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  • N. Korea says leader Kim will not attend upcoming ASEAN summit in South Korea

    Date: 2019-11-21 07:44:43 GMT - North Korea - World - SN:13 - ID:8197344

    PEOUNg YONG, Nov 21 (MENA) - North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will not attend a special summit that South Korea will host for Southeast Asian leaders next week, having turned down President Moon Jae-in's invitation to the event, Yonhap reported on ....

  • World celebrates Children's Day

    Date: 2019-11-20 11:58:07 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:35 - ID:8195802

    CAIRO, Nov 20 (MENA) - Today, world countries are marking the Children's Day which is celebrated according to the approval of UN General Assembly's declaration of children's rights in 1959 and the Children's Convention in 1989. World Children’s ....

  • US military dismissed Taliban claim of killing 2 US soldiers in Logar

    Date: 2019-11-20 09:51:55 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:27 - ID:8195786

    KABUL, Nov 20 (MENA) - The US military dismissed the Taliban claim that it shot down a helicopter in eastern Logar province, killing two US service members, CBS News reported. The US military dismissed the Taliban claim as false. The US ....

  • China summons U.S. Embassy official to lodge protest against U.S. Senate's passing of HK-related bill

    Date: 2019-11-20 09:47:22 GMT - China - World - SN:26 - ID:8195931

    BEIJING, Nov 20 (MENA) - Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu on Wednesday summoned William Klein, acting charge d'affaires of the U.S. Embassy in China, to lodge stern representations and strong protest against U.S. Senate's passing of the ....

  • Son of former German president stabbed to death in Berlin hospital

    Date: 2019-11-20 08:41:49 GMT - Germany - World - SN:15 - ID:8195819

    BERLIN, Nov 20 (MENA) - Fritz von Weizsäcker, the son of the late President Richard von Weizsäcker, was stabbed to death on Tuesday while giving a lecture at a Berlin hospital, Deutsche Welle reported, quoting local police. Authorities said a man ....

  • Two US servicemen killed in helicopter crash in Afghanistan - reports

    Date: 2019-11-20 06:17:31 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:8 - ID:8195614

    KABUL, Nov 20 (MENA) - Two US service members were killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan on Wednesday, NBC news reported, quoting the military. US Forces Afghanistan said preliminary reports do not indicate the crash was caused by enemy ....

  • UN says Israeli settlements still unlawful

    Date: 2019-11-19 18:05:51 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:90 - ID:8195208

    GENEVA, Nov 19 (MENA) - The UN said on Tuesday that the Israeli settlements in Palestinian territories are in breach of international law. "A change in the policy position of one State does not modify existing international law, nor its ....

  • Consultations launched between Palestine, UNSC to counter US announcement on settlements

    Date: 2019-11-19 15:01:46 GMT - palestine - World - SN:70 - ID:8194101

    RAMALLAH/ NEW YORK, Nov 19 (MENA) - Permanent Observer of Palestine to the UN Ambassador Riyad Mansour has said that consultations have been launched with the UN Security Council (UNSC) to mobilize international responses against the US illegal ....

  • Trump's new national security adviser rejects China's charges of US role in Hong Kong unrest

    Date: 2019-11-19 12:07:04 GMT - USA - World - SN:40 - ID:8194399

    WASHINGTON, Nov 19 (MENA) - President Donald Trump’s new national security adviser said China must keep its promise to permit Hong Kong to keep its current system in the face of widespread unrest and strongly denied Beijing’s charges that the US was ....

  • Five killed as buses collide while racing in Pakistan

    Date: 2019-11-19 11:38:57 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:35 - ID:8194303

    ISLAMABAD, Nov 19 (MENA) - Five people were killed after two buses collided while racing in the Pakistani city of Ferozepur on Tuesday morning. More than 40 people have been injured, Pakistani channel Samaa reported. According to ....

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