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Man dead, 2 injured in daytime shooting in New Jersey
Date: 2015-11-07 10:04:14 GMT - USA - Miscellaneous - SN:20 - ID:3681785
WASHINGTON, Nov 7 (MENA) - A 24-year-old man was killed and a six-year-old girl and a woman were injured in a daytime shooting in Plainfield city in New Jersey, Radio Sawa reported. According to Union County Prosecutor's Office spokesman Mark ....
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Chile earthquake: Magnitude-6.8 tremor strikes area that suffered tsunami in September
Date: 2015-11-07 09:43:20 GMT - Chile - Miscellaneous - SN:17 - ID:3681769
SANTIAGO, Nov 7 (MENA) - A magnitude-6.8 earthquake struck 100 kilometres south-southwest of Coquimbo, Chile, the US Geological Survey reported. No tsunami warning has been issued, which struck on land at a depth of 36 kilometres, the ABC News ....
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Mahathir to speak to police today over comments against Najib
Date: 2015-11-06 08:50:41 GMT - Malaysia - Miscellaneous - SN:19 - ID:3676413
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 6 (MENA) - Former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad, under investigation for potential defamation, will speak to police today as authorities probe his criticisms of Prime Minister Najib Razak, The Malaysian Insider ....
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US embassy: Michelle Obama visit to Jordan canceled over bad weather
Date: 2015-11-06 08:13:58 GMT - Jordan - Miscellaneous - SN:15 - ID:3676069
AMMAN, Nov 6 (MENA) - US first lady Michelle Obama's visit to Jordan was called off over the bad weather, the US Embassy in Amman said in a statement on Friday. The statement, a copy of which MENA obtained, added the bad weather left Michelle ....
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Former UN chief back home from Paris
Date: 2015-11-06 08:05:43 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:10 - ID:3676065
CAIRO, Nov 6 (MENA) - Former United Nations (UN) chief Boutros Boutros Ghali returned home on Friday coming from Paris, diplomatic sources said on Friday. He returned home on board an Egyptian flight coming from Paris and his arrival measures ....
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Abu Sayyaf militants demand dlrs 60m for 2 Canadians, Norwegian in southern Philippines
Date: 2015-11-04 08:45:38 GMT - Philippines - Miscellaneous - SN:21 - ID:3662449
MANILA, Nov 4 (MENA) - Suspected Abu Sayyaf gunmen have demanded more than dlrs 60 million for two Canadians and a Norwegian they are holding in the jungles of the southern Philippines in the largest ransom the Muslim militants have sought, Sky News ....
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Iranians hold nationwide rallies to mark 1979 US embassy takeover
Date: 2015-11-04 08:00:07 GMT - Iran - Miscellaneous - SN:16 - ID:3662245
TEHRAN, Nov 4 (MENA) - Iranians are holding massive rallies across the country to mark the 36th anniversary of the 1979 takeover of the US embassy in the capital, Tehran, according to Iran's Press TV. Each year, demonstrators gather outside the ....
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6.8-magnitude earthquake strikes off East Timor
Date: 2015-11-04 07:11:23 GMT - East Timor - Miscellaneous - SN:8 - ID:3662061
DILI, Nov 4 (MENA) - A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck off East Timor on Wednesday , 77km northwest of the capital Dili, the US Geological Survey reported, according to Euronews. There was minor damage but no immediate report of casualties from the ....
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Strong earthquake hits eastern Indonesia; no Tsunami threat
Date: 2015-11-04 06:46:27 GMT - Indonesia - Miscellaneous - SN:6 - ID:3661877
JAKARTA, Nov 4 (MENA) - A strong earthquake struck off eastern Indonesia on Wednesday, causing people to flee their homes in panic, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage, and authorities said there was no threat of a tsunami, ....
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Volkswagen probe expands to larger diesel cars
Date: 2015-11-03 06:59:44 GMT - USA - Miscellaneous - SN:8 - ID:3654673
WASHINGTON, Nov 3 (MENA) - The US Environmental Protection Agency has told Volkswagen it is expanding its investigation into the emissions scandal, Sky News reported. According to the regulator, the German carmaker also installed defeat devices ....
