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US Defense Secretary hails security deal with Afghanistan
Date: 2014-09-30 14:17:39 GMT - USA - World - SN:70 - ID:1044313
WASHINGTON, Sept 30 (MENA) - US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel hailed on Tuesday the security deal signed with the new Afghan government. Upon the new deal, nearly 9,000 US troops will stay in Afghanistan after the end of this year. The ....
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North Korea FM arrives at Moscow
Date: 2014-09-30 13:49:57 GMT - Russia - World - SN:61 - ID:1043833
MOSCOW, Sept 30 (MENA) - North Korean Foreign Minister, Ri Su-yong, arrived in Moscow on Tuesday, accompanied by a high-level diplomatic delegation in an official visit to Russia. Atop of the FM's agenda is the visit of his Russian counterpart, ....
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Afghanistan, US sign long-awaited security pact
Date: 2014-09-30 11:48:53 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:44 - ID:1042777
KABUL, Sept 30 (MENA) - Afghanistan and the United States have signed a long-awaited security pact that will allow U.S. forces to remain in the country past the end of year, ABC news network reported. At a Tuesday ceremony in the capital, Kabul, ....
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British hostage appears in new Daesh video criticising US President
Date: 2014-09-30 11:12:56 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:37 - ID:1041469
LONDON, Sept 30 (MENA) - Daesh group has released a new video featuring the British hostage John Cantlie in which he criticizes US President Barack Obama's “disappointingly predictable military strategy” and attacks coalition plans to use Iraqi ....
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Lufthansa's pilots start 15-hour strike over contract dispute
Date: 2014-09-30 09:24:31 GMT - Germany - World - SN:24 - ID:1041121
BERLIN, Sept 30 (MENA) - Pilots on Lufthansa's long-haul fleet have started a 15-hour walkout at the airline's main Frankfurt hub in a festering contract dispute. The Vereinigung Cockpit union called members out on strike from 8 a.m. (0600 GMT) ....
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British home secretary to announce new measures against extremisim
Date: 2014-09-30 08:44:34 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:20 - ID:1040781
LONDON, Sept 30 (MENA) – British Home Secretary Theresa May would unveil a package of measures to combat extremism during her participation in the annual conference of the Tory Party. A member with the Tory party told MENA that the minister's ....
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White House fence-jumper made it far deeper into building than previously known
Date: 2014-09-30 08:40:23 GMT - USA - World - SN:18 - ID:1040745
WASHINGTON, Sept 30 (MENA) - The man who jumped the White House fence this month and sprinted through the front door made it much farther into the building than previously known, overpowering one Secret Service officer and running through much of ....
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South Korea oks extension of troop deployment in Gulf of Aden, UAE
Date: 2014-09-30 08:11:47 GMT - south korea - World - SN:11 - ID:1040277
SEOUL, Sept 30 (MENA) - South Korea's Cabinet approved a bill extending the country's troop deployment in the Gulf of Aden and the United Arab Emirates by another year, an official said Tuesday. The move, if endorsed by the parliament, will ....
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Australian police arrest 1 in counterterror raids
Date: 2014-09-30 08:10:26 GMT - Australia - World - SN:9 - ID:1040317
CANBERRA, Sept 30 (MENA) - One man was arrested in counter terrorism raids in the Australian city of Melbourne on Tuesday after police said he provided money to a U.S. citizen fighting alongside extremists in Syria. Hassan El Sabsabi, 23, ....
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Cruise ship runs aground off southwest coast, passengers rescued
Date: 2014-09-30 08:10:11 GMT - south korea - World - SN:8 - ID:1040321
SEOUL, Sept 30 (MENA) - A cruise ship carrying 104 passengers and five crew members ran aground in waters off a southwestern island on Tuesday but all people on board were rescued, the Coast Guard said. The accident took place around 9:14 a.m. ....
