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  • Spain government will seek to impose direct rule over Catalonia

    Date: 2017-10-21 13:06:06 GMT - Spain - World - SN:52 - ID:7050896

    MADRID, Oct 21 (MENA) - Madrid will seek senate approval to take over the Catalonian government and hold early elections, the Spanish prime minister has said on Saturday, The Guardian reported. Mariano Rajoy was speaking on Saturday after a ....

  • Over 15,000 asylum seekers crossed US-Canada border -- Canada

    Date: 2017-10-21 09:45:36 GMT - Canada - World - SN:32 - ID:7050365

    OTTAWA, Oct 21 (MENA) - The Canadian government said that more than 15,000 people have crossed the US-Canadian border illegally to claim refugee status in Canada this year. Asylum seekers who illegally crossed the US border into Canada this year ....

  • Donald Trump will not visit Britain until 2018 -- White House confirms

    Date: 2017-10-21 09:27:19 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:29 - ID:7050315

    LONDON, Oct 21 (MENA) - The White House confirmed that US President Donald Trump will not visit the UK until next year, the Guardian reported. In a report, the newspaper said that the US president was invited by UK Prime Minister Theresa May to ....

  • Several injured in Munich stabbing, suspect on the run

    Date: 2017-10-21 09:13:09 GMT - Germany - World - SN:27 - ID:7050347

    BERLIN, Oct 21 (MENA) - Several people have been injured after a knife attack in central Munich, with the suspect at large, according to German police. "We are searching for the attacker with all available units," the Telegraph newspaper quoted ....

  • Putin, Erdogan discuss situation in Syria

    Date: 2017-10-21 08:51:07 GMT - Russia - World - SN:25 - ID:7050217

    MOSCOW, Oct 21 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan held a telephone conversation to discuss the situation in Syria. Both presidents exchanged opinions on the Syrian conflict and gave an ....

  • Rockets hit Kabul’s diplomatic area

    Date: 2017-10-21 08:30:31 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:23 - ID:7050182

    KABUL, Oct 21 (MENA) - Two rockets fell near the headquarters of NATO’s Resolute Support mission in the diplomatic district in Afghan capital of Kabul early Saturday, Afghan officials said. Sirens of the Resolute Support headquarters and a number ....

  • One dead, another missing after fuel barge fire off Texas coast

    Date: 2017-10-21 08:12:40 GMT - USA - World - SN:19 - ID:7050181

    WASHINGTON, Oct 21 (MENA) - A barge loaded with crude oil caught fire off the Texas coast, leaving one crew member dead and another missing. More than 133,000 barrels of crude were on the barge when the fire broke out at 4:30 am (local time), ....

  • Daesh claims responsibility for deadly suicide bombing in Kabul

    Date: 2017-10-21 07:50:00 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:15 - ID:7050180

    KABUL, Oct 21 (MENA) - Daesh terrorist group claimed responsibility for Friday's attack that hit Imam Zaman mosque in Afghan capital, Kabul, killing at least 39 people. In a statement, Daesh said that one suicide bomber walked into a mosque in ....

  • S. Korean companies gear up to resume construction of two stalled reactors

    Date: 2017-10-20 20:19:40 GMT - south korea - World - SN:77 - ID:7049857

    SEOUL, Oct 20 (MENA) - South Korea's state-run nuclear operator said Friday it will consult with local contractors to resume work on building two new reactors as early as next month and compensate the damages incurred by a three-month break after a ....

  • Death toll from Afghanistan suicide bombings hits 72

    Date: 2017-10-20 20:13:25 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:76 - ID:7049853

    KABUL, Oct 20 (MENA) - The death toll from a suicide bombing at the Shiite Imam Zaman mosque mosque in western Kabul during Friday prayer has risen to 39, Sky News Arabia reported. In a separated attack, officials said at least 33 people were ....

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