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  • Stolen plane crashes after rogue flight from Sea-Tac airport

    Date: 2018-08-11 07:42:23 GMT - USA - World - SN:7 - ID:7528158

    WASHINGTON, Aug 11 (MENA) - A plane has been stolen from Seattle-Tacoma international airport by an airline mechanic and crashed, authorities have confirmed after F-15 fighter jets were scrambled and flights grounded in a major security ....

  • Two police officers among four killed in Canada shooting

    Date: 2018-08-10 21:25:38 GMT - Canada - World - SN:70 - ID:7528011

    OTTAWA, Aug 10 (MENA) - Two police officers were among four people killed in a shooting in Fredericton, New Brunswick, FOX News quoted police in the Canadian provincial capital as sayimg Friday. A suspect is in custody, and the crime scene has ....

  • S. Korea sends envoy to Libya to seek release of hostage

    Date: 2018-08-10 19:47:53 GMT - south korea - World - SN:64 - ID:7527980

    SEOUL, Aug 10 (MENA) - South Korea's foreign ministry said Friday it has sent an envoy to Libya as part of efforts to win the release of a South Korean national kidnapped by an unidentified armed group there. Baik Joo-hyeon, South Korea's former ....

  • WB supports Nigeria with dlrs 611 million to get children back to school

    Date: 2018-08-10 17:01:39 GMT - Nigeria - World - SN:55 - ID:7527623

    ABUJA, Aug 10 (MENA) - Coordinator of the Better Education Service Delivery for All (BESDA) program Gidado Tahir said the World Bank (WB) will support Nigeria with dlrs 611 million to get children back to school, according to the official News ....

  • Injury toll rises to 30 in clashes with Israeli troops

    Date: 2018-08-10 16:41:46 GMT - palestine - World - SN:53 - ID:7527804

    GAZA CITY, Aug 10 (MENA) - The Palestinian Health Ministry said that the number of Palestinians wounded in clashes with Israeli occupation forces during the weekly "Great March of Return" protests has risen to 30, including one in critical ....

  • Trump doubles aluminum, steel tariffs on Turkey

    Date: 2018-08-10 15:34:31 GMT - USA - World - SN:50 - ID:7527643

    WASHINGTON, Aug 10 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump said he is just authorized the doubling of steel and aluminum tariffs with respect to Turkey, the Time reported. Trump said via tweet that the tariff on aluminum imports will be increased to ....

  • Imran Khan to be sworn in as Pakistan's PM on Aug 18

    Date: 2018-08-10 14:37:16 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:44 - ID:7527631

    ISLAMABAD, Aug 10 (MENA) - Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan will take oath as the prime minister on August 18, party leaders confirmed Friday, Pakistani GEO news channel reported. PTI chairman Imran Khan, whose party secured 116 ....

  • Nigerian army kills 7 Boko Haram militants

    Date: 2018-08-10 13:53:11 GMT - Nigeria - World - SN:42 - ID:7527628

    ABUJA, Aug 10 (MENA) - The Nigerian Army has killed seven members of Boko Haram in a successful attack to repel rampaging insurgents in Gundari, Guzamala Local Government area of Borno state, northeast Nigeria, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) ....

  • Putin, Russian Security Council discuss new possible US sanctions

    Date: 2018-08-10 13:51:36 GMT - Russia - World - SN:41 - ID:7527568

    MOSCOW, Aug 10 (MENA) - Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russian President Vladimir Putin and the permanent members of the national Security Council have discussed new possible US sanctions against Moscow, TASS reported on Friday. According ....

  • Putin, Macron discuss situation in Syria over phone

    Date: 2018-08-10 13:46:08 GMT - Russia - World - SN:40 - ID:7527559

    MOSCOW, Aug 10 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed in a telephone conversation with French President Emmanuel Macron the current situation in Syria. The two leaders exchanged views on the ongoing developments in Syria, and praised ....

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