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5 killed, wounded in shooting at Maryland office park, authorities say
Date: 2017-10-18 16:50:48 GMT - USA - World - SN:69 - ID:7046593
WASHINGTON, Oct 18 (MENA) - A gunman is on the loose after shooting five people, killing three, at a Maryland business on Wednesday morning, CNN quoted US authorities as saying Wednesday. Radee Labeeb Prince, 37, is believed to have shot five ....
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EU calls on Israel to stop plans for new West Bank settlements
Date: 2017-10-18 14:29:24 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:56 - ID:7046254
BRUSSELS, Oct 18 (MENA) - Israel must halt new building plans for settler homes in the West Bank, the European Union's foreign service said in a statement on Wednesday, warning that such settlements threatened any future peace deal with the ....
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Italian priest kidnapped in Nigeria released
Date: 2017-10-18 14:28:09 GMT - Italy - World - SN:55 - ID:7046333
ROME, Oct 18 (MENA) - The Italian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday an Italian priest kidnapped last week in Nigeria has been freed and is in good condition. The Rev. Maurizio Pallu was released late Tuesday, five days after being kidnapped in ....
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French parl't to give final vote on new anti-terror law today
Date: 2017-10-18 11:46:43 GMT - France - World - SN:26 - ID:7045805
PARIS, Oct 18 (MENA) - France's upper house of Parliament, the Senate, is set to give a final vote on a new anti-terror law on Wednesday. The new legislation is pushed by French President Emmanuel Macron in light of the growing terrorist threat ....
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Pakistani Taliban claims responsibility for Quetta attack
Date: 2017-10-18 10:35:28 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:22 - ID:7045618
ISLAMABAD, Oct 18 (MENA) - The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for the car bombing, which took place in the Saryab Road area of Quetta, the provincial capital of Baluchistan, Voice of America reported Wednesday. A car bomb attack struck ....
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AI accuses Myanmar of crimes against humanity
Date: 2017-10-18 07:04:18 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:8 - ID:7045240
LONDON, Oct 18 (MENA) - Amnesty International has accused Myanmar’s security forces of committing crimes against humanity as hundreds of thousands of Rohingya women, men, and children have fled the country, ABC News reported. In a report released ....
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29 people killed, injured in Pakistan's Quetta
Date: 2017-10-18 06:32:08 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:5 - ID:7045204
ISLAMABAD, Oct 18 (MENA) - At least seven people including five policemen were martyred and 22 others injured in a blast targeting a police truck on Sariab road in the southwestern city of Quetta on Wednesday. Talking to the media, Balochistan ....
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White House slams 'dangerously flawed' court decision to strike down latest travel ban
Date: 2017-10-18 06:17:33 GMT - USA - World - SN:3 - ID:7045181
WASHINGTON, Oct 17 (MENA) - The White House called the federal court decision to strike down President Donald Trump's latest attempt at a travel ban "dangerously flawed" Tuesday, a statement released by the White House said. "Today's dangerously ....
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Daesh vows to target 2018 World Cup in Russia
Date: 2017-10-17 22:46:27 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:103 - ID:7044974
LONDON, Oct 17 (MENA) - Daesh terrorists have issued a chilling threat to attack the 2018 World Cup in Russia, Mirror reported on Tuesday. They have swamped social media with an image of a rifle-carrying terrorist and a bomb bearing the regime’s ....
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Korea to donate $4 mln dollars to UNDP to help rebuild Iraq
Date: 2017-10-17 22:40:14 GMT - south korea - World - SN:102 - ID:7044878
SEOUL, Oct 17 (MENA) - South Korea has pledged to donate US$4 million to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in order to help rebuild Iraq, the UNDP said, Yonhap news agency reported Tuesday. In a statement by the UNDP, the donation ....