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  • U.S delivers a patch of Weapons to Philippine to support counter-terrorism efforts

    Date: 2017-07-29 12:40:58 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:33 - ID:6920731

    MANILA, July 29 (MENA) - The US delivered on Saturday a patch of weapons and munitions to the Philippine Armed Forces to enhance their counter terrorism capabilities. Washington has sent 1,040 2.75” rocket motors and 992 2.75″ rockets to the ....

  • Top S. Korea, US, Japan diplomats strongly condemn N.K. missile launch

    Date: 2017-07-29 11:03:56 GMT - south korea - World - SN:22 - ID:6920654

    SEOUL, July 29 (MENA) - The top diplomats of South Korea, the United States and Japan "strongly condemned" North Korea's launch of an intercontinental-range ballistic missile in emergency phone conversations Saturday, Yonhap News Agency reported, ....

  • UK police arrest several protesters over death of 20-year-old man

    Date: 2017-07-29 09:32:27 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:16 - ID:6920556

    LONDON, July 29 (MENA) - Several people have been arrested after protesters, angry at the death of a man following a police chase, barricaded a road and threw bottles at officers amid rising tensions, The Telegraph reported Saturday. Wheelie ....

  • Australia backs military buildup after North Korean missile test

    Date: 2017-07-29 08:54:35 GMT - Australia - World - SN:13 - ID:6920502

    CANBERRA, July 29 (MENA) - Australia’s government said it supports military action taken by North Korea’s neighbors after a recent ballistic missile test, Sputnik news agency reported on Saturday. "Australia supports defensive measures under way ....

  • Roadside bomb in southwest Pakistan kills 4, wounds 5

    Date: 2017-07-29 08:04:09 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:10 - ID:6920428

    ISLAMABAD, July 29 (MENA) - A Pakistan government official says a roadside bomb has struck a vehicle carrying villagers in a southwestern border town near Iran, killing four people and wounding five others. Regional government administrator ....

  • Moon calls for 'stern response' to N.K. missile test

    Date: 2017-07-29 08:02:12 GMT - south korea - World - SN:9 - ID:6920431

    SEOUL, July 29 (MENA) - South Korea's President Moon Jae-in called for a "stern response" to North Korea's latest missile provocation, warning that it could bring about a "fundamental change" to the security landscape in Northeast Asia, Yonhap ....

  • UN chief condemns N. Korea launch of possible long-range missile

    Date: 2017-07-29 06:54:20 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:7 - ID:6920371

    NEW YORK, July 29 (MENA) - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned North Korea's launch of a "ballistic missile of possible intercontinental range," his spokesman was quoted by the New York Times as saying. North Korea ....

  • N. Korea says missile test shows all US within range

    Date: 2017-07-29 06:24:40 GMT - North Korea - World - SN:6 - ID:6920351

    PYONGYANG, July 29 (MENA) - North Korea has hailed as a success its latest test of an intercontinental ballistic missile describing it as a "stern warning" for the US. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said the test proved that the entire US was ....

  • Trump fires White House chief of staff Reince Priebus

    Date: 2017-07-28 22:12:29 GMT - USA - World - SN:77 - ID:6920282

    WASHINGTON, July 28 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump has fired Reince Priebus as White House chief of staff and replaced him with Homeland Security secretary John Kelly, the president announced on Twitter on Friday. Trump tweeted: "I am pleased ....

  • Brazilian president mobilizes army to ensure security in Rio de Janeiro

    Date: 2017-07-28 21:29:32 GMT - Brazil - World - SN:74 - ID:6920266

    BRASÍLIA, July 28 (MENA) - Brazilian President Michel Temer on Friday ordered to mobilize the armed forces to fight the spike of crime and violence in the country's capital of Rio de Janeiro, Sputnik news agency reported. "Today I have signed a ....

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