Africa
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Nigeria military: 17 killed during offensive
Nigeria military: 17 killed during offensive
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria's military says its offensive against insurgents in the country's restive northeast has killed at least 14 suspected Islamic extremists and three soldiers.
Created on: 19 May 2013 | 8:33 pm
19 May 2013 | 8:33 pm
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'Britain's Obama' urges ties with West Africa
'Britain's Obama' urges ties with West Africa
ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — A rising star in Britain's Labour Party, described by some as the "British Barack Obama," Chuka Umunna urged the United Kingdom to more aggressively forge ties with West Africa's fast-growing economies.
Created on: 19 May 2013 | 6:59 pm
19 May 2013 | 6:59 pm
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Zimbabwe PM: We will end police, military abuse
Zimbabwe PM: We will end police, military abuse
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai said Sunday his party will end years of bias and abuse by the police, military and intelligence services and will make sure the services uphold the country's new constitution which demands impartiality in their duties.
Created on: 19 May 2013 | 6:53 pm
19 May 2013 | 6:53 pm
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Kenya police kill "terror couple"
Kenya police kill "terror couple"
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Police shot dead a couple suspected to be terrorists after they threw four grenades, wounding five officers in an overnight stand-off, a police official said Sunday.
Created on: 19 May 2013 | 2:20 pm
19 May 2013 | 2:20 pm
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Ivory Coast army arrests militia leader
Ivory Coast army arrests militia leader
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — A militia leader accused of grave crimes during Ivory Coast's 2010-11 postelection violence was taken into custody Saturday not far from the national park where his forces had been illegally occupying in the country's volatile western region, officials said.
Created on: 18 May 2013 | 7:32 pm
18 May 2013 | 7:32 pm
WORLD
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Canadian prime minister's top aide quits over expenses scandal
Canadian prime minister's top aide quits over expenses scandal
By David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) - The top aide to Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper abruptly resigned on Sunday over his role in a mounting expenses scandal which is threatening to undermine the Conservative government. Nigel Wright, Harper's chief of staff, quit after secretly giving a C$90,000 ($87,000) check in February to Mike Duffy, a member of the upper Senate chamber, to help him cover living expenses he had improperly claimed. News of the gift leaked late on Tuesday. ...
Created on: 19 May 2013 | 8:55 pm
19 May 2013 | 8:55 pm
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Tunisia security blocks salafi conference, 1 dead
Tunisia security blocks salafi conference, 1 dead
KAIROUAN, Tunisia (AP) — Around 11,000 police officers and soldiers blocked an annual conference Sunday at Tunisia's main religious center by a radical Islamist movement that has been implicated in attacks across the country, prompting clashes with angry youths that resulted in one death.
Created on: 19 May 2013 | 8:43 pm
19 May 2013 | 8:43 pm
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Hezbollah steps up Syria battle, Israel threatens more strikes
Hezbollah steps up Syria battle, Israel threatens more strikes
By Khaled Yacoub Oweis AMMAN (Reuters) - Lebanese Hezbollah militants attacked a Syrian rebel-held town alongside Syrian troops on Sunday and Israel threatened more attacks on Syria to rein the militia in, highlighting the risks of a wider regional conflict if planned peace talks fail. Activists said it was the fiercest fighting in Syria's two year-old civil war involving Hezbollah, a Shi'ite group backed by Iran which they said appeared to be helping President Bashar al-Assad secure a vital corridor in case Syria fragments. ...
Created on: 19 May 2013 | 8:38 pm
19 May 2013 | 8:38 pm
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Nigeria military: 17 killed during offensive
Nigeria military: 17 killed during offensive
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria's military says its offensive against insurgents in the country's restive northeast has killed at least 14 suspected Islamic extremists and three soldiers.
Created on: 19 May 2013 | 8:33 pm
19 May 2013 | 8:33 pm
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Israeli seeks interim deal with Palestinians
Israeli seeks interim deal with Palestinians
JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's senior coalition partner says that reaching a final peace agreement with the Palestinians is unrealistic at the current time and the sides should instead pursue an interim arrangement.
Created on: 19 May 2013 | 8:31 pm
19 May 2013 | 8:31 pm
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