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Brazilian police arrest fugitive linked to Hezbollah

Date: 2018-09-21 18:32:20 GMT - Brazil - International - SN:5 - ID:7586619

Federal police in Brazil have arrested a fugitive accused of belonging to Lebanon's Hezbollah militia and of being a key financier of terrorism, ABC News reported. Police said in statement that they took Assad Ahmad Barakat into custody in the ....

110 Turkish soldiers arrested over suspected Gulen links

Date: 2018-09-21 16:48:22 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:2 - ID:7586499

Ankara's chief prosecutor ordered the detention of 110 soldiers from the air force for suspected links to a U.S.-based cleric Turkey says orchestrated a failed coup in 2016, the prosecutor's office was quoted by Euronews as saying on Friday. ....

Theresa May admits Brexit talks impasse as she demands 'respect' from EU

Date: 2018-09-21 16:46:36 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:1 - ID:7586496

UK Prime Minister Theresa May has demanded "respect" from the EU a day after the bloc rejected her Brexit strategy at an acrimonious summit, Sky News reported. The prime minister used a surprise statement in Downing Street to warn Brussels the UK ....

Israel presents downed jet findings to Russian delegation

Date: 2018-09-20 22:57:04 GMT - Russia - International - SN:13 - ID:7585622

An Israeli Defense Forces delegation met with their Russian counterparts to present findings about the downed Russian fighter jet which Syria shot down Monday night after an Israeli air strike, the IDF spokesperson unit said Thursday. Iran's ....

3 killed in shooting at Maryland, US

Date: 2018-09-20 17:14:46 GMT - USA - International - SN:4 - ID:7585344

A shooter killed three people and wounded two others Thursday at a drugstore distribution center in Harford County, Maryland, officials said. A law enforcement official who had been briefed on the incident provided the casualty toll for ....

Pakistan's former PM Nawaz Sharif released

Date: 2018-09-19 18:33:49 GMT - Pakistan - International - SN:11 - ID:7583936

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) suspended sentences of former premier Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam Nawaz and son-in-law Captain Muhammad Safdar in the Avenfield corruption reference and ordered their release. A two-judge bench comprising ....

US defense secretary not leaving Trump administration

Date: 2018-09-19 10:16:14 GMT - USA - International - SN:3 - ID:7582905

US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis dismissed on Tuesday a fresh round of rumors suggesting his days at the Pentagon might be numbered due to deteriorating relations with President Donald Trump, Sawa radio reported. "It'll die down soon and the ....

World Bank delegation praises solar power project in Aswan

Date: 2018-09-18 15:29:15 GMT - Egypt - International - SN:19 - ID:7581871

Members of the World Bank delegation visiting Egypt lauded on Tuesday the solar power project implemented in Aswan’s village of Benban, which has a capacity of some 2,000 megawatts. The three-member delegation expressed satisfaction at work ....

Moon, Kim hold first round of summit talks in Pyongyang

Date: 2018-09-18 09:50:21 GMT - south korea - International - SN:7 - ID:7581150

South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un held their first round of talks Tuesday in a historic summit largely aimed at restarting US-North Korea talks on denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, Yonhap ....

Taliban attacks kill 13 security forces in Afghanistan

Date: 2018-09-13 18:13:22 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:12 - ID:7575238

An Afghan official said Taliban attacks have killed at least 10 soldiers and three policemen, the New York Times reported on Thursday. Provincial council chief Farid Bakhtawar in Farah province said that Taliban fighters tried to overrun the army ....