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Burundi police launch crackdown as nine are killed in capital
Gunmen executed nine people in Burundi\'s capital hours before police launched house-to-house searches for weapons on Sunday, amid international fears of fresh ...Croatian opposition conservatives win general election
Croatia\'s conservative opposition looked set to return to power after narrowly winning a general election, preliminary results showed Monday, but tough government ...Kosovo fails in UNESCO membership bid
Kosovo on Monday failed in its bid to win membership of the UN cultural body UNESCO, which would have represented a leap ...Myanmar holds first free election in 25 years
Voting unfolded smoothly in Myanmar on Sunday with no reports of violence to puncture a mood of jubilation marking the Southeast Asian ...Peru steps up border dispute with Chile
The frayed relations between Chile and Peru appeared to unwind further Saturday, after Peruvian President Ollanta Humala officially recognized an administrative district ...Croatia holds first general vote since joining EU
Croatia\'s ruling center-left coalition faces a strong challenge from a conservative opposition in the Balkan country\'s first parliamentary election since joining the ...Russia returned 11,000 Russians from Egypt in last 24 hours
Russia has returned 11,000 Russian tourists from Egypt in the last 24 hours, RIA news agency reported on Sunday, citing Deputy Prime ...Celebrations as WHO declares Sierra Leone Ebola-free
The UN health agency on Saturday declared that Sierra Leone\'s deadly Ebola outbreak is over, prompting jubilant celebrations as thousands massed in ...Suspected Russian strikes kill 23 Syria civilians
At least 23 Syrian civilians were killed Saturday in suspected Russian air strikes on a rebel-held town outside Damascus, a monitor said.Taiwan and China leaders hold historic talks
China and Taiwan must not let proponents of Taiwan\'s independence split them, China\'s President Xi Jinping told Taiwan\'s president on Saturday at ...