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IAAF extends suspension of Russian Athletics Federation
Date: 2017-11-26 19:55:14 GMT - Monaco - World - SN:62 - ID:7110806
MONTE CARLO, Nov 26 (MENA) - The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has ruled to extend suspension of the Russian Athletics Federation (RusAF) for failing to meet all conditions set to lift the suspension, Russia's Tass news ....
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Pope holds minute of silence for Egypt mosque attack victims
Date: 2017-11-26 19:28:46 GMT - Vatican - World - SN:60 - ID:7111096
VATICAN, Nov 26 (MENA) - The pope has led a minute of silence in St. Peter's Square for the victims of the deadly attack on a mosque in Egypt, the Voice of America reported. Francis said following the traditional Angelus greeting on Sunday that ....
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US commander: Taliban to be defeated
Date: 2017-11-26 10:25:00 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:18 - ID:7110005
KABUL, Nov 26 (MENA) - Commander of the US forces in Afghanistan and the NATO-led Resolute Support Mission General John Nicholson stressed on Sunday that Taliban group will be defeated. In an interview with NBC News, the top US commander admitted ....
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George H.W. Bush becomes longest-living president in US history
Date: 2017-11-25 19:53:19 GMT - USA - World - SN:87 - ID:7109570
WASHINGTON, Nov 25 (MENA) - Former President George H.W. Bush became the longest-living president in U.S. history today at 93 years and 166 days old, Washington Examiner website reported Saturday. Bush, born on June 12, 1924, beat the previous ....
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US confirms shooting of its diplomat in Brazil
Date: 2017-11-25 19:32:07 GMT - USA - World - SN:85 - ID:7109517
WASHINGTON, Nov 25 (MENA) - An American diplomat stationed at the U.S. Consulate in Rio de Janeiro was shot in the foot Thursday night during an attempted robbery about 90 miles outside the city, the Brazilian police were quoted by ABC news on ....
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Pakistan cops fight street battles as hardliners surround Islamabad
Date: 2017-11-25 11:28:24 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:38 - ID:7108591
ISLAMABAD, Nov 25 (MENA) - Pakistani police used tear gas and water cannon, and fought running battles with stone-throwing activists, as they moved to clear a sit-in by religious hardliners who have blocked the main routes into the capital of ....
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23 killed, wounded in suicide bombing in southwest Pakistan
Date: 2017-11-25 10:27:23 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:32 - ID:7108425
ISLAMABAD, Nov 25 (MENA) - Four people were killed and 19 others injured when a suicide bomber detonated his explosives vest in the southwestern city of Quettain on Saturday, Pakistani police said. The suicide attack took place near a bus ....
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Flooding on Skagit River forces 250 to evacuate homes
Date: 2017-11-25 07:24:54 GMT - USA - World - SN:11 - ID:7108132
WASHINGTON, Nov 25 (MENA) - Flooding on the Skagit River forced about 250 to evacuate their homes Thanksgiving Day. A flood warning remains in effect until Saturday morning for the Skagit River in Mt. Vernon. Mt. Vernon is a city that's ....
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Castro meets N. Korea minister amid hope Cuba can defuse tensions
Date: 2017-11-25 07:23:22 GMT - Cuba - World - SN:10 - ID:7108158
HAVANA, Nov 25 (MENA) - Cuban President Raul Castro met with North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho on Friday amid hopes the communist-run island might be able to persuade its Asian ally to avert a showdown with the United States. "In the ....
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UK PM deplores Arish terror attack, calls it “sickening”
Date: 2017-11-24 15:50:07 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:87 - ID:7107233
LONDON, Nov 24 (MENA) – British Prime Minister Theresa May condemned the terrorist attack that targeted a mosque in the North Sinai city of Arish, killing and injuring a large number of worshipers. "Appalled by the sickening attack on a mosque in ....
