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Doha named host for 2019 World Athletics Championships
Date: 2014-11-18 21:12:11 GMT - Qatar - World - SN:168 - ID:1361285
MONACO, Nov 18 (MENA) – Doha won a competition on Tuesday to host the 2019 World Athletics Championships, beating competitors Barcelona and Eugene in the U.S. Doha will be the first Gulf and Middle East city to host the championships. The ....
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Germany to keep 850 soldiers in Afghanistan
Date: 2014-11-18 21:02:45 GMT - Germany - World - SN:167 - ID:1361485
BERLIN, Nov 18 (MENA) - Germany plans to keep up to 850 soldiers in Afghanistan next year to help train local armed forces, a German defense ministry spokesman said on Tuesday. A slightly larger contingent than it had previously expected, Germany ....
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Ex-U.K. minister sparks controversy over Al Quds synagogue attack
Date: 2014-11-18 20:20:04 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:164 - ID:1361253
LONDON, Nov 18 (MENA) - Former U.K. Cabinet Minister Sayeeda Warsi has stirred a twitter tiff over a comparison she made between occupation actions against Palestinians and attacks against Israeli settlers. “Israeli extremists storm Al Aqsa & ....
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10,000 Iraqis killed since beginning of year: UN
Date: 2014-11-18 20:06:56 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:162 - ID:1361293
NEW YORK, Nov 18 (MENA) – About 10,000 Iraqis were killed and 20,000 others injured since the start of the year, the United Nations said on Tuesday, expressing readiness to send a panel to Iraq to probe Daesh militant group's crimes. Daesh ....
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French PM to visit Chad, Niger Friday
Date: 2014-11-18 19:57:29 GMT - France - World - SN:161 - ID:1361189
PARIS, Nov 18 (MENA) - French Prime Minister Manuel Valls will start Friday a two-day tour in Africa including Chad and Niger to visit the French forces there. This is the second official trip of Valls outside Europe. French Defense Minister ....
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300 Kazakh nationals fight for Daesh
Date: 2014-11-18 19:54:26 GMT - Kazakhstan - World - SN:160 - ID:1361261
ASTANA, Nov 18 (MENA) - Kazakhstan's intelligence agency has estimated that there are around 300 Kazakh nationals fighting with Daesh militant group in Iraq and Syria, around half of whom women. The chairman of the Kazakh National Security ....
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Prince Harry starts 3-day visit to Oman
Date: 2014-11-18 19:28:04 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:157 - ID:1361109
LONDON, Nov 18 (MENA) – Prince Harry started Tuesday a three-day visit to Oman in response to an invitation by Sultan Qaboos bin Said al Said. The 30-year-old prince is on the first leg of a three-day tour to Oman, the Daily Mail ....
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New EU measures after Dutch and UK bird flu cases
Date: 2014-11-18 19:23:29 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:155 - ID:1361129
BRUSSELS, Nov 18 (MENA) - The European Commission has adopted protective measures to try to contain a bird flu outbreak after new cases were reported in the UK and the Netherlands, the BBC has reported. The measures include killing animals in ....
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Mali hostage daughter's 'shock' at jihadist video
Date: 2014-11-18 18:26:02 GMT - France - World - SN:147 - ID:1360909
PARIS, Nov 18 (MENA) - The daughter of a French hostage kidnapped by jihadists in Mali has spoken of her shock after he appeared in a video clip pleading for his release, BBC reported. Diane Lazarevic told French radio she was worried about the ....
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Recognizing Palestinian state to counter terrorism- French politician
Date: 2014-11-18 17:42:55 GMT - France - World - SN:141 - ID:1360433
PARIS, Nov 18 (MENA) – French lawmaker Marion Maréchal-Le Pen said Tuesday that her party the National Front was supporting the recognizing the Palestinian state as such move could be useful for fighting terrorism. In a televised interview, Le ....