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Pentagon argues value of Yemen raid using old evidence
Date: 2017-02-04 11:40:04 GMT - USA - World - SN:23 - ID:6459917
WASHINGTON, Feb 4 (MENA) - A US military effort Friday to demonstrate the intelligence value of a weekend commando raid in Yemen ended in a snafu, when video clips the military released from a computer seized during the operation turned out to be ....
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Following up on tough talk, Trump administration adds sanctions on Iran
Date: 2017-02-04 09:25:57 GMT - USA - World - SN:14 - ID:6459705
LOS ANGELES, Feb 4 (MENA) - Two days after warning that it was putting Iran “on notice,” the Trump administration imposed relatively mild economic sanctions on the Islamic Republic as punishment for last Sunday’s ballistic missile test and its ....
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US has no plans to increase Mideast forces - Mattis
Date: 2017-02-04 09:06:24 GMT - Japan - World - SN:13 - ID:6459701
TOKYO, Feb 4 (MENA) - US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said the US cannot afford to ignore destabilizing moves by Iran, but has no plans to respond by increasing American military forces in the Middle East, according to Sky News. Mattis spoke at ....
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Japan, US defense chiefs show unity over S. China Sea situation
Date: 2017-02-04 08:51:57 GMT - Japan - World - SN:10 - ID:6459613
TOKYO, Feb 4 (MENA) - The Japanese and U.S. defense chiefs on Saturday took a united stand against security challenges in the region, agreeing to beef up their bilateral alliance and step up involvement in the situation in the South China Sea where ....
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US judge temporarily blocks Trump's travel ban nationwide
Date: 2017-02-04 07:00:42 GMT - USA - World - SN:6 - ID:6459197
WASHINGTON, Feb 4 (MENA) - A US Federal judge imposed a nationwide hold on President Donald Trump's ban on travelers and immigrants from seven predominantly Muslim countries, siding with two states that had challenged the executive order that has ....
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More than 1,300 migrants rescued at sea in one day - Italy coast guard
Date: 2017-02-03 22:21:26 GMT - Italy - World - SN:107 - ID:6458809
ROME, Feb 3 (MENA) – More than 1,300 migrants were rescued in 13 separate missions in the Mediterranean Sea on Friday, bringing the total helped over the last three days to more than 2,600, the Daily Mail quoted the coast guard as saying. The ....
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White House says Iran-related sanctions made before Trump took office
Date: 2017-02-03 21:51:22 GMT - USA - World - SN:106 - ID:6458753
WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (MENA) - White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said on Friday that the Iran-related sanctions the United States imposed on Friday were "in the pipeline" before US President Donald Trump took office, but were activated in light of ....
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Mexico sees 22% rise in murders in 2016
Date: 2017-02-03 21:25:31 GMT - Mexico - World - SN:103 - ID:6458697
MEXICO CITY, Feb 3 (MENA) - Homicides in Mexico rose by 22 percent in 2016, the government reported Friday, the highest rate of increase since the height of the drug war, ABC news reported. Official statistics released by the Interior Department ....
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Louvre attack: Egyptian man, 29, believed to be assailant
Date: 2017-02-03 21:17:35 GMT - France - World - SN:102 - ID:6458729
PARIS, Feb 3 (MENA) - French authorities say they believe the man who tried to attack the Louvre museum in the capital Paris on Friday was an Egyptian national aged 29, the BBC reported. French Prosecutor Francois Molins said he is thought to ....
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Courting Dalai Lama would hurt US interest: Chinese official
Date: 2017-02-03 20:46:33 GMT - China - World - SN:100 - ID:6458645
BEIJING, Feb 3 (MENA) – The US should stop using Dalai Lama to create trouble for China, which brings no benefit to the US but damages Sino-US relations, a senior Chinese official in charge of Tibet affairs said Friday, following reports that the ....