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  • Obama: US will continue to pursue terrorists overseas

    Date: 2013-10-09 18:35:36 GMT - USA - World - SN:116 - ID:330855

    US/Terrorism Obama: US will continue to pursue terrorists overseas WASHINGTON, Oct 9 (MENA) - Just days after US forces carried out raids in Libya and Somalia to bring wanted terrorists to justice, President Barack Obama made clear ....

  • Three scientists wins Nobel prize in Chemistry 2013

    Date: 2013-10-09 13:38:39 GMT - Sweden - World - SN:53 - ID:330104

    Sweden/Nobel Three scientists wins 2013 Nobel prize in Chemistry STOCKHOLM, Oct 9 (MENA) - The Nobel Prize in chemistry has gone to three scientists who "took the chemical experiment into cyberspace", the BBC reported. Michael Levitt, a ....

  • Suicide attack in Afghanistan kills 4 people

    Date: 2013-10-09 12:39:57 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:47 - ID:330144

    US/Afghanistan Suicide attack in Afghanistan kills 4 people KABUL, Oct 9 (MENA) - A security official says a suicide car bombing has killed four people — two civilians and two policemen — in southern Afghanistan, ABC News reported ....

  • 6 Fukushima workers exposed to radiation after pipe incident

    Date: 2013-10-09 10:59:53 GMT - Japan - World - SN:30 - ID:329898

    Japan/Fukushima 6 Fukushima workers exposed to radiation after pipe incident TOKYO, Oct 9 (MENA) - Six people working at the site of crippled Fukushima power plant have been exposed to radiation after one of them mistakenly removed a pipe ....

  • Death toll of Lampedusa boat disaster rises to 289

    Date: 2013-10-09 10:26:50 GMT - Italy - World - SN:26 - ID:329823

    Italy/Casaulties Death toll of Lampedusa boat disaster rises to 289 ROME, Oct 9 (MENA) - Death toll from the boat carrying African migrants that sank on Thursday off the Sicilian island of Lampedua rose to 289, reported the BBC on ....

  • Russia to increase nuke arsenals spending by 50% in 3 Yrs

    Date: 2013-10-09 10:09:48 GMT - Russia - World - SN:24 - ID:329804

    Russia/Defense Russia to increase nuke arsenals spending by 50% in 3 Yrs MOSCOW, Oct 9 (MENA) - Russia would increase spending on its nuclear arsenals by 50 percent in the next three years, a parliamentary defense committee has said. ....

  • Obama says no concessions to pass budget bill, raise debt ceiling

    Date: 2013-10-09 09:45:35 GMT - USA - World - SN:18 - ID:329673

    US/Obama Obama says no concessions to pass budget bill, raise debt ceiling WASHINGTON, Oct 9 (MENA) - US President Barack Obama has blasted Congress, accusing House Republicans of attempting to “extort” him into offering concessions in ....

  • MI5 chief Andrew Parker warns of Islamist threat to UK public

    Date: 2013-10-09 09:12:51 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:16 - ID:329718

    Britain/Security MI5 chief Andrew Parker warns of Islamist threat to UK public LONDON, Oct 8 (MENA) - Thousands of Islamist extremists in the UK see the British public as a legitimate target for attacks, the director general of MI5 has ....

  • 2 police officers killed in Dagestan shooting

    Date: 2013-10-09 09:10:05 GMT - Russia - World - SN:14 - ID:329733

    Russia/Attack 2 police officers killed in Dagestan shooting MOSCOW, Oct 9 (MENA) - Two police officers were shot and killed in Makhachkala, the capital of Dagestan, on Wednesday morning, a representative of the regional department of the ....

  • Pakistan expels 'important' French al-Qaeda suspect

    Date: 2013-10-08 22:51:32 GMT - France - World - SN:145 - ID:329518

    France/Pakistan/Terrorism Pakistan expels 'important' French al-Qaeda suspect PARIS, Oct 8 (MENA) - French judicial sources said Tuesday that Naamen Meziche, a French national of Algerian origin accused of links to al-Qaeda, was deported on ....

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