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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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • Khalilzad to visit Afghanistan, Pakistan, UAE, Saudi Arabia

    Date: 2018-10-04 07:54:02 GMT - USA - World - SN:10 - ID:7605779

    WASHINGTON, Oct 4 (MENA) - Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad will lead an interagency delegation to Afghanistan, Pakistan, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia this month. Special ....

  • Russia to deploy radars to detect space objects by 2020

    Date: 2018-10-04 07:11:33 GMT - Russia - World - SN:4 - ID:7605752

    MOSCOW, Oct 4 (MENA) - The Russian Defense Ministry said that Russia will deploy over 10 laser-optical stations and radars to detect and identify space objects by 2020. "The space component of the Russian Aerospace Forces continues its work on ....

  • Quebec’s highest court permits woman to wear hijab in courtroom

    Date: 2018-10-04 07:11:00 GMT - Canada - World - SN:3 - ID:7605750

    OTTAWA, Oct 4 (MENA) - Quebec’s highest court has ruled that a woman was denied justice three years ago after a judge ordered her to remove her hijab was entitled to be heard by the court. The unanimous judgment rendered today in favor of Rania ....

  • Bolton says US will block legal challenge from ‘so-called state of Palestine’ over embassy move

    Date: 2018-10-03 22:48:40 GMT - USA - World - SN:125 - ID:7605636

    WASHINGTON, Oct 3 (MENA) - The Trump administration on Wednesday said it had stymied a legal challenge to its controversial decision to move the US embassy to Jerusalem – a city claimed by both Israelis and Palestinians as their capital, USA Today ....

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