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LAVROV: Russia opens to constructive cooperation with US
Date: 2017-09-01 13:28:00 GMT - Russia - World - SN:35 - ID:6971466
MOSCOW, Sept 1 (MENA)- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Friday that Russia remains open to constructive cooperation with the United States. During a meeting with students of Moscow State Institute of International Relations ....
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Two German nationals detained in Turkey
Date: 2017-09-01 12:33:12 GMT - Germany - World - SN:31 - ID:6971463
BERLIN, Sept 1 (MENA)- Two German nationals were arrested in Turkey for what appears to be political reasons, the Foreign Ministry said. The German consulate in Izmir has been informed of the arrest of the two Germans on Thursday in Antalya ....
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US vows close consultation with South Korea over military options against North
Date: 2017-09-01 12:22:28 GMT - south korea - World - SN:27 - ID:6971468
SEOUL, Sept 1 (MENA) - U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM) chief Adm. Harry Harris has vowed to seek close consultation with South Korea to review military options in response to North Korea's threats, Seoul's defense ministry said Friday. Harris made ....
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Death toll of India building collapse rises to 33
Date: 2017-09-01 11:27:34 GMT - India - World - SN:24 - ID:6971294
NEW DEHLI, Sept 1 (MENA) - Mumbai building collapse death toll has risen to 33 amid an ongoing search and rescue operation, Sky News channel reported. There is no estimate of those still missing in the collapse. A total of 46 people have been ....
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Tillerson greets Muslims on Eidul Adha
Date: 2017-09-01 10:54:36 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:20 - ID:6971300
CAIRO, Sept 1 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson greeted on Friday Muslims around the world on the occasion of Eidul Adha. Tillerson wished Muslims happy feast, pointing out to the fact that millions of Muslims do charity work during ....
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EU official: Europe home to 57,000 extremists
Date: 2017-09-01 10:13:22 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:19 - ID:6971167
BRUSSELS, Sept 1 (MENA) - European Union's Counter-Terrorism Coordinator Gilles de Kerchove said that Britain is home to about 35,000 extremists, warning that they pose a major threat against national security. Kerchove pointed out that the ....
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UN: 400 Rohingya Muslims killed in Myanmar
Date: 2017-09-01 08:42:03 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:14 - ID:6971153
NEW YORK, Sept 1 (MENA) - About 400 people were killed during this week in the fight between Rohingya Muslim minority and security forces northwestern Myanmar, according to the United Nations. The BBC reported that the number of Rohingya Muslims ....
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Putin greets Russian Muslims on Eidul Adha
Date: 2017-09-01 07:55:56 GMT - Russia - World - SN:12 - ID:6971109
MOSCOW, Sept 1 (MENA)- President Vladimir Putin extended his greetings to Russian Muslims on the occasion of Eidul Adha, lauding the role of Muslims in promoting religious and national dialogue in Russia. Putin said, in a statement posted on the ....
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6 killed, injured in bomb attack in northwest Pakistan
Date: 2017-09-01 07:19:06 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:11 - ID:6971098
ISLAMABAD, Sept 1 (MENA) - A Pakistani official said Friday that a roadside bomb hit a vehicle carrying an anti-Taliban tribal elder in the northwest, killing him, his son and another person, ABC news channel reported. Three people were also ....
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Lavrov, Tillerson agree to meet in September
Date: 2017-08-31 21:57:56 GMT - Russia - World - SN:78 - ID:6970898
MOSCOW, Aug 31 (MENA) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson agreed in a telephone conversation on Thursday to meet in September, a high-ranking official from the US administration told a briefing. She ....