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Scotland First Minister Alex Salmond resigns after losing independence referendum
Date: 2014-09-19 17:03:12 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:71 - ID:971725
LONDON, Sept 19 (MENA) - Scottish nationalist Alex Salmond has resigned as leader of his party and will quit as First Minister of his country after losing a referendum on independence from the United Kingdom. "For me as leader my time is nearly ....
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Thousands of Muslims protest Daesh crimes in Berlin
Date: 2014-09-19 16:02:08 GMT - Germany - World - SN:64 - ID:971385
BERLIN, Sept 19 (MENA) - Thousands of Muslims participated in protests in Berlin Friday against crimes of Daesh group in Syria and Iraq. The rally, organized by main Islamic organizations in Germany, was meant to show rejection of all Muslims of ....
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18 killed, injured in blast outside mosque in Afghanistan
Date: 2014-09-19 12:43:55 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:45 - ID:969765
KABUL, Sept 19 (MENA) – Six people were killed and 12 others were injured Friday in a blast outside a mosque in the Afghan province of Baghlan. The blast occurred shortly after the Friday prayers, said the Spokesman for Baghlan Province's Police ....
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Holland: Rafale planes destroy depot of Daesh in Iraq
Date: 2014-09-19 11:04:42 GMT - France - World - SN:33 - ID:969597
PARIS, Sept 19 (MENA) - A French fighter jet bombed a military logistics warehouse belonging to the Daesh group located in north-east Iraq on Friday, in the first such airstrike against the jihadist militants, according to France 24. The Rafale ....
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France launches first air strikes on Daesh in Iraq
Date: 2014-09-19 09:46:45 GMT - France - World - SN:25 - ID:968949
PARIS, Sept 19 (MENA) - French jets have carried out their first strikes against Daesh grup militants in Iraq, the office of President Francois Hollande says. A statement said planes had attacked Daesh logistics depot in north-east Iraq, ....
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Scotland votes no to independence as its first minister admits defeat
Date: 2014-09-19 06:18:25 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:11 - ID:967909
EDINBURGH, Sept 19 (MENA) - Scotland has voted to stay in the United Kingdom after voters decisively rejected independence, BBC reported. With 31 out of the country's 32 council areas having declared after Thursday's vote, the 'No' side has an ....
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UN says five peacekeepers killed, three wounded in Mali blast
Date: 2014-09-18 20:53:01 GMT - Mali - World - SN:135 - ID:967245
BAMAKO, Sept 18 (MENA) - The United Nations mission in Mali said five of its Chadian peacekeepers were killed and another three wounded when their vehicle was hit by an explosive device in the north of the country on Thursday, Sky News reported. ....
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Hammond says didn't see video showing Briton kidnapped by Daesh
Date: 2014-09-18 19:16:20 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:125 - ID:966889
LONDON, Sept 18 (MENA) - British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said Thursday that he was aware of the video released by the terrorist group of Daesh, showing the British kidnapped journalist John Cantlie, but had not yet seen it. He said: ....
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Ukrainian president pleads with US for military aid, tells Congress 'blankets' not enough
Date: 2014-09-18 19:02:07 GMT - USA - World - SN:124 - ID:966817
WASHINGTON, Sept 18 (MENA) - Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko pleaded for US military aid Thursday in a high-profile address to Congress, saying that while nonlethal aid like blankets and night-vision goggles is important, "one cannot win the ....
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Arrests in Chile bomb attack focus on anarchists
Date: 2014-09-18 19:01:08 GMT - Chile - World - SN:123 - ID:966821
SANTIAGO, Sept 18 (MENA) - Chilean police arrested three suspects on Thursday in the country's worst bomb attack in more than two decades, ABC news reported. Interior and Security Minister Rodrigo Penailillo announced the arrests of two men and ....
