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Afghan provincial police chief killed in blast
Date: 2016-09-11 17:09:19 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:61 - ID:5586273
KABUL, Sept 11 (MENA) - An Afghan official said Sunday a police chief was killed after his vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb blast in an eastern province, ABC news reported. Nangarhar provincial council member Zabihullah Zemarai said that Gen. ....
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Magnitude-4.9 Earthquake Hits Macedonia
Date: 2016-09-11 15:17:46 GMT - Macedonia - World - SN:57 - ID:5585813
SKOPJE, Sept 11 (MENA) - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.9 has struck Macedonia, sending people out onto the streets for safety in the capital, Skopje. There have been no immediate reports of extensive damage or injuries. The ....
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Owen Smith says UK could apply to rejoin EU under Labour
Date: 2016-09-11 14:38:36 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:54 - ID:5585373
LONDON, Sept 11 (MENA) - Owen Smith has said the UK could apply to rejoin the EU if Labour wins power under his leadership – even if it means signing up to the euro and fully open borders, according to the Independent. The leadership hopeful said ....
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Bihar floods of India: Death toll rises to 222
Date: 2016-09-11 14:03:46 GMT - India - World - SN:50 - ID:5585357
NEW DELHI, Sept 11 (MENA) - With six more deaths being reported on Saturday, the toll in Bihar floods reached to 222, even as most of the major rivers in the state are flowing below the danger mark, while parts of north India received moderate ....
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Iranian forces kill 4 Sunni militants near Pakistan border
Date: 2016-09-11 14:03:07 GMT - Iran - World - SN:47 - ID:5585449
TEHRAN, Sept 11 (MENA) - Iran's Revolutionary Guard has killed four Sunni militants along the eastern border with Pakistan, ABC News reported Sunday according to a local media report. The Sunday report says the Guard clashed with a nine-member ....
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UN expert calls on Ukraine to step up its efforts to protect the rights of the internally displaced
Date: 2016-09-11 13:38:51 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:45 - ID:5585353
GENEVA, Sept 11 (MENA) - At the conclusion of an official visit to Ukraine, a United Nations human rights expert has called on the Government to step up its response to prevent and address internal displacement and to provide durable solutions to ....
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Russia builds glide bomb virtually invisible to radar
Date: 2016-09-11 13:32:03 GMT - Russia - World - SN:44 - ID:5585269
MOSCOW, Sept 11 (MENA) - Russia has built a glide aviation bomb unlike any other in the world, online newspaper Svobodnaya Pressa reported citing the General Director of NPO "Basalt" Vladimir Porhachev. The new bomb, dubbed “Drill” is virtually ....
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France's premier warns of new attacks, 15,000 people on police radar
Date: 2016-09-11 13:28:34 GMT - France - World - SN:43 - ID:5585253
PARIS, Sept 11 (MENA) - French Prime Minister Manuel Valls said on Sunday there would be new attacks in France but proposals by former president Nicolas Sarkozy to boost security was not the right way to deal with threats, according to the Daily ....
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France arrest 16-year-old suspected of planning attack
Date: 2016-09-11 13:02:14 GMT - France - World - SN:40 - ID:5585229
PARIS, Sept 11 (MENA) - A 16-year-old has been arrested in his home in Paris for allegedly planning to carry out an attack, the New York Times reported. A security official said Sunday that the boy was arrested a day earlier after France's ....
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Iran welcomes Syria cease-fire
Date: 2016-09-11 12:43:35 GMT - Iran - World - SN:38 - ID:5585185
TEHRAN, Sept 11 (MENA) - Iran said it welcomes a US-Russian agreement on a cease-fire for Syria, where it has been a key ally of President Bashar Assad during the five-year war, according to ABC News. Iran's semi-official ISNA news agency on ....