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US official: Rohingya should be returned safely to Myanmar
Date: 2017-11-04 18:13:17 GMT - USA - World - SN:67 - ID:7074484
WASHINGTON, Nov 4 (MENA) - A US official visiting Bangladesh said Saturday that Rohingya Muslims should be returned safely to their homes in Myanmar after they were forced to flee the country amid a brutal crackdown by Myanmar security forces, ABC ....
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South Koreans to protest against 'war maniac' Trump
Date: 2017-11-04 17:57:08 GMT - south korea - World - SN:64 - ID:7074535
SEOUL, Nov 4 (MENA) - A coalition of around 220 left-wing organizations has announced plans to demonstrate in Seoul during US President Donald Trump's upcoming state visit to South Korea, with the groups fiercely critical of the US leader for ....
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Venezuela frees 2 opponents as Maduro consolidates power
Date: 2017-11-04 17:51:41 GMT - Venezuela - World - SN:63 - ID:7074530
CARACAS, Nov 4 (MENA) - Venezuela's government has released two prominent opposition activists it has held for more than a year without trial, ABC News reported Saturday. Yon Goicoechea and Delson Guarate were freed late Friday night from a ....
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N. Korea not interested in denuclearization talks with US
Date: 2017-11-04 17:25:36 GMT - south korea - World - SN:61 - ID:7074485
SEOUL, Nov 4 (MENA) - North Korea has no interest in having talks on denuclearization with the United States, adding possessing nuclear arms is "irreversible" and "inevitable" to strengthen its "war deterrence," Yonhap quoted the North's state media ....
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Russia says no cooperation with US on N.Korea
Date: 2017-11-04 17:15:46 GMT - Russia - World - SN:58 - ID:7074486
MOSCOW, Nov 4 (MENA) - Russia is not currently cooperating with the United States on discussions about North Korea, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov reportedly told the Russian RIA news agency. "There is no cooperation so far. Only periodic ....
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Samoa Earthquake: Huge 6.9 magnitude tremor strikes Ring of Fire sparking tsunami fears
Date: 2017-11-04 15:23:17 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:48 - ID:7074011
LONDON, Nov 4 (MENA) - A huge 6.9 magnitude earthquake hit a collection of islands along the Ring of Fire today sparking fears a tsunami could strike. The quake had a depth of 32 kilometres and struck 192km south-west of Apia, in Samoa, the US ....
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Belgium says to study Catalan leader arrest warrant
Date: 2017-11-03 21:21:36 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:77 - ID:7073376
BRUSSELS, Nov 3 (MENA) – Belgian authorities have received Spain’s arrest warrant for ousted Catalan president Carles Puigdemont and will examine it before handing it over to a judge, Euronews quoted federal prosecutor Eric Van der Sypt as saying on ....
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Spain issues warrant for Catalan leader
Date: 2017-11-03 20:29:49 GMT - Spain - World - SN:74 - ID:7073346
MADRID, Nov 3 (MENA) - A Spanish judge has issued European Arrest Warrants (EAW) for sacked Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont and four of his allies who went to Belgium, the BBC News reported on Friday. The five failed to attend a high court ....
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Macron, Putin discuss over phone Syria, ties
Date: 2017-11-03 19:48:37 GMT - France - World - SN:73 - ID:7073302
MOSCOW, Nov 3 (MENA) - French President Emmanuel Macron held a phone conversation Friday with Russian President Vladimir Putin about Syria and ties. Macron urged Putin to "use his influence" with the Syrian regime to allow aid to reach the ....
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ICC war-crimes prosecutor seeks investigation into Afghanistan conflict
Date: 2017-11-03 18:46:18 GMT - Netherlands - World - SN:69 - ID:7073245
AMSTERDAM, Nov 3 (MENA) - The chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Court said Friday she's seeking approval to open a formal investigation into allegations of war crimes in Afghanistan, in a case that could examine the role of US forces ....