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American is 'caught in fighting' and killed in South Sudan
Date: 2017-08-26 20:10:04 GMT - South Sudan - World - SN:74 - ID:6963440
JUBA, Aug 26 (MENA) – The US Embassy in South Sudan confirms that an American man has been killed in the conflict-torn nation, Fox News reported on Saturday. South Sudan army spokesman Col. Domic Chol Santo said the man was killed Saturday ....
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Myanmar army shoots hundreds of Rohingya
Date: 2017-08-26 19:33:55 GMT - Myanmar (Burma) - World - SN:68 - ID:6963303
NAYPYIDAW, Aug 26 (MENA) - Thousands of Rohingya Muslims fleeing violence in Myanmar were trying to cross the border with Bangladesh as fresh fighting erupted in Myanmar's northwestern Rakhine state, India Today reported on Saturday. Hundreds of ....
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UK must pay Brexit bill, says Angela Merkel
Date: 2017-08-26 18:03:27 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:63 - ID:6963263
BRUSSELS, Aug 26 (MENA) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned the UK on Saturday that it would have to pay a settlement to leave the EU, denying that the obligation amounted to a "fine". "This is about obligations that Great Britain has entered ....
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Former Thai PM fled to Dubai: Senior officials
Date: 2017-08-26 12:48:29 GMT - Thailand - World - SN:33 - ID:6962480
LONDON, Aug 26 (MENA)- Former prime minister of Thailand Yingluck Shinawatra has fled to Dubai, senior members of her party said on Saturday, a day after she failed to show up for a negligence ruling in which she faced up to 10 years in ....
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Trump's national security aide leaves the White House
Date: 2017-08-26 10:41:00 GMT - USA - World - SN:26 - ID:6962291
WASHINGTON, Aug 26 (MENA) - President Donald Trump's Deputy Assistant, Sebastian Gorka, has left the White House, a White House official said. A White House official, speaking on condition of anonymity said that Mr Gorka did not quit but "no ....
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Indian authorities tighten control in Haryana after clashes kill 30 people
Date: 2017-08-26 09:24:11 GMT - India - World - SN:18 - ID:6962305
NEW DELHI, Aug 26 (MENA) - The Haryana government on Saturday ordered a search of all congregation centers belonging to the Dera Sacha Sauda in the state, The Times of India reported. The directive comes a day after widespread violence and arson ....
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Venezuela's president: Trump's new sanctions mean sacrifice but open opportunities
Date: 2017-08-26 08:50:54 GMT - Venezuela - World - SN:15 - ID:6962286
CARACAS, Aug 26 (MENA) - President Nicolas Maduro has invited US investors to Caracas to discuss a response to US President Donald Trump's new sanctions, which target Venezuela's financial sector and the state oil company, PDVSA. President Maduro ....
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Hundreds rally against hate, racism in San Francisco
Date: 2017-08-26 08:47:05 GMT - USA - World - SN:14 - ID:6962289
WASHINGTON, Aug 26 (MENA) - Hundreds of people rallied on Saturday at a demonstration against hate and racism organized by San Francisco city officials ahead of politically conservative rallies set for this weekend. Some people in the crowd ....
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Death toll from mosque attack in Kabul reaches 28
Date: 2017-08-26 07:57:00 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:11 - ID:6962241
KABUL, Aug 26 (MENA) - The number of people killed in an attack on a Shiite mosque in the Afghan capital during Friday prayers rose to at least 28 — up from 20 — including women and children, the chief of Kabul's hospitals was quoted by ABC News as ....
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North Korea fires three missiles, US says they all failed
Date: 2017-08-26 07:29:11 GMT - USA - World - SN:9 - ID:6962201
WASHINGTON, Aug 26 (MENA) - North Korea has fired several short-range missiles into the sea off its east coast, as the United States and South Korea conducted annual joint military drills that the North denounces as preparation for war. The US ....
