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1 million South Sudan refugees now in Uganda, UN says
Date: 2017-08-17 10:11:12 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:21 - ID:6948724
GENEVA, Aug 17 (MENA) - The number of South Sudanese refugees sheltering in Uganda has reached 1 million, the United Nations said Thursday, a grim milestone for what has become the world's fastest-growing refugee crisis, ABC news ....
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Man is arrested after taking a woman hostage at Dutch radio station
Date: 2017-08-17 08:01:02 GMT - Netherlands - World - SN:13 - ID:6948623
AMSTERDAM, Aug 17 (MENA) - A woman was taken hostage at a Dutch radio station earlier this morning after an armed man forced his way into their offices, The Daily Mail reported. The man was arrested after having threatened the female employee ....
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China calls for dialogue on Kosovo issue
Date: 2017-08-17 07:06:58 GMT - China - World - SN:10 - ID:6948553
BEIJING, Aug 17 (MENA) - China on Wednesday called on Belgrade and Pristina to engage in dialogue and negotiations to settle their disputes, Xinhua news agency reported Thursday. UN Security Council Resolution 1244 serves as an important legal ....
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37 persons killed in gun battle at small Venezuela prison
Date: 2017-08-17 06:59:01 GMT - Venezuela - World - SN:8 - ID:6948545
CARCAS, Aug 17 (MENA) - At least 37 people were killed during clashes between armed inmates and security forces at a small prison in southern Venezuela, ABC news quoted the state's governor as saying Wednesday. Governor Liborio Guarulla said the ....
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US soldier killed in battle with Daesh in Afghanistan
Date: 2017-08-17 06:57:24 GMT - USA - World - SN:7 - ID:6948547
WASHINGTON, Aug 17 (MENA) - The US military said an American soldier was killed and several others wounded in a battle with Daesh militants in eastern Afghanistan, Fox News reported Thursday. The military said in a statement that several Afghan ....
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Steve Bannon: 'There's no military solution' to North Korea
Date: 2017-08-17 06:52:01 GMT - USA - World - SN:6 - ID:6948490
WASHINGTON, Aug 17 (MENA) - White House chief strategist Steve Bannon does not believe there is a military solution to North Korea in regards to its nuclear weapons program, The Time reported. Bannon on Tuesday called journalist Robert Kuttner, ....
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400 bodies recovered, up to 600 still missing in Sierra Leone mudslide
Date: 2017-08-16 22:55:20 GMT - Sierra Leone - World - SN:91 - ID:6948393
FREETOWN, Aug 16 (MENA) - At least 600 people are still missing following a mudslide and flooding that devastated parts of Sierra Leo ne's capital, Freetown, a spokesman for the president has told the BBC. President Ernest Bai Koroma has declared ....
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London denies claims of alleged delivery of lethal weaponry to Syria
Date: 2017-08-16 22:50:57 GMT - Russia - World - SN:90 - ID:6948370
LONDON, Aug 16 (MENA) - The UK refutes any claims of the alleged supply of lethal equipment, including chemical weapons, to conflicting sides in Syria, a spokesperson for the British Foreign Office told Sputnik on Wednesday. "The UK supplies no ....
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S. Korea, US defense chiefs speak about N. Korea by phone
Date: 2017-08-16 21:42:33 GMT - south korea - World - SN:84 - ID:6948373
SEOUL, Aug 16 (MENA) - South Korean Defense Minister Song Young-moo and US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis held a telephone conversation to discuss North Korea's nuke and missile threats, the defense ministry said Wednesday. The call came as ....
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Zimbabwe's first lady requests diplomatic immunity in assault case
Date: 2017-08-16 21:15:38 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:82 - ID:6948205
LONDON, Aug 16 (MENA) - Zimbabwe's first lady Grace Mugabe is requesting diplomatic immunity after being accused of assaulting a 20-year-old model, Sky New quoted South African police as saying Wednesday. The wife of leader Robert Mugabe failed ....
