-25 07:03:39 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:11 - ID:6868927
ISLAMABAD, June 25 (MENA) - At least 140 people were burnt to death when an oil tanker caught fire in Bahawalpur's Ahmedpur Sharqia Sunday morning, Geo News reported according to Pakistani rescue sources. More than 40 people were reported injured ....
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Trump greets Muslims on Eidul Fitr
Date: 2017-06-25 05:27:19 GMT - USA - World - SN:2 - ID:6868829
WASHINGTON, June 25 (MENA) - President Donald Trump sent "warm greetings" to Muslims celebrating the end of Ramadan, Eidul Fitr. "On behalf of the American people, Melania and I send our warm greetings to Muslims as they celebrate Eidul Fitr," ....