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  • 66 killed in floods, mudslides in southern India

    Date: 2019-08-10 19:22:11 GMT - India - World - SN:50 - ID:8060114

    NEW DELHI, Aug 10 (MENA) - At least 66 people died and some 360,000 have moved to relief camps following flash floods and mudslides caused by days of torrential rains in the southern Indian states of Kerala and Karnataka, ABC news reported ....

  • US billionaire accused of sex trafficking commits suicide in jail

    Date: 2019-08-10 19:13:50 GMT - USA - World - SN:49 - ID:8060111

    WASHINGTON, Aug 10 (MENA) - Jeffrey Epstein, the financier who was long dogged by accusations of sexual abuse of girls and who was able to cultivate a stream of high-profile friends despite his lurid lifestyle, killed himself in his Manhattan jail ....

  • Gunman shoots one person dead at mosque in Norway

    Date: 2019-08-10 18:10:43 GMT - Norway - World - SN:43 - ID:8060011

    OSLO, Aug 10 (MENA) - A gunman shot one person dead on Saturday afternoon after storming a mosque in Oslo, Norway. Security authorities have reportedly arrested a suspect in connection with the shooting, Al-Arabiya Al-Hadath TV news channel said ....

  • 15 soccer players injured by lightning in southern Germany

    Date: 2019-08-10 11:52:50 GMT - Germany - World - SN:28 - ID:8059672

    BERLIN, Aug 10 (MENA) - A lightning strike in southern Germany has injured 15 soccer players, while thousands were asked to leave a concert early and a circus tent collapsed as storms hit across northern Europe. The New York Times cited German ....

  • Venezuela receives 4th shipment of Red Cross aid

    Date: 2019-08-10 11:50:05 GMT - Venezuela - World - SN:27 - ID:8059506

    CARACAS, AUG 10 (MENA) - The Red Cross announced on Saturday arrival of the fourth batch of humanitarian aid to Venezuela to face a deep humanitarian crisis gripping the country. The aid would be distributed according to the fundamental ....

  • Indian diplomats leave Pakistan via Wagah border amid deteriorating ties over Kashmir

    Date: 2019-08-10 10:50:22 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:23 - ID:8059640

    ISLAMABAD, Aug 10 (MENA) - As tensions continue to brew between India and Pakistan over Jammu and Kashmir, at least 13 Indian diplomatic staff members left Pakistan on Saturday and crossed the international border at Wagah into India, the EurAsian ....

  • 42 dead in rain, mudslides in India's Kerala state

    Date: 2019-08-10 10:44:10 GMT - India - World - SN:22 - ID:8059551

    NEW DELHI, Aug 10 (MENA) - At least 42 people have died and some 100,000 moved to relief camps following flash floods and mudslides caused by days of torrential rains in the southern Indian state of Kerala, ABC News reported on Saturday. The ....

  • At least 22 killed, 47 injured in Myanmar landslide, Many feared missing

    Date: 2019-08-10 09:02:55 GMT - Myanmar (Burma) - World - SN:19 - ID:8059446

    NAYPIDAW, Aug 10 (MENA) - At least 22 people were killed when a landslide triggered by monsoon rains struck a village in eastern Myanmar, as emergency workers continued the search Saturday for scores more feared missing, NDTV reported ....

  • S.Korea, US to conduct summertime military exercise in earnest next week

    Date: 2019-08-10 09:02:45 GMT - south korea - World - SN:18 - ID:8059453

    SEOUL, Aug 10 (MENA) - South Korea and the United States are scheduled to kick off their combined military exercise in earnest next week, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said Saturday, despite North Korea's strong complaints against it. The ....

  • Tanzania: Fuel tanker blast kills dozens

    Date: 2019-08-10 09:02:22 GMT - Tanzania - World - SN:17 - ID:8059486

    DAR ES SALAAM, Aug 10 (MENA) - Tanzanian police said on Saturday that a fuel tanker explosion in the eastern town of Morogoro has killed at least 50 people, German channel broadcaster Deutsche Welle reported. "We have been saddened by reports of ....

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