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Five militants killed in US drone strike in Pakistan
Date: 2014-08-06 13:37:27 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:103 - ID:861381
ISLAMABAD, Aug 6 (MENA) - At least five militants were killed in a US drone strike in Pakistan's North Waziristan tribal region Wednesday, the media said. The US drone fired two missiles at a compound in Dattakhel area of restive North ....
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British navy evacuates nationals from Libya over security concerns
Date: 2014-08-06 12:56:12 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:96 - ID:861166
LONDON, Aug 6 (MENA) – A British Royal Navy ship, HMS Enterprise, carrying out routine survey work in the Mediterranean, left Tripoli carrying 93 eligible persons. This was the second assisted departure carried out by the UK government, a statement ....
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Afghan policeman fatally shoots 7 of his colleagues
Date: 2014-08-06 12:29:17 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:88 - ID:861153
KABUL, Aug 6 (MENA) – An Afghan policeman turned his gun on his colleagues at a police checkpoint in the country's south, killing seven policemen, a provincial official said Wednesday, the Fox News TV reported. The incident late Tuesday night in ....
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ISIL declines invite to Gaza War: World Tribune
Date: 2014-08-06 11:57:09 GMT - USA - World - SN:81 - ID:860826
WASHINGTON, Aug 6 (MENA) - Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant has decided not to intervene in the Hamas war against Israel, The World Tribune said. Islamist sources said ISIL rejected several appeals by Al Qaida-aligned militias in the Gaza ....
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Russia not plan new deals on drones with Israel
Date: 2014-08-06 11:10:25 GMT - Russia - World - SN:58 - ID:861098
MOSCOW, Aug 6 (MENA) - Contracts on drones concluded with Israel before are already finalised, whereas the Defense Ministry does not plan new deals in this sphere with Israeli companies, Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov told ITAR-TASS on ....
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Japan Marks 69th Anniversary of Hiroshima Bombing
Date: 2014-08-06 08:55:15 GMT - Japan - World - SN:33 - ID:860723
TOKYO, Aug 6 (MENA) - Japan marked the 69th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on Wednesday, as Mayor Kazumi Matsui called on U.S. President Barack Obama and other world leaders to visit the city to see the scars of the atomic bombing ....
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SW China quake toll rises sharply to 589
Date: 2014-08-06 08:02:56 GMT - China - World - SN:25 - ID:860661
BEIJING, Aug 6 (MENA) - Another 179 people have been confirmed dead almost three days after a powerful earthquake devastated southwest China, bringing the overall toll to 589, Xinhua said Wednesday. Nine people are still missing, according to the ....
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US general Harold Greene killed by Afghan soldier
Date: 2014-08-06 07:55:08 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:22 - ID:860533
KABUL, Aug 6 (MENA) - A US general has been killed in an attack by an Afghan soldier at a British-run military academy near Kabul, the BBC said Wednesday quoting US officials. Maj Gen Harold Greene is the highest ranking US military official to ....
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United flight makes emergency landing in Canada after 'small fire' breaks out
Date: 2014-08-06 07:26:51 GMT - Canada - World - SN:16 - ID:860542
OTTAWA, Aug 6 (MENA) - United Airlines jet on its way to Brussels made an emergency landing in Halifax, Nova Scotia after a small fire aboard the Boeing 777 airliner, ABC news reported quoting a spokesman for the airport. No-one was injured on ....
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China earthquake toll reaches 589
Date: 2014-08-06 06:30:03 GMT - China - World - SN:12 - ID:860487
BEIJING, Aug 6 (MENA) - The death toll from a devastating earthquake in China rose dramatically on Wednesday as rescuers reached deeper into the most heavily damaged areas, Fox news reported. Some 589 people were killed in the quake, which struck ....
