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Australia: Knifeman shot by police in Bourke Street attack
Date: 2018-11-09 07:47:30 GMT - Australia - World - SN:6 - ID:7661458
CANBERRA, Nov 9 (MENA) - Australian police have shot a knife-wielding man after three people were stabbed in Melbourne's Bourke Street, ABC News reported on Friday. The man brandishing the knife at police was shot in the chest and is under guard ....
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US sanctions 9 Russian entities, 3 individuals over Crimea - Volker
Date: 2018-11-08 18:32:33 GMT - Russia - World - SN:66 - ID:7661148
MOSCOW, Nov 8 (MENA) - The United States is imposing new sanctions against three Russian individuals and nine entities operating in Crimea, US Special Representative for Ukraine Negotiations Kurt Volker said in a telephone conference on ....
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Half a dozen' injured in shooting at California bar: Police
Date: 2018-11-08 09:26:55 GMT - USA - World - SN:16 - ID:7660020
WASHINGTON, Nov 8 (MENA) - Multiple people were injured late Wednesday when a gunman opened fire at a bar in Southern California, authorities told ABC News. "About a half a dozen" patrons and a sheriff's deputy were among the injured, according ....
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16 Taliban fighters killed during joint operation between Afghan, foreign forces
Date: 2018-11-08 08:31:23 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:14 - ID:7659882
KABUL, Nov 8 (MENA) - At least 16 armed Taliban insurgents were killed during a joint operation between Afghan forces and foreign forces in Baghlan province, Tolo News quoted local officials as saying on Thursday. According to Baghlan police ....
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US Attorney General Sessions resigns at 'Trump's request'
Date: 2018-11-07 20:39:28 GMT - USA - World - SN:94 - ID:7659676
WASHINGTON, Nov 7 (MENA) - Jeff Sessions has resigned as attorney general immediately after being asked to do so by President Donald Trump, ABC News reported on Wednesday. "At your request, I am submitting my resignation," Sessions wrote in an ....
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Saudi Arabia, US discuss coordination in counter-terrorism
Date: 2018-11-07 18:23:18 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - World - SN:84 - ID:7659476
RIYADH, Nov 7 (MENA) - Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Adel Al Jubeir, received on Wednesday Nathan Sales, the US State Department's coordinator for counter-terrorism, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. The meeting discussed the latest ....
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May pledges support for political settlement in Afghanistan
Date: 2018-11-07 18:21:31 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:83 - ID:7659432
LONDON, Nov 7 (MENA) - British Prime Minister Theresa May pledged on Wednesday her country's support for a political settlement in Afghanistan, the UK government said on its official website. May's remarks were made during a phone call with ....
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Mahathir thanks Japan for 200 billion yen Samurai bonds to ease Malaysia's financial woes
Date: 2018-11-07 08:42:31 GMT - Japan - World - SN:16 - ID:7658417
TOKYO, Nov 7 (MENA) - Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has expressed his gratitude to his Japanese counterpart, Shinzo Abe and his government for their help in easing Malaysia's financial woes. The Malaysian premier said Abe and his ....
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High-level US-North Korea meeting postponed without reason
Date: 2018-11-07 07:24:08 GMT - USA - World - SN:11 - ID:7658279
WASHINGTON, Nov 7 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's Friday meeting with a key aide to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been postponed, the State Department said. The State Department announced the decision to reschedule the meeting ....
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2 Muslim women elected to Congress in 2018 U.S. midterms
Date: 2018-11-07 06:11:05 GMT - USA - World - SN:2 - ID:7658212
WASHINGTON, Nov 7 (MENA) - American voters have made history by sending two Muslim women to Congress for the first time, Sky news reported. The 2018 U.S. midterms saw voters making history by electing Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar on the ....
