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3 Turkish soldiers killed, 4 injured in blast in southeastern Turkey
Date: 2017-10-04 08:34:54 GMT - Turkey - World - SN:16 - ID:7022809
ANKARA, Oct 4 (MENA) - Three Turkish soldiers were killed and four others injured in an explosion in southeastern Turkey. Nobody has claimed responsibility for the blast, Sky News quoted military sources as saying on Wednesday. (MENA) M H K/R ....
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Pakistan executes 3 militants convicted over terror attacks
Date: 2017-10-04 06:48:19 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:10 - ID:7022751
ISLAMABAD, Oct 4 (MENA) - Pakistan's army executed three militants who were sentenced to death by military courts after being convicted of carrying out terror attacks in recent years, ABC news reported. A statement from the military said the ....
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Mattis voices support for Iran deal ahead of deadline
Date: 2017-10-03 22:01:08 GMT - USA - World - SN:88 - ID:7022620
WASHINGTON, Oct 3 (MENA) - Twelve days before the Trump administration will decide whether or not to re-certify Iran's compliance with the Iran deal, US Secretary of Defense James Mattis told Congress it's in America's national security interest to ....
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Some 1,400 Russian social media ‘death groups’ uncovered since early 2017
Date: 2017-10-03 21:51:12 GMT - Russia - World - SN:87 - ID:7022585
MOSCOW, Oct 3 (MENA) - Russia’s Interior Ministry said it uncovered nearly 1,400 ‘death groups’ operating in social networks since the start of 2017, TASS news agency reported. A senior ministry official Alexander Moshkov said "Since the ....
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US new ambassador pledges to rebuild trust in US-Russia relations
Date: 2017-10-03 21:37:53 GMT - Russia - World - SN:86 - ID:7022514
MOSCOW, Oct 3 (MENA) - The United States’ newly-appointed Ambassador to Russia, Jon Huntsman, pledged on Tuesday to do his best to rebuild trust in relations between his country and Russia, TASS reported. "As the US Ambassador to the Russian ....
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US-Cuba row: Washington expels 15 Cuban diplomats
Date: 2017-10-03 21:28:47 GMT - Cuba - World - SN:85 - ID:7022539
WASHINGTON, Oct 3 (MENA) - The US has expelled 15 Cuban diplomats, saying Havana failed to protect US diplomats from mysterious acoustic attacks, the BBC reported on Tuesday. The Cuban personnel have been given seven days to leave. The US ....
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Putin lambasts war hysteria over North Korea
Date: 2017-10-03 21:15:07 GMT - Russia - World - SN:84 - ID:7022509
MOSCOW, Oct 3 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that soaring military rhetoric over North Korea is harmful, asserting Moscow is critical of North Korea’s violations of UN Security Council resolutions, TASS news agency reported. ....
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Russia includes Taldou to combat-free zones in Syria
Date: 2017-10-03 21:07:23 GMT - Russia - World - SN:83 - ID:7022561
MOSCOW, Oct 3 (MENA) - Russian Defense Ministry announced Tuesday the town of Taldou in Homs province as a combat-free zone in Syria, after reaching an agreement with armed opposition to reduce tension there. According to Russia Today, the ....
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5 killed in plane crash in Kazakhstan
Date: 2017-10-03 19:42:31 GMT - Kazakhstan - World - SN:77 - ID:7022538
ASTANA, Oct 3 (MENA) - Officials in Kazakhstan say five people, including two doctors, have died when a plane carrying them crashed soon after takeoff, ABC News said. Kazakhstan's Health Ministry said the An-28 plane with a crew of three was ....
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Russia hands Mali two combat helicopters
Date: 2017-10-03 19:39:57 GMT - Russia - World - SN:75 - ID:7022512
MOSCOW, Oct 3 (MENA) - The Russian Helicopters company said Tuesday that Moscow sent Mali two MI-35M combat helicopters, Russian Sputnik news agency reported. The company said in a statement that this step comes within a signed agreement to ....