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UK should take in more Syrian refugees: British MP
Date: 2016-09-18 10:00:55 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:30 - ID:5613653
LONDON, Sept 18 (MENA) - Theresa May has been urged to meet the Government's pledge to resettle 20,000 Syrian refugees two years early in 2018 and then offer more help to those fleeing the war. the Daily Mail reported on Sunday. Labour's refugee ....
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U.S. admits carrying out airstrike that Russia says killed 62 Syrian soldiers--Paper
Date: 2016-09-18 08:58:31 GMT - USA - World - SN:23 - ID:5613313
WASHINGTON, Sept 18 (MENA) - The U.S. Central Command acknowledged the strike, in eastern Syria’s Deir al Zour province, saying it was “halted immediately” when U.S. forces were informed by Russia “that it was possible the personnel and vehicles ....
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Russian UN envoy says US might have lost control over situation in Syria
Date: 2016-09-18 08:34:16 GMT - USA - World - SN:22 - ID:5613265
NEW YORK, Sept 18 (MENA) - The US might have lost control over the situation in Syria and cannot fulfill its pledge to separate between opposition and terrorists, Russian Ambassador to UN Vitaly Churkin was quoted by Tass News Agency as saying on ....
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Elysee: Hollande, Sisi to meet Tuesday on fringe of UNGA meetings
Date: 2016-09-18 08:28:55 GMT - France - World - SN:20 - ID:5613149
PARIS, Sept 18 (MENA) - French President Francois Hollande will meet his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Tuesday on the fringe of the 71st session of the UN General Assembly in New York, the Elysee Palace announced. The two leaders ....
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Chinese PM leaves for UNGA meetings
Date: 2016-09-18 07:26:20 GMT - China - World - SN:11 - ID:5612977
BEIJING, Sept 18 (MENA) - Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang left for New York on Sunday to take part in the 71st session of the UN General Assembly. After the US visit, he will fly to Canada and Cuba at the invitation of leaders from both ....
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Eight hurt in Minnesota mall knife attack, suspect killed
Date: 2016-09-18 06:45:32 GMT - USA - World - SN:7 - ID:5612841
WASHINGTON, Sept 18 (MENA) - Eight people were hurt in a knife rampage at a Minnesota mall, ABC news reported. The suspect was shot dead by an off-duty police officer, during the attack at the Crossroads Mall in St. Cloud that began at around 8 ....
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NYPD finds likely pressure cooker 4 blocks from blast that hurt 29
Date: 2016-09-18 06:18:29 GMT - USA - World - SN:5 - ID:5612733
WASHINGTON, Sept 18 (MENA) -Authorities here have found an explosive device near the site of a Saturday night blast that injured more than two dozen people in the Chelsea neighborhood, CNN reported. At a news conference before the discovery of a ....
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New York hit by 'intentional' explosion, 25 injured
Date: 2016-09-18 06:11:18 GMT - USA - World - SN:3 - ID:5612709
WASHINGTON, Sept 18 (MENA) - An explosion rocked the bustling Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan on Saturday night, injuring at least 25 people, CNN reported. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and other city officials said investigators had ruled ....
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EU's Tusk says Brexit talks 'likely' early 2017
Date: 2016-09-17 22:37:48 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:75 - ID:5611793
LONDON, Sept 17 (MENA) - The UK is expected to launch formal talks to leave the European Union in January or February next year, European Council President Donald Tusk was quoted by The Guardian as saying on Saturday. Tusk said British Prime ....
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French authorities says Paris hostage situation was 'false alarm'
Date: 2016-09-17 17:48:11 GMT - France - World - SN:62 - ID:5611149
PARIS, Sept 17 (MENA) - French police, that earlier stormed a central Paris church in a suspected hostage situation, have confirmed that the situation was a false alarm. The French capital authorities issued an alert of a possible hostage situation ....