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  • Hollande: Int'l conference on Iraq aims at supporting Iraq in its war against Daesh

    Date: 2014-09-15 09:47:05 GMT - France - World - SN:43 - ID:941341

    PARIS, Sept 15 (MENA) - French President Fancois Hollande said the international conference on Iraq aims at garnering political support for the new government in Iraq in its war against Daesh organization. At a joint press conference with ....

  • Pakistan's government says at least 280 citizens killed, and more than 500 injured

    Date: 2014-09-15 09:10:23 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:35 - ID:940877

    ISLAMABAD, Sept 15 (MENA) - At least 280 people have been killed in Pakistan and more than 500 others injured, the government there said, CNN reported. And at least 200 people have died in flooding in Indian-administered Kashmir, Indian Home ....

  • Second British hostage being held by Daesh identified as Alan Henning

    Date: 2014-09-15 09:09:50 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:34 - ID:941329

    LONDON, Sept 15 (MENA) - The second British hostage being held by Daesh group has been identified as Alan Henning. A video released by the group on September 13 revealed the beheading of British aid worker David Haines. At the end of the ....

  • Hammond heads for Paris to attend conference on Daesh

    Date: 2014-09-15 08:48:39 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:33 - ID:941305

    LONDON, Sept 15 (MENA) - UK Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond left for Paris Monday to attend a meeting of foreign ministers from around the world to discuss plans to tackle Daesh militants in Iraq and Syria. The summit in Paris is taking place ....

  • Britain to curb Muslim Brotherhood operations in London

    Date: 2014-09-15 08:41:07 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:30 - ID:941149

    LONDON, Sept 15 (MENA) - Britain is set to impose curbs on Muslim Brotherhood-linked organisations and block activists moving to London after a report by a senior diplomat raised concerns over the group's links to extremists in the Middle East, ....

  • At least 17 killed in Pakistan boat capsize

    Date: 2014-09-15 08:12:10 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:27 - ID:940881

    ISLAMABAD, Sept 15 (MENA) - At least 17 people were killed on Sunday when a boat overturned in a swollen river in eastern Pakistan, officials said, as fresh monsoon rains triggered new flood concerns, The Hindu reported. The boat with 40 people ....

  • Typhoon Kalmaegi blows out of Philippines

    Date: 2014-09-15 07:11:47 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:22 - ID:940593

    MANILA, Sept 15 (MENA) - A fast-moving typhoon blew out of the northern Philippines Monday after causing flash floods and landslides. Three people died when big waves and strong winds sank a stalled ferry over the weekend, the ABC News ....

  • Powerful Hurricane Odile bears in on Mexico's Baja

    Date: 2014-09-15 06:57:45 GMT - Mexico - World - SN:20 - ID:940465

    MEXICO CITY, Sept 15 (MENA) - A powerful Hurricane Odile closed in on the resort area of Los Cabos on Sunday night as Mexican authorities evacuated vulnerable coastal areas and readied shelters for up to 30,000 people, ABC news reported. The U.S. ....

  • Security Council deplores ‘heinous’ murder of British aid worker by Islamic militants

    Date: 2014-09-15 05:38:59 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:8 - ID:940197

    NEW YORK, Sept 15 (MENA) - Members of the United Nations Security Council on Sunday strongly condemned the “heinous and cowardly” murder of David Haines, a British humanitarian aid worker, by the armed group known as the Islamic State of Iraq and ....

  • Two dead in Slovenia floods

    Date: 2014-09-14 19:29:04 GMT - Slovenia - World - SN:145 - ID:939473

    LJUBLJANA, Sept 14 (MENA) - Slovenian authorities said two people have died in new floods that hit the Balkans this weekend after heavy rains. Police said on Sunday a 30-year-old man and a 17-year-old girl drowned after their van plunged into a ....

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