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US Senate votes to override Obama veto of 9/11 lawsuit bill
Date: 2016-09-28 17:12:10 GMT - USA - World - SN:82 - ID:5678305
WASHINGTON, Sept 28 (MENA) - The US Senate voted Wednesday afternoon to override President Barack Obama’s veto of a bill that would allow families of 9/11 victims to sue the government of Saudi Arabia, CBS reported Wednesday. (MORE) M A E/ ....
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Putin may visit Turkey in October
Date: 2016-09-28 13:19:36 GMT - Russia - World - SN:59 - ID:5675953
MOSCOW, Sept 28 (MENA) - Russia’s President Vladimir Putin may visit Turkey in October, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told RIA Novosti on Wednesday. Peskov was commenting on the statement of President of the Union of Chambers and Commodity ....
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US releases $100 million for Afghanistan through new development partnership
Date: 2016-09-28 11:58:28 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:43 - ID:5675277
KABUL, Sept 28 (MENA) - The United States government released $100 million for Afghanistan through the new development partnership, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) said Tuesday. The funds were released following the ....
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5 Jihadi suspects arrested in Spain, Belgium, Germany
Date: 2016-09-28 11:00:27 GMT - Spain - World - SN:14 - ID:5673905
MADRID, Sept 28 (MENA) - Officials say police in Spain, Belgium and Germany have arrested five people that allegedly formed part of a cell that spread propaganda and sought to recruit militants for the Daesh armed group. The Spanish Interior ....
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Vatican says pope will not attend Peres funeral
Date: 2016-09-28 09:23:37 GMT - Vatican - World - SN:18 - ID:5674117
THE VATICAN, Sept 28 (MENA) - The Vatican said that Pope Francis will not be attending the funeral of former Israeli President Shimon Peres, despite earlier reports that he would be coming, ABC News reported. Vatican spokesman Greg Burke said the ....
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Typhoon Megi forces 174,000 people to flee 2 chinese provinces
Date: 2016-09-27 22:47:14 GMT - China - World - SN:109 - ID:5672821
BEIJING, Sept 27 (MENA) - Approaching Typhoon Megi has forced about 174,000 people in east China's Fujian and Zhejiang provinces move to safe places, local media reported. About 55,000 fishing boats have returned to port to take shelter from the ....
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Swiss parliament backs ban on Islamic face veil
Date: 2016-09-27 21:02:26 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:105 - ID:5672693
GENEVA, Sept 27 (MENA) - Switzerland's lower house of parliament narrowly backed a ban on face veils on Tuesday, echoing moves by neighboring France and other European nations to tighten controls in the wake of Islamist militant attacks, Business ....
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Panama asks US to extradite ex-leader Martinelli
Date: 2016-09-27 20:45:08 GMT - Panama - World - SN:103 - ID:5672673
PANAMA CITY, Sept 27 (MENA) - Panama is formally asking the United States to extradite former President Ricardo Martinelli in connection with a phone-tapping controversy, ABC News quoted an official as saying Tuesday. The case involves ....
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India will not participate in regional summit in Pakistan
Date: 2016-09-27 19:51:36 GMT - India - World - SN:101 - ID:5672589
NEW DELHI, Sept 27 (MENA) - New Delhi will not participate in a meeting of South Asian nations to be held in Islamabad in November, ABC News quoted the Indian foreign ministry as saying in a statement on Tuesday. The statement didn't name ....
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Migrant arrivals in Mediterranean reach 302,149; deaths at sea: 3,501
Date: 2016-09-27 13:19:49 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:71 - ID:5669897
GENEVA, Sept 27 (MENA) - International Organization for Migration (IOM) reports that 302,149 migrants and refugees entered Europe by sea in 2016 through 25 September, arriving mostly in Greece and Italy, ReliefWeb reported on Tuesday. By ....