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7 US sailors missing after Navy destroyer collision off Japan
Date: 2017-06-17 07:10:44 GMT - Japan - World - SN:10 - ID:6857989
TOKYO, June 17 (MENA) - The US Navy said seven US sailors are missing and the commanding officer of a US destroyer is among the injured after the warship collided with a merchant ship off the coast of Japan, according to CNN. The guided-missile ....
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Cuba denounces Trump's policy rollback
Date: 2017-06-17 06:52:47 GMT - Cuba - World - SN:8 - ID:6857976
HAVANA, June 17 (MENA) - Cuba's government has denounced US President Donald Trump's decision to roll back on policy changes towards the island nation, the BBC reported Saturday. However, it said it will still co-operate with its larger ....
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US Navy destroyer USS Fitzgerald collides with merchant boat
Date: 2017-06-16 21:54:28 GMT - USA - World - SN:61 - ID:6857884
WASHINGTON, June 16 (MENA) - The US Navy has requested assistance from the Japanese coastguard after a US destroyer collided with a merchant vessel, Sky News reported. The extent of injuries to US personnel "is being determined", the US Navy said ....
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Trump orders clampdown on Cuba travel and trade, curbing Obama detente
Date: 2017-06-16 19:20:29 GMT - USA - World - SN:53 - ID:6857802
WASHINGTON, June 16 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump on Friday ordered tighter restrictions on Americans traveling to Cuba and a clampdown on US business dealings with the island's military, saying he was canceling former President Barack Obama's ....
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Lavrov surprised by Tillerson's concern over Russia-Turkey rapprochement
Date: 2017-06-16 19:18:29 GMT - Russia - World - SN:52 - ID:6857792
MOSCOW, June 16 (MENA) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov was surprised by concern of the US colleague Rex Tillerson over rapprochement between Russia and Turkey, RIA Novosti reported. According to the Russian Minister, he does not see any ....
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Taliban rejects report on Kandahar bombing
Date: 2017-06-16 17:56:31 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:47 - ID:6857720
KABUL, June 16 (MENA) - The Taliban group in Afghanistan rejected the reports regarding the deadly Kandahar bombing that left several people dead, including high level officials from Afghanistan and the United Arab Emirates, Khaama Press ....
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US, China to hold 1st diplomatic, security dialogue in Washington next week
Date: 2017-06-16 17:02:37 GMT - China - World - SN:45 - ID:6857729
BEJING, June 16 (MENA) - China and the US will hold their first diplomatic and security dialogue next week in Washington. Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi will co-chair the dialogue with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Secretary of ....
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German ex-chancellor Helmut Kohl dies at 87
Date: 2017-06-16 16:24:39 GMT - Germany - World - SN:41 - ID:6857704
BERLIN, June 16 (MENA) - Helmut Kohl, Germany's ex-chancellor and architect of reunification in 1990, has died at 87, the BBC reported Friday. Kohl led Germany for 16 years (from 1982 to 1998). He is credited with bringing East and West Germany ....
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Afghan authorities accuse US forces of murdering civilian, 2 kids
Date: 2017-06-16 15:47:12 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:38 - ID:6857583
KABUL, June 16 (MENA) - Afghan authorities on Friday accused US forces of killing a civilian and his two sons. An Afghan police source said American troops opened fire on the three civilians after their vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Nangarhar ....
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Man held by police outside parliament in London
Date: 2017-06-16 12:26:39 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:29 - ID:6857370
LONDON, June 16 (MENA) - A man was brought down with a Taser outside the Palace of Westminster after he reached for a knife when approached by officers, Scotland Yard has said. A bearded man, wearing black trousers and a grey sweatshirt, was seen ....