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Afghanistan: 48 insurgents killed, wounded in past 24 hours
Date: 2018-10-05 11:33:02 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:25 - ID:7607804
KABUL, Oct 5 (MENA) - Forty-eight armed insurgents have been killed and wounded during separate operations by security forces in a dozen Afghan provinces over the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Defense said on Friday. The operations were carried ....
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US Treasury imposes sanctions on Hezbollah financier, seven companies
Date: 2018-10-04 22:23:00 GMT - USA - World - SN:101 - ID:7607319
WASHINGTON, Oct 4 (MENA) - The US Treasury imposed sanctions on Muhammad Abdallah Al-Amin and seven of his companies on Thursday for providing financial and material support for Hezbollah. The treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ....
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UN envoy says top priority in Yemen is fixing the economy
Date: 2018-10-04 19:12:41 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:90 - ID:7607026
GENEVA, Oct 4 (MENA) - The best way to resolve Yemen's humanitarian crisis is to fix the economy so stemming a slide in the riyal currency is the top international priority, the UN special envoy said on Thursday. Martin Griffiths said the United ....
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Pence says China is trying to undermine Trump because it ‘wants a different American president’
Date: 2018-10-04 18:36:29 GMT - USA - World - SN:87 - ID:7607038
WASHINGTON, Oct 4 (MENA) - China “wants a different American president” and is working to undermine President Trump and influence US elections, Vice President Pence asserted Thursday in a sharply critical speech that marked another escalation in ....
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US blacklists Turkish firm for trade with North Korea
Date: 2018-10-04 18:28:54 GMT - USA - World - SN:85 - ID:7607077
WASHINGTON, Oct 4 (MENA) - The United States on Thursday blacklisted a Turkish company and two executives for allegedly attempting to circumvent sanctions prohibiting sales of weapons and luxury goods to North Korea, The Washington Post ....
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6 Malaysian divers drown in whirlpool while trying to rescue 17-year-old teen
Date: 2018-10-04 18:17:51 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:83 - ID:7607042
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 4 (MENA) – Six divers trying to rescue a 17-year-old teen who fell into an abandoned mining pond in Malaysia have drowned after currents caused by heavy rains sucked them into a whirlpool, Fox News quoted officials as saying on ....
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Russia accused in cyberattacks on investigators pursuing doping, poisoning cases
Date: 2018-10-04 18:16:55 GMT - USA - World - SN:82 - ID:7607030
NEW YORK, Oct 4 (MENA) - Russian intelligence officers brazenly launched cyberattacks on investigators pursuing cases of Russian malfeasance around the globe, Western officials said on Thursday. The officials offered a litany of victims including ....
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Tom Cruise can see his daughter 10 days a month but chooses not to
Date: 2018-10-04 17:56:50 GMT - USA - World - SN:81 - ID:7607027
WASHINGTON, Oct 4 (MENA) – Tom Cruise can see his daughter Suri up to 10 days a month, but chooses not to, a source told US Weekly on Thursday. “Every person is allowed to see their child if they wanted to,” the source said, revealing custody of ....
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Russia says it will attend Italy-hosted conference on Libya
Date: 2018-10-04 12:00:02 GMT - Russia - World - SN:35 - ID:7606319
MOSCOW, Oct 4 (MENA) - Russian representatives will take part in a conference on Libya slated for November 12-13 in Palermo, Italy, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said. "The level, degree of participation and specific ....
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Wife of former Malaysian PM to face 17 charges of money laundering
Date: 2018-10-04 11:06:56 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:28 - ID:7605966
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 4 (MENA) - Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor, the wife of former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, is to face 17 charges of money laundering involving about RM7 million. According to the court cause list, Rosmah, 66, will be ....
