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  • 2 Venezuelan generals arrested over Maduro assassination plot

    Date: 2018-08-14 21:53:08 GMT - Venezuela - World - SN:96 - ID:7533906

    CARACAS, Aug 14 (MENA) - The investigation into an assassination attempt on Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro using drones has widened to include the arrest of two high-ranking military officers, ABC News quoted the nation's top prosecutor as ....

  • Bolton to meet Russian counterpart in Switzerland next week

    Date: 2018-08-14 21:44:52 GMT - USA - World - SN:95 - ID:7533907

    WASHINGTON, Aug 14 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump's National security adviser John Bolton will travel to Geneva, Switzerland, next week to meet with his Russian counterpart Nikolay Patrushev, The Hill quoted the White House as saying ....

  • Poll: Two-thirds of Americans want Mueller to end Russia probe before midterms

    Date: 2018-08-14 20:22:29 GMT - USA - World - SN:90 - ID:7533642

    WASHINGTON, Aug 14 (MENA) - Majorities in both US parties want special counsel Robert Mueller to conclude his investigation into attempted Russian election interference before the midterm elections in November, according to a CNN poll. In the ....

  • Turkish court releases two Greek soldiers pending espionage trial

    Date: 2018-08-14 20:08:25 GMT - Greece - World - SN:89 - ID:7533834

    ANKARA, Aug 14 (MENA) - A Turkish court Tuesday released two Greek soldiers pending their trial on espionage charges, according to euronews. The case has ignited tensions between the two NATO allies. Greece said the soldiers crossed into ....

  • Trump urges use of force against perpetrators of London 'terrorist attack'

    Date: 2018-08-14 15:31:57 GMT - USA - World - SN:69 - ID:7533483

    WASHINGTON, Aug 14 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump again seized on what he called a "terrorist attack" in London to call for tougher anti-terror measures, even though the incident was still in the early stages of investigation, CNN reported on ....

  • Genoa bridge collapse leaves 22 people killed, Italian minister says

    Date: 2018-08-14 15:14:59 GMT - Italy - World - SN:67 - ID:7533436

    ROME, Aug 14 (MENA) - At least 22 people have died after a motorway bridge collapsed in the northern Italian city of Genoa, The Guardian reported. An 80-metre section of the Morandi Bridge on the A10 motorway came down in an industrial area of ....

  • 24 killed, 14 injured in bus crash in Ecuador

    Date: 2018-08-14 15:12:18 GMT - Ecuador - World - SN:65 - ID:7533374

    QUITO, Aug 14 (MENA) - At least 24 people were killed and another 19 injured when a bus careened into another vehicle at high speed and overturned on a highway near Ecuador's capital, local officials were quoted by ABC news as saying on Tuesday. ....

  • EU Commission calls for long-term solution to migration crisis

    Date: 2018-08-14 15:02:01 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:62 - ID:7533162

    BRUSSELS, Aug 14 (MENA) - The European Commission urged Tuesday the member states to bear their responsibilities to reach a long-term solution to the immigration crisis. The EU call came after the operators of the migrant ship Aquarius on Monday ....

  • Italy motorway bridge collapses near Genoa

    Date: 2018-08-14 11:38:50 GMT - Italy - World - SN:39 - ID:7532891

    ROME, Aug 14 (MENA) - A motorway bridge collapsed on Tuesday near the northern Italian port city of Genoa, euronews reported. Local police and fire brigade officials said that no dead or injured had so far been reported. Italian television ....

  • Moscow regrets US suspension of cooperation within open skies treaty

    Date: 2018-08-14 10:55:18 GMT - Russia - World - SN:34 - ID:7532768

    MOSCOW, Aug 14 (MENA) - Moscow deeply regrets Washington's decision to suspend cooperation with Russia under the Open Skies Treaty in accordance with the new US defense budget. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov told Sputnik that ....

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