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21 people hurt in Polish train collision
Date: 2017-08-31 06:26:20 GMT - Poland - World - SN:11 - ID:6969982
WARSAW, Aug 31 (MENA) - A passenger train hit a cargo train at a railway station Wednesday evening in northern Poland, injuring 21 people but causing no deaths, authorities were quoted by ABC News as saying. Seven of the passenger train's 11 ....
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Building collapse traps people in Mumbai
Date: 2017-08-31 06:19:51 GMT - India - World - SN:10 - ID:6969972
NEW DELHI, Aug 31 (MENA) - Rescuers are searching for at least 30 people feared trapped in a building collapse in Mumbai, the BBC reported. Local reports say a five-storey building in India's financial capital toppled early on Thursday. The ....
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New Russian amb. in Washington calls for resumed military contacts
Date: 2017-08-31 06:19:00 GMT - USA - World - SN:9 - ID:6969954
WASHINGTON, Aug 31 (MENA) - Russia’s new ambassador in Washington Anatoly Antonov said Moscow and Washington should re-establish direct contacts between their military and foreign policy chiefs, the US-funded Radio Sawa reported. "The time has ....
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China says sanctions against N.Korea must be within framework of UNSC
Date: 2017-08-31 06:16:37 GMT - China - World - SN:8 - ID:6969951
BEIJING, Aug 31 (MENA) - China said Wednesday sanctions against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) must be within the framework of the UN Security Council, Xinhua news agency reported. Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua ....
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Methane blast kills 3 at Kazakhstan coal mine
Date: 2017-08-31 05:51:24 GMT - Kazakhstan - World - SN:3 - ID:6969955
ASTANA, Aug 31 (MENA) - A methane gas explosion has killed three people at a coal mine in central Kazakhstan, a spokesman for the Interior Ministry’s Emergencies Committee was quoted by the Russian news agency Sputnik as saying. "Current ....
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US has 11,000 troops in Afghanistan -- Pentagon
Date: 2017-08-30 22:32:39 GMT - USA - World - SN:102 - ID:6969883
WASHINGTON, Aug 30 (MENA) - The Pentagon acknowledged Wednesday that there are thousands more American troops deployed in Afghanistan than repeatedly disclosed. The number of troops deployed to Afghanistan is actually closer to 11,000, Defense ....
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Third World War II-era bomb discovered near British nuclear power plant
Date: 2017-08-30 22:28:37 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:101 - ID:6969865
LONDON, Aug 30 (MENA) - An unexploded World War II-era bomb was discovered in the water near a British nuclear power station Wednesday, the third such bomb found this month in the same area of water. The unexploded weapon was found in the Bristol ....
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Commander of US Central Command asserts support to Lebanese army
Date: 2017-08-30 22:11:17 GMT - Lebanon - World - SN:100 - ID:6969833
BEIRUT, Aug 30 (MENA) – Lebanese Army Commander Gen. Joseph Aoun on Wednesday received a phone call from the Commander of the United States Central Command, General Joseph Votel in which he congratulated him on the success of the "Fajr el-Jouroud" ....
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Blair's planned talks with EU chief Juncker raise questions -- UK paper
Date: 2017-08-30 22:01:42 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:99 - ID:6969795
LONDON, Aug 30 (MENA) - Britain's former prime minister Tony Blair is due in Brussels on Thursday to meet with EU chief Jean-Claude Juncker - but the visit raises questions as officials are refusing to divulge whether or not the pair will discuss ....
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China expects stronger partnership for upcoming BRICS Xiamen summit
Date: 2017-08-30 21:01:18 GMT - China - World - SN:95 - ID:6969783
BEIJING, Aug 30 (MENA) - China wants to build stronger partnerships within and beyond the five BRICS countries during the upcoming BRICS Xiamen Summit, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Wednesday, China's Xinhua news agency reported. Speaking ....
