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  • Activity of ten terrorist cells thwarted in Russia this year

    Date: 2017-11-08 11:25:52 GMT - Russia - World - SN:36 - ID:7080798

    MOSCOW, Nov 8 (MENA) - The activity of ten cells of international terrorist organizations has been thwarted this year in large-scale preventive operations by the Russian Interior Ministry and FSB among migrants in April-May, Interior Minister ....

  • 15 Taliban militants killed in attack on police academy in central Afghanistan

    Date: 2017-11-08 09:14:50 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:16 - ID:7080386

    KABUL, Nov 8 (MENA) - At least 15 Taliban militants were killed during their attempt to storm the police academy in Maidan Wardak province of Afghanistan, Khaama Press reported. According to local officials, the Taliban insurgents launched a ....

  • Trump arrives in China as part of Asian tour

    Date: 2017-11-08 07:37:51 GMT - China - World - SN:10 - ID:7080286

    BEIJING, Nov 8 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump arrived in Beijing on Wednesday for the critical leg of his Asia tour to drum up an uncompromising, global front against the nuclear weapons ambitions of the "cruel dictatorship" in North Korea, CNBC ....

  • Trump asks China to cut ties with Kim

    Date: 2017-11-08 06:30:52 GMT - south korea - World - SN:4 - ID:7080221

    SEOUL, Nov 8 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump called on the world to abandon support for Kim Jong Un’s regime, saying the dictator has turned North Korea into “a hell that no person deserves”, Al Hurra channel reported. Calling out by name ....

  • Fog forces Trump to abandon surprise DMZ trip in South Korea

    Date: 2017-11-08 06:17:06 GMT - USA - World - SN:3 - ID:7080181

    WASHINGTON, Nov 8 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump's attempt to make an unannounced visit to the heavily fortified border separating North and South Korea was aborted on Wednesday after dense fog prevented his helicopter from landing, CNBC quoted ....

  • UK foreign secretary refuses to apologize for remarks over British national held in Iran

    Date: 2017-11-07 22:46:42 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:131 - ID:7080031

    LONDON, Nov 7 (MENA) – UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has refused to apologize for putting Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe at risk of an extra five years in prison, insisting he is not to blame, The Independent reported on Tuesday. The Foreign ....

  • Moscow voices concern over situation in Lebanon

    Date: 2017-11-07 22:44:59 GMT - Russia - World - SN:130 - ID:7079923

    MOSCOW, Nov 7 (MENA) - The Russian Foreign Ministry has expressed concern about the recent development of the situation in Lebanon with the resignation of the country's Prime Minister Saad Hariri, not yet accepted by the Lebanese president, Sputnik ....

  • US accuses Iran of providing missiles to Yemen’s Houthis

    Date: 2017-11-07 22:44:14 GMT - USA - World - SN:129 - ID:7079950

    NEW YORK, Nov 7 (MENA) - The United States accused Iran on Tuesday of supplying Yemen’s Houthi militants with a missile that was fired into Saudi Arabia in July and called for the United Nations to hold Tehran accountable for violating two UN ....

  • WHO calls for halting use of antibiotics in healthy animals

    Date: 2017-11-07 22:29:21 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:126 - ID:7079897

    GENEVA, Nov 7 (MENA) - The World Health Organization has called on farmers and the food industry to stop using antibiotics routinely to promote growth and prevent disease in healthy animals. The new WHO recommendations aim to help preserve the ....

  • Russian lawmaker calls on US to abandon double standards in foreign policy

    Date: 2017-11-07 20:08:58 GMT - Russia - World - SN:113 - ID:7079779

    MOSCOW, Nov 7 (MENA) - Russian State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin said Tuesday that the US should abandon double standards in relations with other countries and engage in a dialogue for tackling issues in the Middle East and Europe, TASS news ....

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