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  • Canada to contribute policing to liberated Iraq city

    Date: 2017-08-09 22:50:16 GMT - Canada - World - SN:94 - ID:6937848

    OTTAWA, Aug 9 (MENA) – The Canadian government said Wednesday it will send up to 20 police officers to Iraq to help local authorities establish a police presence in Mosul, the Daily Mail reported. The officers are scheduled to arrive in the coming ....

  • One killed in Kabul suicide attack close to police check post

    Date: 2017-08-09 22:40:39 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:93 - ID:6937752

    KABUL, Aug 9 (MENA) - A suicide car bomber detonated his explosives near a police check post in PD8 of Kabul city on Wednesday afternoon, killing one and wounding another, TOLOnews TV reported. At least one person was killed and another wounded ....

  • Afghan refugees protesting deportation attacked in Stockholm

    Date: 2017-08-09 22:24:16 GMT - Sweden - World - SN:92 - ID:6937750

    STOCKHOLM, Aug 9 (MENA) - A group of assailants reportedly affiliated with the far-right Nordic Resistance Movement (NRM) attacked with smoke bombs a peaceful sit-in protest of refugees demonstrating against their deportation back to ....

  • Washington Post: FBI conducted raid of former Trump campaign chairman's home

    Date: 2017-08-09 22:14:38 GMT - USA - World - SN:91 - ID:6937599

    WASHINGTON, Aug 9 (MENA) - The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) raided the home of Paul Manafort, the former chairman of President Donald Trump's campaign, The Washington Post reported. This raid was on 26th July in the context of ....

  • Russian deputy FM, Serbian amb. in Moscow discuss situation in Mideast

    Date: 2017-08-09 18:51:34 GMT - Russia - World - SN:80 - ID:6937539

    MOSCOW, Aug 9 (MENA) – Russian Deputy Foreign Minister and Special Presidential Representative for the Middle East and Africa Mikhail Bogdanov discussed in a meeting with Serbian Ambassador in Moscow Slavenko Terzic the situation in the Middle ....

  • Afghan Air Force conducted 16 airstrikes in past 24 hours: MoD

    Date: 2017-08-09 17:06:59 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:75 - ID:6937576

    KABUL, Aug 9 (MENA) - The Afghan Ministry of Defense (MoD) said the Afghan Air Force conducted 16 independent airstrikes against the insurgents in the past 24 hours, Khaama Press reported Wednesday. MoD spokesman Gen. Dawlat Waziri said the ....

  • Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister meets with U.S. Secretary Of State

    Date: 2017-08-09 15:58:28 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:71 - ID:6937450

    KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 9, (MENA) - Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi met on Wednesday with U.S. Secretary Of State Rex Tillerson in the headquarters of parliament. Tillerson kicked off his visit to Malaysia on Tuesday with a meeting ....

  • Rex Tillerson urges calm on North Korea, says no imminent threat

    Date: 2017-08-09 12:49:04 GMT - USA - World - SN:45 - ID:6937075

    WASHINGTON, Aug 9 (MENA) - Secretary of State Rex Tillerson urged calm and said Americans should have “no concerns” after North Korea and President Donald Trump traded fiery threats, insisting Wednesday he doesn’t believe there is “any imminent ....

  • North Korea’s alarmed neighbors consider deploying deadlier weapons

    Date: 2017-08-09 12:21:19 GMT - USA - World - SN:43 - ID:6937027

    NEW YORK, Aug 9 (MENA) - North Korea’s rapidly advancing nuclear program has prompted politicians in Japan and South Korea to push for the deployment of more powerful weapons, in what could lead to a regional arms race, The New York Times ....

  • 4 killed as train hits vehicle in Ukraine

    Date: 2017-08-09 12:17:16 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:42 - ID:6937024

    KIEV, Aug 9 (MENA) - Four persons were killed including two children when a train hit a car in western Ukraine, according to the State Emergency Service of Ivano-Frankivsk city. A VAZ car was crashed by a train coming from Kiev in Halych district ....

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