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  • UN to vote on rival US, Russia bids to renew Syria inquiry

    UN to vote on rival US, Russia bids to renew Syria inquiry

    Date: 2017-11-16 08:45:41 GMT - USA - International - SN:2 - ID:7093047

    The United Nations Security Council is due to vote on Thursday on rival US and Russian bids to renew an international inquiry into chemical weapons attacks in Syria, diplomats said, a move that could trigger Russia's 10th veto to block action on ....

  • Mugabe is safe, says South African President

    Mugabe is safe, says South African President

    Date: 2017-11-15 14:26:43 GMT - South Africa - International - SN:11 - ID:7092235

    South Africa's President Jacob Zuma said Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe is held in his house safe and sound. Zuma said he had spoken to Mugabe who had indicated that he "was confined to his home but said that he was fine". The move may be ....

  • Mugabe and his family under house arrest -- spokesman

    Mugabe and his family under house arrest -- spokesman

    Date: 2017-11-15 11:40:33 GMT - Zimbabwe - International - SN:8 - ID:7091609

    Robert Mugabe has been placed under house arrest, a spokesman for Zimbabwe army announced The army claimed that Mugabe is “safe and sound”, euronews reported. The army announced that it has taken control of TV building and parliament ....

  • Zimbabwe's military denies coup against Mugabe

    Zimbabwe's military denies coup against Mugabe

    Date: 2017-11-15 11:04:53 GMT - Zimbabwe - International - SN:2 - ID:7091422

    Zimbabwe's military has stormed the country's national broadcaster's studios to declare it is 'targeting criminals' amid fears of a coup after reports of explosions and gunfire in the capital, The Daily Mail reported. The military read a ....

  • French PM visits Rabat Wednesday

    French PM visits Rabat Wednesday

    Date: 2017-11-14 15:59:36 GMT - France - International - SN:29 - ID:7090823

    French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe is due to embark Wednesday on a two-day visit to the Moroccan capital, Rabat, leading a delegation comprising 10 cabinet members. The French premier, alongside his Moroccan counterpart Saadeddine Othmani, ....

  • US supports Daesh terrorists in Syria - Russia

    US supports Daesh terrorists in Syria - Russia

    Date: 2017-11-14 14:13:47 GMT - Russia - International - SN:18 - ID:7090551

    The Russian Defense Ministry has said it has obtained evidence the US-led coalition provides support for the terrorist group Daesh (outlawed in Russia), Tass News Agency reported. "The Abu Kamal liberation operation conducted by the Syrian ....

  • UN chief raises alarm over Rohingya in speech before Suu Kyi

    UN chief raises alarm over Rohingya in speech before Suu Kyi

    Date: 2017-11-14 10:24:37 GMT - Philippines - International - SN:9 - ID:7089959

    The United Nations chief expressed alarm over the plight of Rohingya Muslims in remarks before Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi and other leaders of nations within a Southeast Asian bloc that has refused to criticize her government over the crisis. UN ....

  • US says killed 40 Islamists in Somalia strikes

    US says killed 40 Islamists in Somalia strikes

    Date: 2017-11-14 07:32:04 GMT - USA - International - SN:3 - ID:7089645

    The Pentagon said Monday that US forces had killed 40 Shabaab and Daesh fighters in a series of strikes on Somalia that began late last week. The US military has launched five strikes since Thursday on jihadist positions in the Horn of Africa ....

  • US House urges political solution in Yemen, sanctions against Iran

    US House urges political solution in Yemen, sanctions against Iran

    Date: 2017-11-14 07:06:32 GMT - USA - International - SN:1 - ID:7089618

    The US House of Representatives adopted a non-binding resolution calling for a political solution to the conflict in Yemen. The resolution denounces the targeting of civilian populations in Yemen and calls on all parties involved to “increase ....

  • Marine drill instructor sentenced to 10 years in prison for targeting Muslim recruits

    Marine drill instructor sentenced to 10 years in prison for targeting Muslim recruits

    Date: 2017-11-11 08:02:11 GMT - USA - International - SN:3 - ID:7085120

    A military jury sentenced a former Marine drill instructor to 10 years in prison and a dishonorable discharge from the service Friday for subjecting Muslim recruits to verbal and physical abuse, including one young man who committed suicide after an ....

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