BAGHDAD, Oct 15, (APP/AFP) – The Islamic State militants group claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing that killed at least 27 people in area of Baghdad on Saturday. IS said in an online statement that a bomber wearing an explosive vest carried out the attack in the Shaab area of the Iraqi capital, which also […]
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IS claims Baghdad bombing that killed at least 27
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Scottish nationalist leader in charge on referendum call
GLASGOW, Oct 15, (APP/AFP) – “I’m with Nicola,” is a popular slogan on Scottish National Party memorabilia at conferences and elections. And while SNP leader and Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon was unlikely to have had a total reprieve at this week’s SNP conference in Glasgow because of Brexit uncertainty, there is a palpable trust […]
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Russia slams ‘unprecedented’ US threats over cyber attacks
MOSCOW, Oct 15, (APP/AFP) – The Kremlin on Saturday slammed Washington for its “unprecedented” threats against Moscow over an alleged series of cyber attacks and vowed to respond. Last week, Washington formally accused the Russian government of trying to “interfere” in the 2016 White House race through cyber attacks on American political institutions.
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Oman plane to evacuate 115 wounded from Yemen funeral raid
SANAA, Oct 15, (APP/AFP) – An Omani aircraft landed in the rebel-held Yemeni capital on Saturday to evacuate 115 of the most seriously wounded from a coalition strike on a funeral last weekend, a rebel official said. The strike killed more than 140 people and wounded at least 525. Oman is the only Gulf Arab […]
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Banco Popolare, BPM shareholders vote on historic tie-up
MILAN, Oct 15, (APP/AFP) – Banco Popolare and BPM shareholders are set to vote Saturday on a proposed merger to create Italy’s third-largest lender, a much-anticipated accord expected to consolidate the troubled banking sector. IHowever, it is not yet a done deal. While the Banco Popolare votes are widely believed to be in the bag, […]
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12 killed in stampede at religious gathering in India
LUCKNOW, India, Oct 15 (APP/AFP): A stampede at a religious gathering in northern India killed 12 people Saturday and injured five others, a senior police officer said. Hundreds of devotees of an Indian guru had gathered in Varanasi, a Hindu holy town in Uttar Pradesh state, when the stampede broke out.