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Wayne Rooney to quit England’s national team after 2018 World Cup in Russia

Aug 30, 2016

England record goalscorer Wayne Rooney will retire from international football after the 2018 World Cup in Russia.The Manchester United forward was speaking to the media for the first time since new England manager Sam Allardyce…

IS spokesman killed in Aleppo, Syria, Amaq News Agency reported

Aug 30, 2016

A spokesman for so-called Islamic State (IS) has been killed in Syria, IS-affiliated media say.In a statement distributed by the group's supporters, Amaq News Agency reported that Abu Muhammad al-Adnani died in the city of…

Ireland to recover 13 billion euros in taxes from Apple

Aug 30, 2016

Ireland should recover up to €13bn (£11bn) from Apple in back taxes, the European Commission has ruled.After a three-year investigation, it has concluded that the US firm's Irish tax benefits are illegal.The Commission said…

Libyan forces find fuel, ammo, and armoured vehicles storage in freed Neighbourhood 1

Aug 30, 2016

The Libyan forces of the UN-backed Government of National Accord along with the engineers unit found in the liberated Neighbourhood 1 on Tuesday more than one storage for fuel, ammunition and armoured vehicles as well as heavy and…

6.500 migrants rescued off Libya’s coast by Italian Navy ships

Aug 30, 2016

About 6,500 migrants have been rescued off Libya, the Italian coastguard says, in one of the biggest operations of its kind to date.Some 40 co-ordinated rescue missions took place about 20km (12 miles) off the Libyan town of…

Five Dignity Operation fighters killed in clashes with Benghazi Shura Council

Aug 30, 2016

Media sources reported Tuesday that clashes between Dignity Operation forces, led by Khalifa Haftar, and Benghazi Shura Council renewed on the western frontline.The sources indicated that five fighters from Dignity Operation were…

Petroleum Facilities Guard threaten to shut two oil fields over delayed salary payment

Aug 30, 2016

A Libyan armed force controlling some of the country's southern oilfields will close two of them down because the government has not paid the funds needed to maintain security operations, a brigade commander said on Tuesday.The…

Final chemical weapons in Libya shipped to Germany on board Danish vessel

Aug 30, 2016

Libya has shipped the last of its chemical weapons stocks out of the country, officials said Tuesday, under a UN-backed plan to ensure the arsenal could not fall into the wrong hands.The move will ease fears that extremists like the…

Roadworks underway on the reopened coastal road between Azzawiya and Wershefana

Aug 29, 2016

General Electricity Company workers have started service works for the road light poles on the newly reopened coastal road between Janzour and Azzawiya.On Sunday, the General Electricity Company added that the work teams are doing…

Ceasefire takes effect in Colombia after 52-year-long war

Aug 29, 2016

A ceasefire has come into effect in Colombia between the main leftist rebel group and the government, ending one of the world's longest insurgencies.The ceasefire at midnight local time (05:00 GMT Monday) came after four years of…

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