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Knife man 'shot' neutralized after attacking soldiers in Brussels, says police
Date: 2017-08-25 20:36:18 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:70 - ID:6962072
BRUSSELS, Aug 25 (MENA) – The Belgian federal police said a man was shot in downtown Brussels on Friday evening after he attacked the troops with a knife, Sky News reported. The suspect is in a critical condition after he was shot by soldiers ....
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Man shot after attacking Brussels troops
Date: 2017-08-25 19:43:35 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:67 - ID:6962058
BRUSSELS, Aug 25 (MENA) - A man has been shot in the center of Brussels after attacking two soldiers with a knife, the BBC News reported. Pictures from the scene show the area cordoned off with police and emergency services in the street. One ....
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US envoy to UN: Iran smuggles arms to Hezbollah for more than 10 years
Date: 2017-08-25 17:51:26 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:60 - ID:6961915
NEW YORK, Aug 25 (MENA) - US Permanent Representative to the United Nations Nikki Haley said that Iran has been smuggling arms to Hezbollah for more than 10 years, Sky news reported Friday. She also criticized Irish Major General Michael Beary, ....
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11 killed in China's Hato typhoon
Date: 2017-08-25 17:06:07 GMT - China - World - SN:58 - ID:6961860
BEIJING, Aug 25 (MENA) - Chinese Ministry of Civil Affairs said in a statement on Friday that Typhoon Hato left 11 people dead, one missing, and affected some 741,000 residents in the provinces of Fujian, Guangdong, Guizhou, and Yunnan and Guangxi ....
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Afghan President condemns attack on Shia mosque in Kabul
Date: 2017-08-25 16:16:59 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:52 - ID:6961803
KABUL, Aug 25 (MENA) - Afghan President Ashraf Ghani condemned Friday the terrorist attack on a Shitte mosque in the Afghan capital Kabul. Ghani called on all Islamic clerics around the world to condemn terrorism, ABC News reported. He ....
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At least 20 dead in Shiite mosque attack in Kabul
Date: 2017-08-25 15:48:47 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:50 - ID:6961733
KABUL, Aug 25 (MENA) - A senior hospital official said at least 20 people were killed in the hours-long siege of a Shiite Muslim mosque in the Afghan capital of Kabul, ABC News reported. Mohammad Salim Rasouli, chief of Kabul’s hospitals, said at ....
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Chinese naval fleet stages live-fire drill in Indian Ocean
Date: 2017-08-25 14:52:34 GMT - China - World - SN:45 - ID:6961484
BEIJING, Aug 25 (MENA) - A Chinese naval formation consisting of the destroyer Changchun, guided-missile frigate Jingzhou and supply vessel Chaohu conducted a live-fire drill in the waters of the western Indian Ocean, military sources said Friday, ....
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British FM warns Libya of early elections
Date: 2017-08-25 14:47:15 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:43 - ID:6961420
LONDON, Aug 25 (MENA) - British Foreign Minister Borris Johnson warned Libya of early elections referring to British Prime Minister Theresa May's disastrous decision to call a snap election shows the risk of going to the polls too early, the ....
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Attack at Afghan mosque ends, 4 assailants dead
Date: 2017-08-25 14:05:25 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:39 - ID:6961641
KABUL, Aug 25 (MENA) - Police said the hours-long attack at a Shiite Muslim mosque in the Afghan capital Kabul has ended with all four attackers dead, ABC News reported. Police official Mohammed Sadique Muradi said two of the attackers blew ....
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Daesh claims responsibility for Shiite mosque attack in Kabul
Date: 2017-08-25 14:01:44 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:38 - ID:6961557
KABUL, Aug 25 (MENA) - Militants stormed a Shiite mosque in the Afghan capital while worshippers were at Friday prayers, setting off an explosion that killed a security guard outside and pushing into the two-story building, officials said. A cleric ....
