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  • Shooting at Alabama restaurant leaves 1 dead, 4 wounded

    Date: 2018-09-09 21:33:22 GMT - USA - World - SN:91 - ID:7569624

    WASHINGTON, Sept 9 (MENA) - A man was killed and four others were wounded Sunday during a shooting at a restaurant near Auburn University in Alabama that doesn't appear to be random, FOX News reported. Officers responded to the shooting on West ....

  • China's August trade surplus with US hits record $31 billion

    Date: 2018-09-09 21:27:59 GMT - USA - World - SN:90 - ID:7569614

    WASHINGTON, Sept 9 (MENA) - China's trade surplus with the United States reached a record $31 billion in August, despite hefty tariffs recently imposed on Chinese goods, The Voice of America reported Sunday. The news of the surplus came just ....

  • Trump nearly declared war on N. Korea with proposed tweet, book reveals

    Date: 2018-09-09 19:54:51 GMT - USA - World - SN:82 - ID:7569564

    LONDON, Sept 9 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump nearly started a war with North Korea when he drafted a series of "almost unthinkable" tweets ordering the evacuation of Americans from South Korea – indicating an American first strike, The ....

  • Trump lauds North Korea parade without nuclear weapons

    Date: 2018-09-09 19:23:37 GMT - USA - World - SN:81 - ID:7569442

    WASHINGTON, Sept 9 (MENA)- US President Donald Trump said it was "a big and very positive statement" that North Korea staged its latest military parade without its usual display of nuclear weapons, Voice of America reported Sunday The U.S. ....

  • Heavy rain disrupts flight operations at Lahore airport

    Date: 2018-09-09 18:49:59 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:78 - ID:7569457

    ISLAMABAD, Sept 9 (MENA) - As many as 14 flights were cancelled and 15 delayed as heavy rain continued to lash the Pakistani provincial capital of Punjab, Geo News reported. The Pakistani Civil Aviation Authority said that it will comply with the ....

  • OHCHR holds 39th session in Geneva Monday

    Date: 2018-09-09 13:08:21 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:59 - ID:7568826

    GENEVA, Sept 9 (MENA) - The United Nations Human Rights Council (OHCHR) will hold on Monday its 39th session at the organization's premises in Geneva. The 39th session, which will last till September 28, is to discuss human rights issues and ....

  • Gunmen attack police station in Iran, kill three

    Date: 2018-09-09 11:16:50 GMT - Iran - World - SN:32 - ID:7568584

    TEHRAN, Sept 9 (MENA) - Three Iranian police members were killed in an attack on a police station in Iran's southern province of Hormozgan last night, Trend News Agency reported. Last night, unknown gunmen inside a car opened fire at a local ....

  • Pakistan's new president sworn in at presidential house

    Date: 2018-09-09 09:45:29 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:20 - ID:7568402

    ISLAMABAD, Sept 9 (MENA) - Dr Arif Alvi took oath as Pakistan's 13th president in a ceremony held at the President House in Islamabad, Geo News reported. Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Mian Saqib Nisar administered the oath to Alvi. The ....

  • US VP denies involving in discussions to remove Trump

    Date: 2018-09-09 09:16:57 GMT - USA - World - SN:15 - ID:7568352

    WASHINGTON, Sept 9 (MENA) - US Vice President Mike Pence has denied being a part of discussions to invoke the 25th Amendment, removing President Donald Trump from office. "No, never. And why would we be Margaret?" the vice president told CBC News ....

  • Japan PM visits quake-hit Hokkaido as toll rises to 37

    Date: 2018-09-09 07:13:34 GMT - Japan - World - SN:7 - ID:7568183

    TOKYO, Sept 9 (MENA) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited the quake-hit northern region of Hokkaido Sunday, as officials confirmed two more deaths bringing the toll to 37. Abe toured the city and commercial hub of Sapporo, where ....

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