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Russia Vows Response To US Expulsions

Russia has promised to respond to the expulsion of 35 of its diplomats from Washington, amid a bitter dispute over...

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Russia-Turkey Brokered Truce Holding Despite Clashes

A new nationwide ceasefire between Syrian government forces and rebel groups appears to be largely holding. However...

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Ceasefire Agreed For Midnight, Backed By Russia and Turkey

The Syrian government and rebel groups have agreed to a ceasefire from midnight (22:00 GMT) across the country,...

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Army Searching For Chibok Girls Seized By Boko Haram

After the Nigerian army claimed victory over Boko Haram in the armed group's forest stronghold, a commander at the...

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Garment Factories Dismiss ‘at Least 1,500 Workers’

Police in Bangladesh say garment manufacturers have dismissed at least 1,500 workers after protests over pay led to a...

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Uganda Football Team Boat Capsizes

At least 30 people have drowned after a boat carrying a football team and their fans capsized on Lake Albert in Uganda,...

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30 Drown After Boat Carrying Football Team Capsizes On Lake Albert

At least 30 people have drowned after a boat carrying a football team and their fans capsized on Lake Albert in Uganda,...

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30 Drown After Boat Carrying Football Team Capsizes On Lake Albert

Boat accidents are fairly common on Lake Albert and in other parts of Africa. At least 30 people have drowned after a...

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At Least 22 Killed In Troubled North Kivu Province

At least 22 civilians were killed in Democratic Republic of Congo's North Kivu province over the weekend, an official...

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Security Forces Warn Tunisia Over Returning Fighters

Tunisia's security forces have called on the government to adopt "exceptional measures" to deal with potential security...

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Struggling Spanish Town Wins Fortune From Lottery

Celebrations in Madrid after the top prize of the El Gordo lottery went to one neighbourhood Spain's annual Christmas...

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Anis Amri Known To Police, Says Official

Germany has launched a Europe-wide manhunt for a "violent and armed" Tunisian man, saying he is a suspect in Monday's...

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Yahya Jammeh Lambasts ECOWAS Mediators

Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has hit out at regional mediators urging him to step down, saying he will not be...

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Gambia’s President Lambasts Mediators

Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has hit out at regional mediators urging him to step down, saying he will not be...

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Gambia’s President Yahya Jammeh Lambasts Ecowas Mediators

Jammeh says he is not a coward and will seek justice following what he says was a flawed election Gambian President...

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Defiant Gambian President Refuses To Step Aside

Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has reiterated he won't step down despite losing the December 1 election, as West...

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Dozens Killed In Tultepec Explosion

An explosion at a fireworks market outside Mexico City has killed at least 31 people, officials say. More than 70...

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Dozens Killed In Mexico Fireworks Blast

An explosion at a fireworks market outside Mexico City has killed at least 26 people, officials say. Dozens of other...

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Africa Has Highest Rate of High Blood Pressure, WHO Says

Africa has the highest rate of high blood pressure in the world, affecting about 46% of adults, a World Health...