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  • Mike Pence slams report he's planning for a presidential bid

    Date: 2017-08-06 22:38:12 GMT - USA - World - SN:84 - ID:6933212

    WASHINGTON, Aug 6 (MENA) - Vice President Mike Pence sought to bat down a report from The New York Times on Sunday that said he would plan to run for president should President Donald Trump not seek a second term, CNN reported. "Today's article ....

  • Militants massacre up to 40 civilians in northern Afghan village

    Date: 2017-08-06 22:07:05 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:81 - ID:6933182

    KABUL, Aug 6 (MENA) - Militants killed up to 40 civilians in the village of Mirza Oland located in the northern Afghanistan's Sare Pol province, Mohammad Zahir Wahdat, the provincial governor, said Sunday. On Saturday, the insurgents established ....

  • Venezuela troops quash attack on base by anti-Maduro group

    Date: 2017-08-06 21:26:01 GMT - Venezuela - World - SN:79 - ID:6933290

    CARACAS, Aug 8 (MENA) - Military troops quickly put down an attack at an army base in Venezuela on Sunday, clashing with a group that said it was out to "re-establish the constitutional order" but was dismissed by officials as a band of civilians ....

  • 2 planes clip wings at Toronto airport, no injuries

    Date: 2017-08-06 21:04:09 GMT - Canada - World - SN:78 - ID:6933292

    OTTAWA, Aug 6 (MENA) - Air Canada is reporting that two airplanes have clipped wings at Toronto's international airport, but there are no injuries, Fox News reported on Sunday. The airline says 286 passengers were on board an incoming Air Canada ....

  • Macedonia declares state of emergency over wildfires, heat

    Date: 2017-08-06 19:34:20 GMT - Macedonia - World - SN:73 - ID:6933122

    SKOPJE, Aug 6 (MENA) - Macedonia has declared a state of emergency in its southwestern mountainous region due to fear that a heat wave could spread multiple wildfires that have been raging in the country's southwest region, Fox News reported. The ....

  • Truck loaded with 16 tons of explosives in Kabul seized: intelligence officials

    Date: 2017-08-06 15:22:52 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:56 - ID:6932836

    KABUL, Aug 6 (MENA) - Afghani intelligence officials said Sunday that a truck carrying more than 16 tonnes of explosives has been seized in District 9 of Kabul and five persons have been arrested. In a statement, the National Directorate of ....

  • SOHR: Regime forces 4 kilometers away from last Daesh's hotbed in Raqqa

    Date: 2017-08-06 15:21:15 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:55 - ID:6932831

    LONDON, Aug 6 (MENA) - The London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) mentioned that the regime forces have made significant progress against Daesh terrorist group in the eastern countryside of Raqqa. The Syrian troops controlled a ....

  • S. Korea, US hold bilateral meeting in Manila to discuss N.K. issue

    Date: 2017-08-06 09:15:21 GMT - south korea - World - SN:11 - ID:6932108

    MANILA, Aug 6 (MENA) - Top diplomats of South Korea and the United States held talks in Manila on Sunday to discuss concerted efforts to deal with the growing threats from North Korea's nuclear and missile programs, Yonhap reported. South Korean ....

  • US suspends search for missing Marines after crash off Queensland coast

    Date: 2017-08-06 06:56:53 GMT - USA - World - SN:7 - ID:6931966

    WASHINGTON, Aug 6 (MENA) -The US Navy and Marine Corps has suspended search and rescue efforts for three US Marines missing after their aircraft crashed into the sea off Australia's east coast, SBS reported on Sunday. The Marine Corps said they ....

  • Russia's Rogozin meets Moldovan president in Tehran

    Date: 2017-08-05 22:49:09 GMT - Iran - World - SN:73 - ID:6931887

    TEHRAN, Aug 5 (MENA) - Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin has held talks with Moldovan President Igor Dodon in Tehran as both men attended the inauguration ceremony for Iranian President Hassan Rohani, Interfax reported. Rogozin, who is ....

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