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Taliban denies responsibility for Kabul suicide bombing
Date: 2015-08-23 07:09:11 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:10 - ID:3206193
KABUL, Aug 23 (MENA) - The Taliban militant group have denied their involvement in Saturday's deadly suicide car bomb attack that targeted a NATO contractors convoy in the Afghan capital of Kabul, Kaama news agency reported. The blast, which took ....
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Obama challenges Congress to be productive after recess
Date: 2015-08-23 06:49:46 GMT - USA - World - SN:8 - ID:3206081
WASHINGTON, Aug 23 (MENA) – US President Barack Obama on Saturday touted his administration’s economic achievements and challenged Congress to address a litany of issues when lawmakers return from recess next month. “Seven years after the worst ....
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Explosion at China chemical factory leaves one dead, nine injured
Date: 2015-08-23 06:38:02 GMT - China - World - SN:7 - ID:3206089
BEIJING, Aug 23 (MENA) - One person was killed and nine were injured in an explosion at a chemical plant in eastern China on Saturday, Chinese state media said Sunday. Fire engines rushed to Huantai in the eastern province of Shandong to put out ....
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India's FM visit to Egypt to boost bilateral cooperation: Egyptian envoy
Date: 2015-08-22 17:41:48 GMT - India - World - SN:82 - ID:3204569
NEW DELHI, Aug 22 (MENA) - Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj's visit to Egypt would boost cooperation and coordination between Cairo and New Delhi, said Egypt's Ambassador to India Hatim Tajuddin. Swaraj will start a three day visit to Egypt ....
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Seven dead in plane crash in Britain
Date: 2015-08-22 17:35:01 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:80 - ID:3204729
LONDON, Aug 22 (MENA) - Seven people have died after a Hawker Hunter jet crashed into several vehicles during Shoreham Airshow in Britain, BBC news reported. South East Coast Ambulance Service said the victims all died at the scene, with a ....
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Deadly blast rocks Afghanistan capital
Date: 2015-08-22 15:15:22 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:63 - ID:3203793
KABUL, Aug 22 (MENA) - An explosion has rocked the diplomatic area of the Afghan capital, Kabul, police have said, with at least 10 people killed and 60 injured, the BBC News reported. Police said it was a suicide attack on a foreign military ....
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No casualties reported in Amsterdam-Paris train attack: UK gov't
Date: 2015-08-22 14:17:21 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:58 - ID:3203493
LONDON, Aug 22 (MENA) - The UK Foreign Office said on Saturday no injuries were reported in an attack launched by a gunman armed with a Kalashnikov on a train between Amsterdam and Paris. Speaking to MENA, a spokesman for the foreign office said ....
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While Congress argues over Iran, Europe rushes to do business there
Date: 2015-08-22 14:11:27 GMT - USA - World - SN:56 - ID:3203125
WASHINGTON, Aug 22 (MENA) - A German government plane packed with the nation's economic elite touched down in Tehran, though the ink was barely dry on a landmark agreement with Iran to limit its nuclear program before, The Washington Post ....
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Death toll in Tianjin blast rises to 121
Date: 2015-08-22 14:10:07 GMT - China - World - SN:54 - ID:3203121
BEIJING, Aug 22 (MENA) - The death toll from a warehouse blast in north China's Tianjin has risen to 121, including 67 firefighters and seven policemen, the China Daily cited authorities as saying at a press conference on Saturday. Friday ....
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Ecuadorean foreign ministry organizes farewell party for Egypt's amb. to Quito
Date: 2015-08-22 14:00:47 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:51 - ID:3203101
CAIRO, Aug 22 (MENA) - Ecuadorean Foreign Minister Xavier Lasso received Egypt's Ambassador to Quito Medhat Kamal el Meligy on the occasion of ending his term of office. Lasso underlined his country's appreciation of relations with Egypt ....