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Man convicted of having pipe bomb in luggage at UK airport
Date: 2017-08-08 19:45:25 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:77 - ID:6936050
LONDON, Aug 8 (MENA) - A man who arrived at a British airport for a flight with a pipe bomb in his hand luggage has been convicted of possessing explosives, ABC News reported. Nadeem Muhammad denied wrongdoing after security staff found the ....
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Germany sets Sept 19 for trial of Daesh leader
Date: 2017-08-08 14:39:43 GMT - Germany - World - SN:60 - ID:6935697
BERLIN, Aug 8 (MENA) - A German court set on Tuesday September 19 as a date for the trial of Iraqi national Abu Walaa, who is considered by Germany's prosecution as Daesh first man in Germany. Ahmed Abdel Aziz, also known as Abu Walaa, had been ....
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Kissinger warns destroying Daesh could lead to ‘Iranian radical empire’
Date: 2017-08-08 14:19:05 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:56 - ID:6935593
LONDON, Aug 8 (MENA) - Henry Kissinger has warned that destroying Daesh terrorist group could lead to an “Iranian radical empire”, the Independent newspaper reported on Tuesday. The former diplomat has suggested that once Daesh is defeated, if ....
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Russian army to show trophy weapons seized from terrorists in Syria
Date: 2017-08-08 12:59:34 GMT - Russia - World - SN:44 - ID:6935524
MOSCOW, Aug 8 (MENA) - Russia will present an exposition at the Army-2017 International Military-Technical Forum to demonstrate its counter-terror operation in Syria and weapons seized from terrorists, Chief of the Defense Ministry’s Directorate of ....
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UN warns Venezuela over 'use of excessive force'
Date: 2017-08-08 12:00:43 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:35 - ID:6935398
GENEVA, Aug 8 (MENA) - The United Nations Human Rights Office has warned of "widespread and systematic use of excessive force" being used against protesters in Venezuela. It also speaks of other human rights violations, including "violent house ....
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The biggest threat to free speech? It’s the left
Date: 2017-08-08 11:34:43 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:31 - ID:6935203
LONDON, Aug 8 (MENA) - With every passing week, those who predicted the tyranny of President Trump look sillier. Blocked by the courts, frustrated by Congress, assailed by the press, under mounting pressure from a special counsel, and reduced to ....
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Tillerson makes first high profile visit in years to Thailand
Date: 2017-08-08 08:45:56 GMT - Thailand - World - SN:11 - ID:6935019
BANGKOK, Aug 8 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrived Tuesday in Thailand to hold talks on trade and security. The visit is the first of its kind by a high ranking US official since the military coup witnessed by the country during ....
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Panic as earthquake rocks coastal town popular with Brits
Date: 2017-08-08 08:37:31 GMT - Turkey - World - SN:9 - ID:6935018
ANKARA, Aug 8 (MENA) - An Earthquake has hit an area near the popular holiday resort of Bodrum in Turkey, the US Geological Survey has confirmed on Tuesday. The magnitude 5.3 quake struck 14km southeast of Bodrum, at a depth of 10km, UK Daily ....
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Pentagon: Military can destroy drones over domestic US bases
Date: 2017-08-08 06:40:34 GMT - USA - World - SN:3 - ID:6934870
WASHINGTON, Aug 8 (MENA) - The Pentagon has given more than 130 US military bases across the United States the green light to shoot down private and commercial drones that could endanger aviation safety or pose other threats, Alhurra news channel ....
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Kenyans line up to cast ballots in presidential election
Date: 2017-08-08 06:19:07 GMT - Kenya - World - SN:2 - ID:6934851
NAIROBI, Aug 8 (MENA) - Millions of voters will go to the polls in Kenya on Tuesday in an election expected to be a close race between President Uhuru Kenyatta and his rival Raila Odinga, ABC news reported Tuesday. More than 180,000 police have ....
