Egyptian authorities started on Saturday the process of handing over the remains of the victims of the EgyptAir Airbus A320 plane crash in the Mediterranean Sea, French media reported Saturday.
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Monthly Archives: December 2016
Syrian, Iranian Foreign Ministers Discuss Ceasefire, Humanitarian Aid to Syria
Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem and his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif discussed the political settlement, nationwide ceasefire and the provision of humanitarian aid in Syria during a meeting in Tehran, Iranian Foreign Ministry said Saturday.
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Several people seriously injured as car plows into crowd in Finland
Up to seven people were injured when a car plowed into a crowd in the eastern part Helsinki, Finland’s capital. Police say that nothing indicates the incident was intentional, however.
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Iraqi Security Forces Prevent Terror Attack in Baghdad's Shia District
Iraqi security forces blew up a car bomb headed to Baghdad’s Shia-populated Kadhimiya district, hence preventing a terror attack, the security forces’ Baghdad operations command said Saturday.
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Was 2016 really that bad? The surprisingly good news in 2016 (POLL)
It was the year that brought Bowie’s demise, passed Brexit and elected Trump. It even broke Kanye West. For many, 2016 can rot in hell – right? Wrong.
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Russian Prime Minister Congratulates Nation on New Year
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev on Saturday congratulated compatriots on New Year and wished them all the best.
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Gate Crashers: Iran Warns Off US Fighters, Spy Drones During Drill
On December 28, Iran said that its air defenses had warned off several US fighter planes and drones during an ongoing military drill. In an interview with Sputnik Persian, prominent Iranian political analyst Sabbah Zanganeh described the US behavior as a provocation.
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Ferry bad day: Unlucky tourists see 4WD go overboard (VIDEO)
For one group of backpackers in Australia, their New Year holiday plans went a little overboard after their four-wheel-drive rolled off the back of a barge while en-route to an isolated island. Luckily, there were no occupants in the vehicle at the time.
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1,000s of sea creatures wash up in Canada, no-one knows why
Canadian officials are struggling to determine why thousands of sea creatures have turned up dead on some beaches along the Bay of Fundy near Digby, Nova Scotia. So far, tests have found nothing out of the ordinary in the sea.
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‘Rousey’s career latest death of 2016’: Internet disses former champ’s UFC defeat
The comeback never came to be as Ronda Rousey miserably failed to make an impact on the sport she had once dominated. After a hiatus of over one year, the former UFC Bantamweight champion lost to Amanda Nunes in just 48 seconds.
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