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Daesh claims responsibility for Barcelona terror attack
Date: 2017-08-17 20:44:01 GMT - Spain - World - SN:95 - ID:6949991
MADRID, Aug 17 (MENA) - Daesh has claimed responsibility for the Barcelona terror attack that left 13 dead and 50 injured. The announcement was made tonight by the Daesh linked Amaq News Agency, the Mirror reported. Translated into English, ....
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Russia proposes establishing reconciliation committees in Syria’s de-escalation zones
Date: 2017-08-17 18:58:10 GMT - Syria - World - SN:87 - ID:6949799
DAMASCUS, Aug 17 (MENA) - Syrian authorities and opposition should set up local reconciliation committees in the de-escalation zones, Spokesman for the Russian Center for Reconciliation of the opposing sides in Syria Lieutenant General Sergei ....
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Moscow sees chance to improve Russia-US ties - report
Date: 2017-08-17 18:00:12 GMT - Russia - World - SN:83 - ID:6949768
MOSCOW, Aug 17 (MENA) – Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told a news briefing on Thursday that Moscow sees an opportunity for an improvement of Russia-US relations and urges Washington to make use of it, TASS news agency ....
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The west supplied chemical weapons to Syrian militants, says Russian Foreign Ministry
Date: 2017-08-17 17:38:42 GMT - Russia - World - SN:82 - ID:6949767
MOSCOW, Aug 17 (MENA) - Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Thursday there is evidence that the West is supplying chemical weapons to militants in Syria, Moscow Times reported. “Yes, it’s true,” she told the state-funded ....
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Barcelona terror attack: Death toll hit 13
Date: 2017-08-17 17:24:35 GMT - Spain - World - SN:81 - ID:6949775
MADRID, Aug 17 (MENA) - The death toll of Barcelona terror attack reached 13, the Telegraph said. Dozens others were injured after a suspected terrorist crashed into a crowd of people on a pavement in a popular tourist area of Barcelona. ....
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Barcelona terror attack: 'Two dead' after van ploughs into pedestrians
Date: 2017-08-17 16:55:42 GMT - Spain - World - SN:79 - ID:6949712
MADRID, Aug 17 (MENA) - Two people are feared dead and at least 20 people are believed to have been injured in a terror attack in central Barcelona, the Mirror reported. A van ploughed into pedestrians along a famous promenade - sparking a ....
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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 ....
