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US State Department issues travel warning for Niger
Date: 2017-10-30 20:51:52 GMT - USA - World - SN:72 - ID:7066574
WASHINGTON, Oct 30 (MENA) - The US State Department on Monday urged the US citizens not to travel to Niger or surrounding area in a travel warning that cited kidnappings by terrorist organizations, The Hill reported. "Terrorist organizations, ....
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Pakistan condemns killing of two Chinese nationals
Date: 2017-10-30 20:29:15 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:70 - ID:7066581
ISLAMABAD, Oct 30 (MENA) - Pakistan has strongly condemned the death of two innocent Chinese Nationals, the Foreign Office said as quoted by Geo News on Monday. DNA reports have confirmed that the two persons killed in Balochistan in June 2017 ....
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Taliban says their US hostage in poor health
Date: 2017-10-30 10:42:54 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:22 - ID:7065331
KABUL, Oct 30 (MENA) - The Taliban said on Monday the condition of the American hostage they are holding has deteriorated and that he is in poor health. In a statement, Taliban Spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid noted that the American ....
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Iran asks UN nuclear chief to confirm it still follows deal
Date: 2017-10-29 22:49:10 GMT - Iran - World - SN:81 - ID:7064881
TEHRAN, Oct 29 (MENA) - Iran's president has asked the United Nations nuclear chief to confirm it still adheres to the nuclear deal with world powers after President Donald Trump refused to re-certify the accord, Fox News reported. A statement ....
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Trump rages on Twitter at Clinton, Russia inquiry 'witch hunt'
Date: 2017-10-29 22:10:58 GMT - USA - World - SN:78 - ID:7064882
WASHINGTON, Oct 29 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump has launched a Twitter tirade about the "guilt" of Hillary Clinton and the opposition Democratic Party, the BBC reported. His Sunday morning outburst came amid reports that the first arrest ....
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Dialogue needed to settle situation around DPRK, says Russian diplomat
Date: 2017-10-29 21:05:36 GMT - Russia - World - SN:75 - ID:7064780
MOSCOW, Oct 28 (MENA) - Sanctions against the DPRK do not solve the problem and it is important therefore to resume a fruitful dialogue with Pyongyang, the Russian Ambassador to the US, Anatoly Antonov said on Friday in a conversation with a group ....
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Russia to reciprocate after Twitter's ban on Sputnik ads - editor-in-chief
Date: 2017-10-29 20:52:22 GMT - Russia - World - SN:74 - ID:7064666
MOSCOW, Oct 29 (MENA) - Russia will take tit-for-tat measures following Twitter's ban on advertisements from RT and Sputnik, "which means that work of US media in Russia will be restricted," Margarita Simonyan, the editor-in-chief of both media ....
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In standoff with N.Korea, the US keeps deployment of ‘strategic assets’ mysterious
Date: 2017-10-29 20:36:02 GMT - USA - World - SN:72 - ID:7064660
WASHINGTON, Oct 29 (MENA) – US President Trump last month agreed to send more of the Pentagon’s “strategic assets” to South Korea on a rotational basis to deter North Korean provocations, but what exactly that means remains something of a mystery, ....
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9 policemen, 12 Taliban fighters killed in Afghanistan clashes
Date: 2017-10-29 18:11:35 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:63 - ID:7064541
KABUL, Oct 29 (MENA) - At least nine policemen and 12 Taliban insurgents were killed in separate clashes in central Ghazni province in Afghanistan on Saturday afternoon, TOLOnews quoted local officials as confirming Sunday. In addition, two ....
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Wrapping up visit to Yemen, UN aid chief stresses need for all parties to facilitate humanitarian work
Date: 2017-10-29 12:34:41 GMT - USA - World - SN:37 - ID:7064055
NEW YORK, Oct 29 (MENA) - At the end of a five-day mission to conflict-torn Yemen, the United Nations humanitarian chief stressed the need for more funding and better humanitarian access to help the population in need. “It has been shocking to see ....