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FBI head: No credible threat to US after Paris attacks
Date: 2015-11-20 09:43:12 GMT - USA - World - SN:20 - ID:3767278
WASHINGTON, Nov 20 (MENA) - FBI Director James Comey said there is no credible threat to the United States following the Paris terror attacks, and that investigators have found no links between the attackers and the US, according to media ....
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Western plans to expand sanctions against Russia "silly"
Date: 2015-11-20 08:52:07 GMT - Russia - World - SN:18 - ID:3767262
MOSCOW, Nov 20 (MENA) - Chairman of the Russian State Duma Sergei Naryshkin termed Western plans to extend sanctions against Russia in light of the recent terrorist incidents as "silly". Naryshkin's remarks were mad in press statements on Friday. ....
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French U.N. draft calls for ‘all necessary measures’ to fight Daesh
Date: 2015-11-20 07:47:32 GMT - France - World - SN:14 - ID:3766594
PARIS, Nov 20 (MENA) - France urged the U.N. Security Council on Thursday to authorize countries to “take all necessary measures” to fight Daesh after the jihadists claimed responsibility for the Paris attacks. A draft resolution presented to the ....
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North Korea offers working-level talks with South
Date: 2015-11-20 07:42:52 GMT - North Korea - World - SN:13 - ID:3766798
PYONGYANG, Nov 20 (MENA) - North Korea on Friday proposed working-level talks with South Korea next week, aimed at setting up a high-level dialogue that the two rivals had agreed to in August, according to the Guardian. The North’s official KCNA ....
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US House votes to restrict Iraqi and Syrian refugees entry
Date: 2015-11-19 20:38:46 GMT - USA - World - SN:106 - ID:3766158
WASHINGTON, Nov 19 (MENA) - The US House of Representatives has passed a bill that tightens restrictions on the resettlement of Syrian and Iraqi refugees, amid security concerns, the BBC News reported. Dozens of Democrats joined Republicans as the ....
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Serbia, Macedonia limit refugee passage: UNHCR
Date: 2015-11-19 13:28:03 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:62 - ID:3763122
GENEVA, Nov 19 (MENA) - The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said Thursday Serbia and Macedonia have limited refugee entries into their countries to Syrians, Iraqis, and Afghans only. UNHCR spokeswoman Melita Sunjic said that the two ....
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ٍSuspected ringleader of Paris attacks killed
Date: 2015-11-19 13:07:29 GMT - France - World - SN:60 - ID:3763262
PARIS, Nov 19 (MENA) - Suspected ringleader of the Paris attacks Abdelhamid Abaaoud has been identified as one of those killed in a raid in Saint Denis, the Paris prosecutor said. His body was found riddled with bullets and shrapnel in an ....
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Netanyahu wants US release of Israeli spy Pollard kept low-key
Date: 2015-11-19 12:20:05 GMT - Israel - World - SN:55 - ID:3762874
GAZA CITY, Nov 19 (MENA) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has instructed Israeli officials to keep low-key about Friday's scheduled release by the United States of Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard, according to The Jerusalem Post. The ....
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Russia submits anti-Daesh resolution to UN
Date: 2015-11-19 12:16:27 GMT - Russia - World - SN:54 - ID:3762838
MOSCOW, Nov 19 (MENA) - Russia submitted a draft resolution to the UN Security Council on Wednesday highlighting the "need to join efforts" in the fight against Daesh terrorist group. The draft comes just days after French President Francois ....
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Germany to send more troops to Afghanistan
Date: 2015-11-19 11:19:32 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:43 - ID:3762285
BERLIN, Nov 19 (MENA) - Germany will send 130 more soldiers to Afghanistan, the government said on Wednesday after a cabinet meeting to discuss support for Afghan forces struggling to tackle an Islamist insurgency, reported CBS news network. The ....