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  • 2 dead in ambiguous explosion in US New Jersey

    Date: 2018-07-07 21:49:27 GMT - USA - World - SN:64 - ID:7478112

    WASHINGTON, July 7 (MENA) - Two people were killed in a house explosion in New Jersey Saturday morning, US officials said. The victims' identities were not known at this time, ABC news reported. It was unclear if there were other ....

  • 6-magnitude earthquake hits east of Tokyo

    Date: 2018-07-07 21:44:43 GMT - Japan - World - SN:62 - ID:7478111

    TOKYO, July 7 (MENA) - A 6.0 magnitude earthquake shook Chiba Prefecture east of Tokyo on Saturday. No tsunami alert has been issued, NHK reported. The Japan Meteorological Agency said the epicenter was in the Pacific Ocean off Chiba's ....

  • US service member killed, 2 wounded in Afghanistan insider attack

    Date: 2018-07-07 20:41:44 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:58 - ID:7478046

    KABUL, July 7 (MENA) – One US service member was killed, and two others wounded during an apparent "insider attack" in southern Afghanistan on Saturday, Voice of America reported. The wounded US service members are in "stable" condition and are ....

  • 3 killed as protests turn violent in Haiti

    Date: 2018-07-07 18:58:48 GMT - Haiti - World - SN:53 - ID:7477954

    PORT-AU-PRINCE, July 7 (MENA) - Major protests erupted Friday in Haiti as the government announced a sharp increase in gasoline prices, with demonstrators using burning tires and barricades to block major streets across the capital and in the ....

  • Pompeo didn't give Kim Jong Un ‘Rocket Man’ CD -- Washington

    Date: 2018-07-07 17:44:19 GMT - USA - World - SN:50 - ID:7477927

    WASHINGTON, July 7 (MENA) - Despite rumors to the contrary, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo did not give North Korean leader Kim Jong Un a CD containing the Elton John song "Rocket Man” during his time in Pyongyang this weekend, US State ....

  • Romanian MiG-21 fighter jet crashes during airshow, kills pilot

    Date: 2018-07-07 17:12:19 GMT - Romania - World - SN:47 - ID:7477893

    BUCHAREST, July 7 (MENA) - A Romanian air force MiG-21 Lancer fighter jet crashed during an airshow in eastern Romania on Saturday, killing its pilot, the defence ministry said, Euro News reported. Eyewitnesses at the airshow, attended by about ....

  • Pope Francis renews appeal to two-state solution to Palestinian-Israeli conflict

    Date: 2018-07-07 15:34:41 GMT - Italy - World - SN:40 - ID:7477751

    ROME, July 7 (MENA) - Pope Francis denounced the “occupation” of Mideast lands, and renewed his appeal for a two-state solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. This came during Francis' hosting the daylong ecumenical service in the Adriatic ....

  • Russia calls on the international community to support demining efforts in Syria

    Date: 2018-07-07 14:56:38 GMT - Russia - World - SN:37 - ID:7477617

    MOSCOW, July 7 (MENA) - The Russian Foreign Ministry on Saturday called on the international community to join the "Russian-Syrian" demining efforts in Syria, Russian Sputnik news agency reported. In a statement, the ministry called on the ....

  • Outcomes of China-CEEC cooperation exceed expectation: Chinese premier

    Date: 2018-07-07 14:48:13 GMT - China - World - SN:35 - ID:7477610

    BEIJING, July 7 (MENA) - The outcomes of cooperation between China and 16 Central and Eastern European Countries (CEEC) achieved in the past six years have exceeded expectation, visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said here Saturday. Li made the ....

  • Cypriot defense minister: Turkish occupation of Cyprus should be terminated

    Date: 2018-07-07 14:43:29 GMT - Cyprus - World - SN:34 - ID:7477689

    NICOSIA, July 7 (MENA) - The Turkish occupation of Cyprus must be terminated, Cypriot Defense Minister Savvas Angelides stressed on Saturday, adding that a settlement of the Cyprus problem must be functional and viable. There must be no foreign ....

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