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Turkish court imposes travel ban on co-leader of pro-Kurdish party
Date: 2016-10-30 09:08:29 GMT - Turkey - World - SN:9 - ID:5864117
ANKARA, Oct 30 (MENA) - The co-leader of Turkey’s pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) was banned from traveling abroad by a Turkish court on grounds of being a member of an armed terrorist group. Figen Yuksekdag, co-chair of the leftist ....
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US orders families of consulate workers in Istanbul to leave
Date: 2016-10-29 23:03:45 GMT - USA - World - SN:83 - ID:5863561
WASHINGTON, Oct 29 (MENA) - The US State Department is ordering family members of employees posted to the US Consulate General in Istanbul to leave because of security concerns, abc news reported. In a statement issued Saturday, the State ....
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Serbian prime minister evacuated after weapons cache discovery
Date: 2016-10-29 22:58:07 GMT - Serbia - World - SN:82 - ID:5863541
BELGRADE, Oct 29 (MENA) - Serbian police on Saturday evacuated Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic to a "safe location" after discovering a weapons cache near the premier's family house on the outskirts of Belgrade, Deutsche Welle reported. The ....
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India offers to buy 200 foreign combat jets - if they're Made-in-India
Date: 2016-10-29 12:27:38 GMT - India - World - SN:40 - ID:5860837
NEW DELHI, Oct 29 (MENA) - India is offering to buy hundreds of fighter planes from foreign manufacturers - as long as the jets are made in India and with a local partner, air force officials say. A deal for 200 single-engine planes produced in ....
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27 Daesh militants among 84 killed in Afghan forces operations: Afghan ministry
Date: 2016-10-29 11:49:38 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:37 - ID:5860461
KABUL, Oct 29 (MENA) - At least 84 militants including 27 loyalists of Daesh terrorist group were killed during the counter-terrorism operations in the past 24 hours, Afghan Ministry of Defense said Saturday. According to a statement by the ....
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Russia accuses Ukraine, Lithuania & Poland of training terrorists
Date: 2016-10-29 10:02:14 GMT - Russia - World - SN:27 - ID:5859773
MOSCOW, Oct 29 (MENA) - A top Russian official has accused Ukraine, Lithuania and Poland of training terrorists. The three neighboring European countries have adopted 15 programs aimed at recruiting Russian youths, Russia Today channel quoted the ....
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Indian high commission official leaves Pakistan
Date: 2016-10-29 08:56:21 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:19 - ID:5859325
ISLAMABAD, Oct 29 (MENA) - Indian High Commission official who was declared persona non grata by Pakistan left the country with his family on Saturday, Geo News quoted sources as saying. Surjeet Singh was declared persona non grata on October ....
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Explosion in Kabul leaves 2 soldiers, 3 civilians wounded
Date: 2016-10-29 08:53:40 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:18 - ID:5859465
KABUL, Oct 29 (MENA) - An explosion rocked Kabul city late Friday, leaving at least two Army soldiers and three civilians wounded, Khaama Press quoted officials as saying on Saturday. The incident took place in the vicinity of the 5th police ....
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5 terrorists killed in Punjab’s security raid
Date: 2016-10-29 08:47:57 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:16 - ID:5859305
ISLAMABAD, Oct 29 (MENA) - At least five terrorists have been killed during an exchange of fire with police in Pakistan's most populous province of Punjab. The clashes erupted on Saturday when police raided a site belonging to the terrorists in ....
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Passenger evacuation panic as Chicago plane catches fire at take-off
Date: 2016-10-29 08:28:01 GMT - USA - World - SN:12 - ID:5858865
WASHINGTON, Oct 29 (MENA) - A mechanical issue causes the Boeing 767 to burst into flames as the pilot is taking off, with 21 people receiving minor injuries. Twenty-one people have been injured after a plane caught fire while attempting to take ....