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  • 1 person killed, another injured in stabbing in Germany

    Date: 2017-08-18 18:03:15 GMT - Germany - World - SN:70 - ID:6951072

    BERLIN, Aug 18 (MENA) - One person was killed and another injured in a stabbing incident in the German city of Wuppertal-Elberfeld Friday, ABC news reported. Wuppertal police are still searching for one or more suspects related to the ....

  • US Defense Secretary visits Ukraine in August

    Date: 2017-08-18 17:26:07 GMT - Russia - World - SN:64 - ID:6951051

    MOSCOW, Aug 18 (MENA) - US Defense Secretary James Mattis will visit Ukraine later this month, US Defense Department spokesman Eric Bahon announced on Friday. Mattis will meet Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and Defense Minister Stepan ....

  • 3 moroccans wounded in Barcelona ramming attacks

    Date: 2017-08-18 17:10:17 GMT - Morocco - World - SN:63 - ID:6950955

    RABAT, Aug 18 (MENA) - Sources at the Moroccan Foreign Ministry said on Friday that there are three Moroccans among the people injured in Barcelona car-ramming attack on Thursday. Wounded Moroccans include a child in a serious condition, Sky news ....

  • Russia calls Syrian opposition to join fight against terrorism

    Date: 2017-08-18 16:53:28 GMT - Russia - World - SN:60 - ID:6950954

    MOSCOW, Aug 18 (MENA) - The Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Friday that Moscow hopes the Syrian opposition will join the fight against terrorism in Syria, Sputnik news agency reported. The establishment of de-escalation zones in ....

  • 2 killed, 8 stabbed in stabbing attack in Finland's Turku city

    Date: 2017-08-18 16:44:27 GMT - Finland - World - SN:59 - ID:6950993

    HELSINKI, Aug 18 (MENA) - At least two people were killed and eight injured in a stabbing spree in Turku city in Finland, Russia Today reported on Friday. Finnish police said that they have shot a man in the leg before they arrested him. ....

  • 3 Moroccans, 1 Spaniard detained over terror attacks – Spanish police

    Date: 2017-08-18 15:33:13 GMT - Spain - World - SN:55 - ID:6950809

    MADRID, Aug 18 (MENA) - Senior Catalan police official said on Friday that three Moroccans and one Spaniard have been detained in relation to the Catalonia attacks that killed at least 13 people and injured some 130, ABC news reported. The ....

  • Finland stabbings: Man shot and held after Turku attacks

    Date: 2017-08-18 14:41:40 GMT - Finland - World - SN:52 - ID:6950807

    HELSINKI, Aug 18 (MENA) - Police in Finland say they have shot a man who reportedly stabbed several people in the south-western city of Turku, the BBC reported Friday. The man has been taken into custody after being shot in the leg, police ....

  • Russia has no plans to attack NATO countries: European Diplomat

    Date: 2017-08-18 14:16:34 GMT - Russia - World - SN:50 - ID:6950740

    MOSCOW, Aug 19 (MENA) - European Union’s Ambassador to Moscow Vigaudas Usackas said that Russia has no intention of initiating a military conflict with NATO, TASS news agency reported on Friday. "Russia may be regarded as a rather quarrelsome ....

  • China launches 1st internet court in e-commerce hub

    Date: 2017-08-18 14:11:47 GMT - China - World - SN:49 - ID:6950795

    BEIJING, Aug 18 (MENA) - China's first court specializing in handling Internet-related cases opened Friday in the e-commerce hub of Hangzhou, capital of Zhejiang Province, to cater to the increasing number of online disputes, Xinhua news agency ....

  • Spain's PM says the fight against terrorism is 'global battle'

    Date: 2017-08-18 13:43:32 GMT - Spain - World - SN:46 - ID:6950703

    BARCELONA, Aug 18 (MENA) - Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said the fight against terrorism is a "global battle" and Europe's main problem after two attacks in Catalonia that killed 14 people, the Daily Mail reported Friday. Rajoy also ....

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