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  • Death toll from hurricane Maria rises to 32

    Death toll from hurricane Maria rises to 32

    Date: 2017-09-22 15:23:37 GMT - USA - International - SN:25 - ID:7004021

    As Hurricane Maria continued to cross the Caribbean Friday, officials in Puerto Rico took stock of the deadly toll the historic storm left in its wake: nearly half of the storm’s total death toll of 32, the Los Angeles Times reported Friday. ....

  • Trump: 'Russia hoax continues, now it's ads on Facebook'

    Trump: 'Russia hoax continues, now it's ads on Facebook'

    Date: 2017-09-22 15:12:56 GMT - USA - International - SN:24 - ID:7004016

    US President Donald Trump early Friday called reports of Kremlin-linked groups buying Facebook ads to sway the 2016 election part of a "Russia hoax," The Hill reported. "The Russia hoax continues, now it's ads on Facebook. What about the totally ....

  • AL chief meets Chinese FM to discuss relations

    AL chief meets Chinese FM to discuss relations

    Date: 2017-09-22 15:12:51 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:7004014

    Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit met Friday with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in New York to discuss ways of boosting relations between the Arab countries and Beijing. The meeting was held on the sidelines of the 72nd session of ....

  • Anti-Brexit activists rally against Theresa May in Italy

    Anti-Brexit activists rally against Theresa May in Italy

    Date: 2017-09-22 15:12:48 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:22 - ID:7004006

    A small band of anti-Brexit protesters assembled outside the Santa Maria Novella church in Florence ahead of British Prime Minister Theresa May’s speech some waving placards with demonic-looking pictures of the PM on them, The Independent reported ....

  • Death toll reaches 13 as hundreds rescued after Hurricane Maria pummels Puerto Rico

    Death toll reaches 13 as hundreds rescued after Hurricane Maria pummels Puerto Rico

    Date: 2017-09-22 15:12:44 GMT - Puerto Rico - International - SN:21 - ID:7003999

    Puerto Rico was on Friday battling dangerous flooding after Hurricane Maria ravaged the island, as the death toll there jumped to 13 and authorities rescued nearly 700 people from high waters, SBS reported. Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rossello ....

  • Israeli jets bombed site close to Damascus airport, reports say

    Israeli jets bombed site close to Damascus airport, reports say

    Date: 2017-09-22 15:12:35 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:7003991

    Israeli jets have reportedly bombed on Friday an area near the Damascus international airport in the third attack in as many weeks by the Israeli military on targets associated with the Lebanese group Hezbollah, The Guardian reported. According ....

  • Egypt, Germany have strategic partnership, says ambassador

    Egypt, Germany have strategic partnership, says ambassador

    Date: 2017-09-22 15:12:27 GMT - Germany - Egypt - SN:19 - ID:7003986

    Egypt and Germany have a strategic partnership, with Cairo wishing to benefit from the German experience in technology, investments and tourism, Egyptian Ambassador in Berlin Badr Abdel Aati said Friday. Abdel Aati made the remarks during the ....

  • Iraqi forces liberate 19 villages from Daesh in Hawija

    Iraqi forces liberate 19 villages from Daesh in Hawija

    Date: 2017-09-22 14:36:50 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:7003965

    Commander of Hawija military operations Abdel Amir Rashid Yarallah announced Friday the liberation of 19 villages from terrorist Daesh group in the center of Iraqi Hawija district in Kirkuk province. Yarallah was quoted by Iraqi Al Sumaria TV ....

  • Sudan's Bashir pledges support for displaced people in South Darfur

    Sudan's Bashir pledges support for displaced people in South Darfur

    Date: 2017-09-22 14:28:56 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:7003958

    Sundanese President Omar al Bashir pledged to solve the problems and respond to the demands of displaced people who seek to return to their villages. Addressing a large rally in the Kalema Camp in Bilail locality in South Darfur, Bashir said the ....

  • Damietta Port receives 5 vessels over past 24 hours

    Damietta Port receives 5 vessels over past 24 hours

    Date: 2017-09-22 14:28:35 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:16 - ID:7003955

    Damietta Port received over the past 24 hours two container ships and three cargo vessels, the Damietta Port Authority said in a statement on Friday. Two container vessels and five cargo ships have left the harbor. Up to 19 vessels docked at ....

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