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Malala tells Nigeria president to meet parents of hostages

Pakistani education activist Malala Yousafzai earlier today urged Nigerian President "Goodluck" Jonathan to meet with parents of the schoolgirls kidnapped…

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Hamas armed wing rejects Egypt ceasefire as ´surrender´

The armed wing of Hamas earlier today rejected Egyptian proposals for a ceasefire in Gaza, threatening to intensify its 'conflict'…

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Eight killed in blasts in Egypt’s Sinai region

One security officer and seven others were killed in two successive explosions around security areas in Egypt’s Sinai region, near…

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Dozens killed in Ukraine clashes

Escalating clashes between pro-Kremlin separatists and Ukrainian forces on Sunday killed 18 civilians and forced the new Western-backed leader to…

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Five dead in Cambodian military helicopter crash

Five Cambodian soldiers died and one was seriously injured Monday in a helicopter crash during military training on the outskirts…

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Gaza toll hits 172 as Israel campaign enters 7th day

Israeli strikes on Gaza claimed the lives of a man and a woman earlier today raising the overall death toll…

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Afghan presidential rivals finally make breakthrough in poll dispute

Afghanistan’s two presidential rivals agreed yesterday to an audit of every vote cast in last month´s disputed election, a major…

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UN Security Council calls for Gaza ceasefire

The UN Security Council urged Israel and Hamas Saturday to end their hostilities in Gaza, calling on both sides to…

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Japan expecting aftershocks of giant 2011 temblor

Seismologists said an earthquake that struck near Japan´s shuttered Fukushima nuclear site early Saturday was an aftershock of the tremor…

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