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  • Sudden snowstorm leaves one dead, many without electricity in southeast France

    Date: 2019-11-18 09:21:04 GMT - France - World - SN:16 - ID:8192487

    PARIS, Nov 18 (MENA) - A man died due to unexpectedly heavy snowfall in the Rhône-Alpes region in France. Rail traffic was also disrupted and 300,000 homes were left without electricity due to the weather, according to France 24. The préfecture ....

  • Four killed, six injured in California shooting

    Date: 2019-11-18 09:06:15 GMT - USA - World - SN:13 - ID:8192456

    WASHINGTON, Nov 18 (MENA) - Four people are dead after 10 individuals were shot in Fresno City, California, on Sunday evening after a family had gathered to watch football, NBC News reported quoting California police as saying. Three people were ....

  • 4 injured in suicide bomb blast in Kabul: police

    Date: 2019-11-18 08:06:44 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:9 - ID:8192341

    KABUL, Nov 18 (MENA) - At least four army personnel were wounded after a suicide bomb blast hit outside an Afghan army training center in an eastern neighborhood here on Monday morning, police of the capital confirmed. "One suicide bomber blew ....

  • British man charged with terror offence after arrival from Turkey

    Date: 2019-11-17 23:30:44 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:71 - ID:8192129

    LONDON, Nov 17 (MENA) - A man has been charged with the preparation of terrorist acts following his arrest at Heathrow airport, the Metropolitan police said, according to the Guardian. Mamun Rashid, from east London, was charged on Sunday after ....

  • Russia's arms exports to ME exceed $2 bln annually - FSVTS

    Date: 2019-11-17 21:59:24 GMT - Russia - World - SN:73 - ID:8192130

    MOSCOW, Nov 17 (MENA) - Russia annually exports over $2 billion worth of arms to the middle East, which is about 10-20 percent of the country's total arms exports, Dmitry Shugaev, the head of Russia's Federal Service for Military-Technical ....

  • Indian soldier killed, 2 injured in suspected IED blast In Jammu

    Date: 2019-11-17 18:06:05 GMT - India - World - SN:57 - ID:8192005

    NEW DELHI, Nov 17 (MENA) - An Indian soldier was killed and two more were injured in a suspected improvised explosive device (IED) blast near the Line of Control in Jammu's Akhnoor sector on Sunday, a defense spokesperson said. The explosion took ....

  • UN: More than 1.3 million people die in road accidents every year

    Date: 2019-11-17 12:22:07 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:30 - ID:8191290

    CAIRO, Nov 17 (MENA) - More than 1.3 million people die in road accidents every year, the UN said on the occasion of the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims. The World Day of Remembrance of Road Traffic Victims is an opportunity to ....

  • 72 Daesh sympathizers surrender to Afghan forces in Nangarhar

    Date: 2019-11-17 11:02:36 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:22 - ID:8191055

    KABUL, Nov 17 (MENA) - A group of 72 sympathizers of Daesh Khurasan terror group surrendered to Afghan forces in the eastern province of Nangarhar, Khaama Press quoted Afghan officials as saying on Sunday. The officials further added that the ....

  • S.Korea, US decide to postpone upcoming joint air exercises for diplomacy

    Date: 2019-11-17 08:04:27 GMT - south korea - World - SN:11 - ID:8190859

    SEOUL, Nov 17 (MENA) - South Korea and the United States decided to put off their wintertime combined air exercises to support diplomacy with North Korea, the two sides said Sunday, with U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper urging Pyongyang to ....

  • Over 615 Daesh militants surrender in Afghanistan

    Date: 2019-11-16 09:55:34 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:15 - ID:8189827

    KABUL, Nov 16 (MENA) - Eighteen Daesh members along with 24 women and 31 children surrendered to Afghan forces on Friday in Achin district of Nangarhar province, Tolo News channel quoted the Defense Ministry as saying on Saturday. The total ....

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