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  • Bombing in Afghanistan sets fire to bus, killing 8

    Date: 2017-11-01 19:26:34 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:63 - ID:7070154

    KABUL, Nov 1 (MENA) - At least eight people were killed when a bus caught fire after a sticky bomb blew up a nearby fuel tanker, an official was quoted by ABC News as saying. Nooruddin, an aide to the provincial governor in the northern Parwan ....

  • Russian president holds talks with Iranian, Azerbaijani counterparts

    Date: 2017-11-01 18:58:05 GMT - Russia - World - SN:61 - ID:7070113

    MOSCOW, Nov 1 (MENA) – Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks Wednesday with Iranian and Azerbaijani presidents Hassan Rouhani and Ilham Aliyev on trilateral talks in the Iranian capital, Sputnik news agency reported. Russia, Iran and ....

  • Merkel clings to top spot in Forbes 100 most powerful women list

    Date: 2017-11-01 18:35:12 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:59 - ID:7070093

    LONDON, Nov 1 (MENA) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel has remained the most powerful woman in the world according to Forbes for the seventh year in a row, The Guardian reported. The British prime minister, Theresa May, is in second place, despite ....

  • Russian strategic bombers hammer terrorists’ facilities in Syria

    Date: 2017-11-01 15:09:33 GMT - Russia - World - SN:46 - ID:7069740

    MOSCOW, Nov 1 (MENA) - Six Tupolev Tu-22M3 long-range bombers, which have taken off from the Russian territory, have delivered a massive air strike against terrorists’ facilities near the town of Abu Kamal in Syria’s Deir ez-Zor province, Russia’s ....

  • US Embassy in Eritrea sends security message to Americans

    Date: 2017-11-01 14:16:29 GMT - Eritrea - World - SN:41 - ID:7069488

    ASMARA, Nov 1 (MENA) - The US Embassy in Eritrea advised U.S. citizens to avoid the downtown area where protests appear to be more prevalent, after receiving reports of gunfire at several locations in Asmara due to protests. In a statement by ....

  • Moscow holds Washington responsible for failure of Iranian nuke deal

    Date: 2017-11-01 13:56:57 GMT - Russia - World - SN:38 - ID:7069473

    MOSCOW, Nov 1 (MENA) - Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov voiced an opinion that the US would be responsible for the failure of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), as Washington has to realize the catastrophic consequences of ....

  • Turkey against Kurdish PYD taking part in National Dialogue Congress

    Date: 2017-11-01 13:41:20 GMT - Turkey - World - SN:35 - ID:7069469

    ANKARA, Nov 1 (MENA) - Turkish presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin has commented on the possible participation of the Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party at the Syrian Congress of National Dialogue proposed by Russia. Kalin has voiced Ankara's ....

  • Iran, Russia discuss defense, military ties

    Date: 2017-11-01 13:01:58 GMT - Iran - World - SN:30 - ID:7069443

    TEHRAN, Nov 1 (MENA) - Chief of Staff of Iran's Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri and Russian Deputy Defense Minister General Valery Gerasimov in a meeting in Tehran discussed expanding mutual cooperation, specially in military and ....

  • Russia's Putin arrives in Tehran

    Date: 2017-11-01 12:58:39 GMT - Iran - World - SN:29 - ID:7069455

    TEHRAN, Nov 1 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in Tehran, capital of Iran, to attend Iran-Russia-Azerbaijan trilateral meeting, IRNA reported on Wednesday. Upon his arrival at the Mehrabad International Airport, Putin was ....

  • Trump says Manhattan attack "terrorist act"

    Date: 2017-11-01 06:17:55 GMT - USA - World - SN:2 - ID:7068578

    WASHINGTON, Nov 1 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump offered his condolences and prayers to the victims and families of the New York City terrorist attack. "God and your country are with you!” Trump said on Twitter as quoted by Sky ....

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