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  • 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 ....

  • Senior Haqqani network leaders released from prison in Afghanistan

    Date: 2019-11-19 09:08:07 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:17 - ID:8194095

    KABUL, Nov 19 (MENA) - Three senior Haqqani Network leaders including Anas Haqqani have been released from prison in Afghanistan, Khaama Press reported. Well-informed sources have confirmed to media outlets that the Afghan government released the ....

  • 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. ....

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