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Kerry arrives in India for trade, security talks
Date: 2016-08-29 20:44:19 GMT - India - World - SN:94 - ID:5512585
NEW DELHI, Aug 29 (MENA) - US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in India on Monday for talks on ambitious plans to hike trade between the two countries five-fold to around $100 billion, GEO News reported. Kerry will meet with Prime Minister ....
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Iran deploys S-300 in Fordo nuclear site
Date: 2016-08-29 18:17:08 GMT - Iran - World - SN:79 - ID:5511721
TEHRAN, Aug 29 (MENA) - Iran has deployed Russian-made S300 air defense missile systems at the country's Fordo nuclear site, a senior commander announced. "The S-300 air defense missile systems are now stationed in Fordo nuclear site," Commander ....
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French interior minister to host talks on future of Islam in France
Date: 2016-08-29 11:13:51 GMT - France - World - SN:33 - ID:5508673
PARIS, Aug 29 (MENA) - French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve will hold a day of talks on Islam in France Monday in an effort to better integrate the religion with the “values of the Republic”, according to France24. Although the controversy ....
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4 suspects arrested for kidnapping Australian aid worker in Afghanistan
Date: 2016-08-29 10:23:02 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:25 - ID:5508141
KABUL, Aug 29 (MENA) - The Afghan intelligence agency, National Directorate for Security (NDS), said Monday special forces arrested four suspects in connection with the kidnapping of an Australian aid worker. Voice of America said that an ....
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UK sends destroyer to Gulf to back up operations against Daesh
Date: 2016-08-29 10:14:54 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:22 - ID:5508073
LONDON, Aug 29 (MENA) - Britain will send a dlrs 1 billion hi-tech destroyer to the Middle East to back up operations against Daesh, UK Defense Secretary Michael Fallon announced. The vessel, HMS Daring, will be deployed to the Gulf to back up ....
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Italian coastguard rescue 1,100 migrants in Mediterranean
Date: 2016-08-29 08:23:30 GMT - Italy - World - SN:18 - ID:5507521
ROME, Aug 29 (MENA) - Italy's coastguard rescued about 1,100 migrants from boats in the Strait of Sicily as they tried to reach Europe, Sky News reported. In a statement on Monday, the coastguard said that the migrants were picked up from eight ....
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Roadside bomb kills 3 in Afghanistan
Date: 2016-08-29 08:19:53 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:17 - ID:5507637
KABUL, Aug 29 (MENA) - An Afghan official said a roadside bomb has killed three civilians in central Afghanistan, ABC News reported. Abdul Hai Khatebi, spokesman for the provincial governor in Ghor province, said Monday that two women and a man ....
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LA police: LAX shooter reports unfounded
Date: 2016-08-29 07:19:12 GMT - USA - World - SN:13 - ID:5507257
WASHINGTON, Aug 29 (MENA) - Los Angeles Airport police have confirmed that reports of shots fired in the facility were a false alarm as the airport authority confirms that all terminals have been cleared and operations are restarting, CNN reported ....
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FARC leader gives orders to abide by ceasefire with Colombian gov't
Date: 2016-08-29 07:18:15 GMT - Colombia - World - SN:12 - ID:5507313
BOGOTA, Aug 29 (MENA) - Colombia main leftist rebel group Farc leader Rodrigo Londono, known as Timoleon Jimenez or Timochenko, gave the order to his fighters to stop firing and abide by the ceasefire agreement reached with the government, the BBC ....
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Kerry arrives for Bangladesh talks amid terrorism concerns
Date: 2016-08-29 06:52:38 GMT - Bangladesh - World - SN:11 - ID:5507197
DHAKA, Aug 29 (MENA) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's is in Bangladesh amid increasing concerns about terrorism in the South Asian nation, ABC News reported. Kerry arrived in Dhaka on Monday after weekend talks in Geneva on Syria and ....