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  • Fifa result 'incredibly disappointing' - British sports minister

    Fifa result 'incredibly disappointing' - British sports minister

    Date: 2015-05-30 08:20:06 GMT - United Kingdom - Sport - SN:9 - ID:2692661

    British Culture Media and Sport Secretary John Whittingdale has called Sepp Blatter's reappointment as Fifa president "incredibly disappointing", according to ABC News. “A change in the leadership of Fifa is very badly needed,” he added. "When ....

  • Nine soldiers, 93 militants killed in Afghanistan military operations

    Nine soldiers, 93 militants killed in Afghanistan military operations

    Date: 2015-05-30 07:54:08 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:8 - ID:2692509

    Nine Afghan soldiers and 93 militants were killed in military operations across the country, the Ministry of Defense announced on Saturday. General Zahir Azimi, the spokesman for the Ministry of Defense said in a tweet this morning that military ....

  • British troops will go into Iraq danger zones to train locals

    British troops will go into Iraq danger zones to train locals

    Date: 2015-05-30 07:52:33 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:7 - ID:2692505

    Britain is preparing to send troops to more dangerous parts of Iraq to help the US military train local forces who have struggled to make gains in the fight against Daesh terrorist group, The Times reported. The plan to deploy soldiers with ....

  • Houthi militia continue to use civil establishments to store weapons - Asiri

    Houthi militia continue to use civil establishments to store weapons - Asiri

    Date: 2015-05-30 07:50:23 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:2692501

    Spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition Ahmed al Asiri said that Houthi militia continue to use civil establishments to store weapons. In exclusive statements to Al Arabiya Al Hadath on Saturday, Asiri said that the militia continue to use ....

  • Yemen: Scores of civilians killed and injured by anti-aircraft fire

    Yemen: Scores of civilians killed and injured by anti-aircraft fire

    Date: 2015-05-30 07:48:27 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:2692489

    Scores of casualties in Sanaa have been caused by anti-aircraft munitions shot by the Houthi armed group which detonated after landing in populated areas killing and maiming civilians, said Amnesty International. During a week-long trip to the ....

  • U.S. signals willingness to expand military cooperation with Nigeria

    U.S. signals willingness to expand military cooperation with Nigeria

    Date: 2015-05-30 07:47:18 GMT - USA - International - SN:4 - ID:2692477

    As Nigeria swore in Muhammadu Buhari as the new president on Friday, the Obama administration signaled that it was prepared to expand military cooperation in the fight against Boko Haram, the New York Times reported. Secretary of State John ....

  • 13 killed in road accident on Beni Suef highway

    13 killed in road accident on Beni Suef highway

    Date: 2015-05-30 07:45:28 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:2692461

    Thirteen people were killed late Friday when a police vehicle collided with a truck on Beni Suef-Minya highway. Eleven policemen were among the fatalities, said a security official. ....

  • US in touch with Qatar about Taliban detainee agreement - White House

    US in touch with Qatar about Taliban detainee agreement - White House

    Date: 2015-05-30 07:42:32 GMT - USA - International - SN:1 - ID:2692433

    US officials have been in touch with leaders in Qatar about five Taliban detainees transferred there from the Guantanamo Bay prison and steps needed to protect the American people, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said, according to Fox ....

  • Hadi to participate in OIC ministerial conf.

    Hadi to participate in OIC ministerial conf.

    Date: 2015-05-29 20:02:45 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:2691705

    Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi will participate in an Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) extraordinary ministerial conference on Yemen scheduled to be held here in June, Yemeni Foreign Minister Riyadh Yassin said on Friday. The ....

  • Security, traffic campaigns launched nationwide

    Security, traffic campaigns launched nationwide

    Date: 2015-05-29 19:59:28 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:22 - ID:2691689

    Security forces launched several campaigns nationwide to arrest outlaws and fugitives. A total of 27,295 convicted in criminal cases have been arrested. Also, 106 firearms and 200 cold steels were seized while six gangs were arrested. As ....

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