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  • Kuwait calls for N.Korea's cooperation with IAEA to abandon nuclear program

    Date: 2014-09-19 17:26:29 GMT - Kuwait - World - SN:78 - ID:971717

    KUWAIT CITY, Sept 19 (MENA) - Kuwait has called on North Korea to immediately cooperate with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and abandon all its nuclear activities in adherence to the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), Kuwait's official ....

  • France's Sarkozy announces political comeback

    Date: 2014-09-19 17:25:23 GMT - France - World - SN:77 - ID:971701

    PARIS, Sept 19 (MENA) - Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has announced on Friday his return to politics, the BBC reported. On his Facebook page, he said he would seek the leadership of the opposition UMP party, widely seen as a first step ....

  • Annual OSCE human rights conference opens in Warsaw on Monday

    Date: 2014-09-19 17:18:46 GMT - Austria - World - SN:74 - ID:971713

    VIENNA, Sept 19 (MENA) - The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) will hold its annual meeting on Monday in Warsaw with participation of some 1,000 government representatives and civil society activists from the OSCE’s 57 ....

  • UK Labour pary announces plans for full constitutional convention

    Date: 2014-09-19 17:17:36 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:73 - ID:971649

    LONDON, Sept 19 (MENA) - Labour Party leader Ed Miliband announced Friday proposals for a full Constitutional Convention to address need for "further devolution" in England. In a statement issued Friday, the Party said "It is the next stage of ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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, ....

  • 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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