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  • Typhoon suspends hundreds of flights in S. Korea

    Typhoon suspends hundreds of flights in S. Korea

    Date: 2019-09-07 11:19:08 GMT - south korea - International - SN:4 - ID:8093705

    South Korea worked to prevent any serious damage from Typhoon Lingling as the powerful storm made landfall in south Korea Saturday, causing heavy rains and strong winds throughout the entire nation. No serious damage has been reported yet, but ....

  • Afghan forces retake Wardooj district after five years

    Afghan forces retake Wardooj district after five years

    Date: 2019-09-07 10:19:56 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:2 - ID:8093603

    Afghan forces recaptured Wardooj district in Badakhshan Province, TOLOnews quoted the acting defense minister as saying. Afghan security forces retook the control of Wardooj district five years after it was captured by Taliban movement, officials ....

  • Iran seizes new vessel over smuggling fuel

    Iran seizes new vessel over smuggling fuel

    Date: 2019-09-07 09:21:33 GMT - Iran - International - SN:1 - ID:8093495

    Iran says its naval forces seized a foreign ship in the Arab Gulf and held its 12 Philippine sailors. The Iranian Navy stopped off its coast a ship laden with 283,900 liters of smuggled fuel, Russia Today channel quoted Iranian official sources ....

  • AU lifts Sudan suspension

    AU lifts Sudan suspension

    Date: 2019-09-06 23:38:07 GMT - Sudan - International - SN:6 - ID:8093285

    The African Union announced it has lifted Sudan's suspension; a day after establishing a civilian-led government. The AU Peace and Security Council tweeted its decision, saying that it commits to support its reconstruction and international ....

  • Mauritania, African parliament review issues of common interest

    Mauritania, African parliament review issues of common interest

    Date: 2019-09-06 17:42:12 GMT - Mauritania - International - SN:4 - ID:8093109

    Mauritanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed discussed on Friday with members of a high-level delegation from the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) various issues of common interest. The PAP's delegation, currently on a visit to ....

  • Trump’s Mideast peace envoy resigns

    Trump’s Mideast peace envoy resigns

    Date: 2019-09-05 23:35:03 GMT - USA - International - SN:5 - ID:8092266

    A chief architect of US President Donald Trump’s Middle East peace initiative announced he’s stepping down, Bloomberg reported. Jason Greenblatt, who has worked closely with Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner on the long-promised plan, said in a ....

  • Putin, Modi  discuss bilateral relations and international issues

    Putin, Modi discuss bilateral relations and international issues

    Date: 2019-09-04 07:55:51 GMT - Russia - International - SN:1 - ID:8089559

    President Vladimir Putin held talks on Wednesday with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on bilateral relations and international issues of common concern, reported Russia Today channel. The talks were held on the sidelines of the Russian ....

  • Trump: US will maintain presence in Afghanistan even if deal reached with Taliban

    Trump: US will maintain presence in Afghanistan even if deal reached with Taliban

    Date: 2019-08-29 22:56:33 GMT - USA - International - SN:2 - ID:8082938

    US President Donald Trump said on Thursday the United States would maintain a force in the area of Afghanistan even if Washington reaches an agreement with the Taliban to end the 18-year war that began after the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States ....

  • American detained in Russia on spy charges extends 2 months

    American detained in Russia on spy charges extends 2 months

    Date: 2019-08-23 23:08:43 GMT - Russia - International - SN:11 - ID:8074541

    A retired United States Marine detained in Russia for eight months on allegation of spying will remain in detention for two more months, a Moscow court ruled Friday, despite the man’s claims that prison guards had injured him, Fox News ....

  • Indonesian rescuers search for 30 missing after ferry fire

    Indonesian rescuers search for 30 missing after ferry fire

    Date: 2019-08-23 23:08:18 GMT - Indonesia - International - SN:10 - ID:8074540

    Rescuers were searching Friday for at least 30 people thought missing after a ferry caught fire off the coast of Indonesia's main island of Java, ABC News reported. The vessel was carrying 277 people from Tanjung Perak port in East Java's ....

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