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US warplanes hit Islamic State group in Iraq
Pentagon says two warplanes dropped laser-guided bombs on a mobile artillery piece near northern city of Erbil.
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Botswana's ruling Democratic Party wins general elections
The ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) has won the general elections for the world's largest diamond producer. It secured at least 33 of the 57 parliamentary seats being contested, the national electoral commission s READ MORE
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Ukraine crisis: Snap elections for parliament
Ukrainian voters are to go to the polls in snap elections for a new parliament. President Petro Poroshenko called the poll as he aims to cement a new direction for the country after the ousting of pro-Russian leaders ear READ MORE
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Ebola outbreak: US nurse criticises quarantine treatment
A nurse quarantined on her return to the US from treating Ebola patients in Sierra Leone has criticised the way she was dealt with at Newark airport. Kaci Hickox said the experience was frightening and could deter other READ MORE
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Egypt declares state of emergency in Sinai
President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi issues order after 30 soldiers were killed in gun and bomb attack in the country's north. Egypt has declared a state of emergency in the north and centre of the Sinai Peninsula after a suic READ MORE
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Iran hangs woman despite international uproar
Reyhaneh Jabbari was hanged on Saturday for killing a man she says tried to abuse her, despite international outcry. Iran has executed a 26-year-old woman convicted for killing a man whom she said tried to sexually abuse READ MORE
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Mali Ebola victim travelled while contagious
WHO says many others could have been infected by two-year-old girl who travelled across country by bus before dying. Mali's first Ebola victim, a two-year-old girl, has died of the disease amid an alert she travelled acr READ MORE
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Moscow Total plane crash snowplough driver 'got lost'
A snowplough driver at a Moscow airport has said he lost his bearings before a collision with a private plane in which Total boss Christophe de Margerie died. Vladimir Martynenkov told Russian TV he was unaware he had en READ MORE
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Syria conflict: '200 air force strikes' in 36 hours
The Syrian military has stepped up air strikes on rebel areas dramatically, carrying out more than 200 in recent days, opposition activists say. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the raids took place mostly in READ MORE
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Ebola: WHO emergency team holds talks on travel curbs
The World Health Organization's emergency committee is holding talks to discuss the Ebola epidemic. The meeting in Geneva will examine screening measures at borders and consider whether stricter travel regulations should READ MORE
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Total CEO killed in Moscow airport accident
Russian media reports say Christophe de Margerie died when his private jet collided with snow-clearing machine. Christophe de Margerie, the chief executive officer of Total SA, the French oil company, has been killed in READ MORE
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Turkey to let Iraqi Kurds join Kobane battle
Minister says Iraqi Peshmerga will be allowed to cross Turkey's border to aid fight for Syrian town besieged by ISIL. Turkey has said it will allow Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga fighters to cross its borders and join Syrian Ku READ MORE
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UN readying sanctions against key Yemenis
There is a move to impose sanctions on ex-president Saleh, his son and three Houthi leaders, sources tell Al Jazeera. The UN is preparing to impose sanctions on five prominent Yemenis, including Ali Abdullah Saleh, the f READ MORE
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Hurricane Gonzalo pounds Bermuda with strong storms
Hurricane Gonzalo has hit Bermuda with winds of about 175km/h (110mph). The US National Hurricane Center (NHC) has warned of high winds and a "life-threatening storm surge" the after the eye of the hurricane passed the B READ MORE
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Hong Kong protests: Mong Kok camp retaken from police
Pro-democracy demonstrators in Hong Kong have retaken streets in the Mong Kok district cleared by the authorities just a few hours earlier. Their victory came after clashes with riot police using batons and pepper spray. READ MORE
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Mozambique opposition rejects election result
Renamo rejects provisional results showing ruling party won presidential and parliamentary polls, claiming fraud. Renamo, Mozambique's main opposition movement, has rejected provisional results showing the ruling Frelimo READ MORE
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Deaths feared in South Korea concert accident
Fourteen people reportedly killed after ventilation grate collapsed during concert by girls' band 4Minute near Seoul. Fourteen people are feared dead after a ventilation grate collapsed during a concert by a popular girl READ MORE
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Red Crescent calls for ceasefire in Benghazi
Humanitarian group calls for truce to allow evacuation of families as fighting continues in Libya's second-largest city. The Red Crescent in Libya has called for a ceasefire in the eastern city of Benghazi to allow the e READ MORE
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Search for trekkers missing in Nepal after blizzards
Rescue teams are searching for at least 70 people missing along Nepal's Himalayan hiking routes, after nine bodies were recovered on Wednesday. There are fears that the final death toll will be much higher... READ MORE
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Hong Kong government 'ready for talks' with protesters
Hong Kong's government is ready for new talks with student protesters next week, its chief executive has said. CY Leung was speaking after scuffles between protesters and police continued for a second night on a major ro READ MORE
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Ebola crisis: WHO says major outbreak in West 'unlikely'
A major outbreak of Ebola in the US and elsewhere in the West is unlikely given the strong health systems, the World Health Organization (WHO) says. US President Barack Obama also said the risk of Americans getting the v READ MORE
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Iran and blame the victim game
Tehran is continuously interfering in Afghanistan and pressurizing Kabul under one pretext or the other. Iran’s meddling into our internal affairs while giving it name of concern as Tehran did it recently when its ambassa...
