Miscellaneous

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  • Mahathir to speak to police today over comments against Najib

    Date: 2015-11-06 08:50:41 GMT - Malaysia - Miscellaneous - SN:19 - ID:3676413

    KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 6 (MENA) - Former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad, under investigation for potential defamation, will speak to police today as authorities probe his criticisms of Prime Minister Najib Razak, The Malaysian Insider ....

  • US embassy: Michelle Obama visit to Jordan canceled over bad weather

    Date: 2015-11-06 08:13:58 GMT - Jordan - Miscellaneous - SN:15 - ID:3676069

    AMMAN, Nov 6 (MENA) - US first lady Michelle Obama's visit to Jordan was called off over the bad weather, the US Embassy in Amman said in a statement on Friday. The statement, a copy of which MENA obtained, added the bad weather left Michelle ....

  • Former UN chief back home from Paris

    Date: 2015-11-06 08:05:43 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:10 - ID:3676065

    CAIRO, Nov 6 (MENA) - Former United Nations (UN) chief Boutros Boutros Ghali returned home on Friday coming from Paris, diplomatic sources said on Friday. He returned home on board an Egyptian flight coming from Paris and his arrival measures ....

  • Abu Sayyaf militants demand dlrs 60m for 2 Canadians, Norwegian in southern Philippines

    Date: 2015-11-04 08:45:38 GMT - Philippines - Miscellaneous - SN:21 - ID:3662449

    MANILA, Nov 4 (MENA) - Suspected Abu Sayyaf gunmen have demanded more than dlrs 60 million for two Canadians and a Norwegian they are holding in the jungles of the southern Philippines in the largest ransom the Muslim militants have sought, Sky News ....

  • Iranians hold nationwide rallies to mark 1979 US embassy takeover

    Date: 2015-11-04 08:00:07 GMT - Iran - Miscellaneous - SN:16 - ID:3662245

    TEHRAN, Nov 4 (MENA) - Iranians are holding massive rallies across the country to mark the 36th anniversary of the 1979 takeover of the US embassy in the capital, Tehran, according to Iran's Press TV. Each year, demonstrators gather outside the ....

  • 6.8-magnitude earthquake strikes off East Timor

    Date: 2015-11-04 07:11:23 GMT - East Timor - Miscellaneous - SN:8 - ID:3662061

    DILI, Nov 4 (MENA) - A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck off East Timor on Wednesday , 77km northwest of the capital Dili, the US Geological Survey reported, according to Euronews. There was minor damage but no immediate report of casualties from the ....

  • Strong earthquake hits eastern Indonesia; no Tsunami threat

    Date: 2015-11-04 06:46:27 GMT - Indonesia - Miscellaneous - SN:6 - ID:3661877

    JAKARTA, Nov 4 (MENA) - A strong earthquake struck off eastern Indonesia on Wednesday, causing people to flee their homes in panic, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage, and authorities said there was no threat of a tsunami, ....

  • Volkswagen probe expands to larger diesel cars

    Date: 2015-11-03 06:59:44 GMT - USA - Miscellaneous - SN:8 - ID:3654673

    WASHINGTON, Nov 3 (MENA) - The US Environmental Protection Agency has told Volkswagen it is expanding its investigation into the emissions scandal, Sky News reported. According to the regulator, the German carmaker also installed defeat devices ....

  • MBC Masr TV Network affirms full respect to ERTU

    Date: 2015-11-01 13:33:56 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:63 - ID:3643797

    CAIRO, Nov 1 (MENA) - MBC Masr TV Network affirmed its full respect to the Egyptian Radio and Television Union (ERTU) and all its employees and leaderships. Commenting on the ongoing debate in a number of media circles regarding the last episode ....

  • US releases 7,000 more pages of Hillary Clinton e-mails

    Date: 2015-10-31 07:38:35 GMT - USA - Miscellaneous - SN:10 - ID:3635269

    WASHINGTON, Oct 31 (MENA) - The US State Department has released 7,000 more pages of Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton's e-mails, the largest batch to date from a private server she used for official business during her 2009-2013 ....

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