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  • Iran's Khamenei: War unlikely but armed forces should boost capacities

    Iran's Khamenei: War unlikely but armed forces should boost capacities

    Date: 2018-09-02 16:13:05 GMT - Iran - International - SN:3 - ID:7558771

    Iranian Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has said that there was no possibility of a military war on Iran given the ongoing political considerations, but the country's Armed Forces must continue to upgrade their human and military hardware ....

  • One killed, 18 injured in Russian plane crash

    One killed, 18 injured in Russian plane crash

    Date: 2018-09-01 20:11:18 GMT - Russia - International - SN:10 - ID:7557488

    Russian transportation minister said a supervisor at Sochi airport has died during an emergency response after a landing plane careered off the end of the runway into a riverbed and caught fire, CBS reported on Saturday. The health ministry said ....

  • US deeply concerned over reported 'Iran missiles in Iraq' -- Pompeo

    US deeply concerned over reported 'Iran missiles in Iraq' -- Pompeo

    Date: 2018-09-01 20:08:40 GMT - USA - International - SN:9 - ID:7557487

    US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Saturday Washington is deeply concerned over reports that Iran had transferred ballistic missiles into Iraq. "Deeply concerned about reports of #Iran transferring ballistic missiles into Iraq. If true, ....

  • 3 arrested for firing bullets at US Embassy in Turkey

    3 arrested for firing bullets at US Embassy in Turkey

    Date: 2018-09-01 20:07:42 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:8 - ID:7557485

    Three people have been arrested for alleged involvement in a drive-by shooting at the US Embassy last month, ABC News reported on Saturday. A court ordered them to be jailed pending trial. Three others who had been detained were released on ....

  • 30 Nigerian soldiers killed in Boko Haram raid: military sources

    30 Nigerian soldiers killed in Boko Haram raid: military sources

    Date: 2018-09-01 19:03:18 GMT - Nigeria - International - SN:5 - ID:7557443

    At least 30 Nigerian soldiers died in combat with Boko Haram jihadists who overran a military base in the northeast near the border with Niger, two military sources said Saturday. They said scores of jihadists in trucks stormed the base at Zari ....

  • 2 injured in stabbing at Amsterdam railway station, suspect shot by police

    2 injured in stabbing at Amsterdam railway station, suspect shot by police

    Date: 2018-08-31 18:04:14 GMT - Netherlands - International - SN:7 - ID:7556026

    The Dutch police have shot and injured a suspect following a stabbing which left two people wounded at Amsterdam railway station, Russia Today reported. It is unclear at the moment if the incident is related to terrorism. The victims, as ....

  • Pakistan rally ends after Dutch cartoon contest is canceled

    Pakistan rally ends after Dutch cartoon contest is canceled

    Date: 2018-08-31 18:00:42 GMT - Pakistan - International - SN:5 - ID:7556021

    Thousands of Pakistan's Islamists dispersed peacefully after ending their protest march near Islamabad on Friday following the cancellation of a Prophet Muhammad cartoon contest sponsored by an anti-Muslim Dutch lawmaker, ABC News reported. The ....

  • McCain honored as his body lies in state at US Capitol

    McCain honored as his body lies in state at US Capitol

    Date: 2018-08-31 17:58:01 GMT - USA - International - SN:4 - ID:7556017

    US Senator John McCain's week of remembrance continues on Friday with the Senator lying in state at the US Capitol Rotunda, CNN reported. Speakers at a ceremony there, including Vice President Mike Pence, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell ....

  • Ukraine separatist leader killed in explosion

    Ukraine separatist leader killed in explosion

    Date: 2018-08-31 17:56:48 GMT - Ukraine - International - SN:3 - ID:7556014

    Head of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) Alexander Zakharchenko was killed by an explosion in Donetsk on Friday. The explosion occurred in the Separ restaurant in the city center, TASS news agency reported. Zakharchenko was ....

  • Dollar rate up at major Egyptian banks

    Dollar rate up at major Egyptian banks

    Date: 2018-08-29 10:46:18 GMT - Egypt - International - SN:3 - ID:7552440

    The exchange rate of the US dollar went up during Wednesday transactions at major banks. The dollar exchange rate settled at EGP 17.78 for buying and EGP 17.88 for selling at the National Bank of Egypt and Banque Misr. At the Commercial ....

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