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  • Turkey orders detention of 133 military personnel over suspected Gulen links

    Date: 2019-11-19 08:57:58 GMT - Turkey - World - SN:16 - ID:8194102

    ANKARA, Nov 19 (MENA) - Turkish prosecutors in the western city of İzmir on Wednesday issued arrest warrants for 133 soldiers over links to the Gülen movement, a religious group that Turkey accuses of masterminding a 2016 coup attempt, Euronews ....

  • Two S. Koreans seized by Houthi rebels in Red Sea: Seoul officials

    Date: 2019-11-19 06:49:16 GMT - south korea - World - SN:7 - ID:8193968

    SEOUL, Nov 19 (MENA) - Houthi rebels in Yemen seized three boats carrying two South Koreans and 14 others in the Red Sea this week, and all of them have been confirmed to be safe, Yonhap News Agency reported quoting Seoul's foreign ministry as ....

  • US sanctions Daesh facilitators in advance of counter Daesh finance group meeting

    Date: 2019-11-19 06:22:13 GMT - USA - World - SN:3 - ID:8193932

    WASHINGTON, Nov 19 (MENA) - The US sanctioned nine individuals and organizations who were providing material support to the terrorist group Daesh in the Middle East and South Asia, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a press statement. ....

  • 2 dead as French bridge collapse sends vehicles into river

    Date: 2019-11-18 21:15:05 GMT - France - World - SN:102 - ID:8193772

    PARIS, Nov 18 (MENA) - A 15-year-old girl and a truck driver died Monday when a road bridge collapsed in rural southwest France, dumping several vehicles into a river and prompting nationwide questions about bridge safety, ABC News reported. ....

  • China warns US against "flexing muscles” in South China Sea

    Date: 2019-11-18 20:11:57 GMT - USA - World - SN:99 - ID:8193673

    WASHINGTON, Nov 18 (MENA) - Chinese defense officials on Monday warned their US counterparts against “flexing muscles” in the disputed South China Sea after a meeting with US Defense Secretary Mark Esper, The Hill reported. The disputed area was ....

  • Shooting outside Oklahoma Walmart leaves 3 dead including suspect

    Date: 2019-11-18 19:05:26 GMT - USA - World - SN:97 - ID:8193672

    WASHINGTON, Nov 18 (MENA) - Three people are dead, including the suspect, from a shooting in the parking lot of an Oklahoma Walmart Monday morning, state police said. The incident unfolded in Duncan, about 80 miles south of Oklahoma City, ABC ....

  • OSCE discusses curbing hatred discourse, protecting freedom of expression

    Date: 2019-11-18 12:19:09 GMT - Austria - World - SN:42 - ID:8192780

    VIENNA, Nov 18 (MENA) - The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) hosted on Monday a conference on means of curbing hatred, extremism and misleading ideas on the internet while protecting freedom of expression. International ....

  • Pakistan successfully conducts test launch of surface-to-surface ballistic missile

    Date: 2019-11-18 12:16:12 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:40 - ID:8192787

    ISLAMABAD, Nov 18 (MENA) - Pakistan successfully carried out the training launch of Shaheen-I, a surface-to-surface ballistic missile, Xinhua quoted the Pakistani army as saying on Monday. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media ....

  • Bridge collapses north of Toulouse, a truck and a car fall in the Tarn river

    Date: 2019-11-18 11:24:56 GMT - France - World - SN:31 - ID:8192564

    TOULOUSE, France, Nov 18 (MENA) - One person has died after a bridge leading to a small town in a popular tourist region of south west France collapsed, The Local France reported Monday. The bridge leading to the town of Mirepoix-sur-Tarn in the ....

  • UK detained 39 migrants after four boats stopped near Dover

    Date: 2019-11-18 10:12:53 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:22 - ID:8192454

    LONDON, Nov 18 (MENA) - A total of 39 people have been detained after four small boats were intercepted attempting to cross the English Channel, The Guardian reported. The boats were discovered near Dover early on Sunday morning, with officials ....

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