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Russian, French foreign ministers to discuss Syria, Ukraine, North Korea
Date: 2017-09-06 22:21:13 GMT - France - World - SN:93 - ID:6978266
PARIS, Sept 6 (MENA) - Russian and French Foreign Ministers Jean-Yves Le Drian and Sergey Lavrov will discuss the situation in Libya, Syria, Ukraine and on the Korean peninsula on September 8, the French Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday. Lavrov ....
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US to install more 4 THAAD launchers in South Korea
Date: 2017-09-06 21:51:46 GMT - USA - World - SN:90 - ID:6978317
WASHINGTON, Sept 6 (MENA) - The US Defense Ministry announced Wednesday four more rocket launchers that make up the Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system will be installed along with the two launchers already in operation at a former ....
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US seeks oil embargo on North Korea after H-bomb test
Date: 2017-09-06 21:43:49 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:89 - ID:6978332
NEW YORK, Sept 6 (MENA) - The US is pushing for tougher UN economic sanctions against North Korea as US President Donald Trump says military action is "not our first choice", Sky News reported. His comments are a step back from those last month ....
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Iraqi student pilot killed in F-16 desert crash in Arizona
Date: 2017-09-06 21:14:29 GMT - USA - World - SN:87 - ID:6978168
WASHINGTON, Sept 6 (MENA) - An Iraqi student jet fighter pilot was killed when an F-16 jet crashed during a training mission in southeastern Arizona, authorities said Wednesday, the ABC News reported. First Lt. Lacey Roberts of the Arizona Air ....
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UK embassy in Cairo launches initiative to support women's leadership
Date: 2017-09-06 20:51:55 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:86 - ID:6978295
CAIRO, Sept 6 (MENA) – UK ambassador in Cairo John Casson said an initiative for supporting women's leadership would be launched this month. Under the rubric Gender September, the initiative will be launched for the second year to support women's ....
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Six civilians injured in attack on Bagram airfield in Afghanistan
Date: 2017-09-06 20:10:49 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:84 - ID:6978212
KABUL, Sept 6 (MENA) - Six civilians were injured in the attack that targeted Bagram airfield in Afghanistan. The attack occurred when a suicide bomber on a motorcycle blew himself up outside an entry checkpoint to the base, The Guardian ....
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Illegal armed group member who fought in Syria extradited to Russia
Date: 2017-09-06 19:08:17 GMT - Russia - World - SN:81 - ID:6978059
MOSCOW, Sept 6 (MENA) - A man accused of being a member of an illegal armed group active in Syria has been extradited from Germany to Russia, TASS news agency quoted Spokeswoman for the Russian Interior Ministry Irina Volk as saying on ....
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Casualties confirmed after blast at Bagram airbase in Afghanistan - US military
Date: 2017-09-06 17:41:00 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:77 - ID:6978165
KABUL, Sept 6 (MENA) - A suicide bomber has reportedly detonated explosives at Bagram airbase in Afghanistan, TOLO News reported. The US military has confirmed a "small number of casualties," according to Russia Today. "An explosion occurred ....
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France reiterates commitment to two-state solution
Date: 2017-09-06 14:54:32 GMT - France - World - SN:61 - ID:6977877
PARIS, Sept 6 (MENA) - Frence's Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian has has asserted his country's commitment to the two state-solution involving an independent Palestinian state. Le Drian made the remarks during a meeting with Palestinian ....
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OIC condemns worsening human rights situation in Myanmar
Date: 2017-09-06 14:40:48 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:60 - ID:6977781
CAIRO/JEDDAH, Sept 6 (MENA) - The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation – The Independent Permanent Human Rights Commission (OIC-IPHRC) called upon the Myanmar government to take immediate and effective steps to halt the ongoing cycle of violence as ....
