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Japan to use automatic facial recognition to target terror suspects
Date: 2016-10-14 18:37:28 GMT - Japan - World - SN:62 - ID:5770009
TOKYO, Oct 14 (MENA) - The Japanese Justice Ministry said Friday it will start using an automatic facial recognition system at the nation's airports and seaports to better prevent terrorists from entering Japan, Kyodo news agency reported. The ....
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Three frontier corps personnel killed in Quetta
Date: 2016-10-14 12:10:08 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:32 - ID:5767885
ISLAMABAD, Oct 14 (MENA) - At least three Pakistani frontier corps personnel were killed when unknown men opened fire at them and fled away, Geo News reported. The unidentified gunmen on a motorbike opened fire at the frontier corps personnel ....
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Newly appointed UN chief vows to do his best to help US, Russia 'come together'
Date: 2016-10-14 11:40:44 GMT - Russia - World - SN:28 - ID:5767753
MOSCOW, Oct 14 (MENA) - Russia and the United States, two of the world's central countries, should overcome their differences, newly elected UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told Sputnik, underscoring his role as a peacemaker. Guterres, former ....
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Turkey holiday resort Antalya hit by rocket - Sky News
Date: 2016-10-14 08:42:59 GMT - Turkey - World - SN:14 - ID:5766817
ANKARA, Oct 14 (MENA) - The southern Turkish holiday resort region of Antalya has been hit by a missile, Sky News reported on Friday. It is not thought anyone was injured in the incident. The province of Antalya is next to the popular tourist ....
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Hurricane Matthew death toll rises to at least 22 across Southeast
Date: 2016-10-14 08:38:23 GMT - USA - World - SN:13 - ID:5766569
WASHINGTON Oct 14 (MENA) - Hurricane Matthew has left at least 11 dead in North Carolina, Gov. Pat McCrory said Monday, pushing the death toll across the Southeast to at least 22 even as the weakening storm still carried dangers of flooding, The ....
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Obama in talks with advisers on military options in Syria
Date: 2016-10-13 20:03:08 GMT - USA - World - SN:99 - ID:5765289
WASHINGTON, Oct 13 (MENA) – US President Barack Obama is expected to chair a meeting with his foreign policy aides to mull military and other options in Syria, Sky News cited US officials as saying Thursday. The officials added that options ....
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Thai Embassy in Cairo mourns death of King Bhumibol
Date: 2016-10-13 16:40:32 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:85 - ID:5764353
CAIRO, Oct 13 (MENA) - Thailand's Embassy in Cairo mourned on Thursday the death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej who passed away at the age of 88 as a result of his deteriorating health. "His Majesty has passed away at Siriraj Hospital peacefully," ....
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Kremlin on possible Syria intervention by UK: Fight against terrorism or Assad?
Date: 2016-10-13 14:46:15 GMT - Russia - World - SN:68 - ID:5763649
MOSCOW, Oct 13 (MENA) - It is necessary to clarify the motives behind London’s possible military intervention in Syria, Sputnik news agency quoted Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying on Thursday. Earlier in the day, UK Foreign Secretary ....
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Iran deploys warships off Yemen coast in Gulf of Aden
Date: 2016-10-13 14:27:24 GMT - Iran - World - SN:65 - ID:5762789
TEHRAN, Oct 13 (MENA) - Iran sent two warships to the Gulf of Aden on Thursday, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported, establishing a military presence in waters off Yemen where the U.S. military launched cruise missile strikes on areas ....
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Russian diplomat warns against supplying air defense systems to Syrian militants
Date: 2016-10-13 14:24:05 GMT - Russia - World - SN:64 - ID:5763645
MOSCOW, Oct 13 (MENA) - Russia will not allow anyone to jeopardize the lives of its servicemen in Syria, and hopes regional sponsors of Syrian oppositionists will not respond to the call to supply air defense systems to them, Russian Foreign ....