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Algerian jihadist Mokhtar Belmokhtar killed in US air strike
A veteran Islamist militant blamed for masterminding an Algerian gasfield attack and running smuggling routes across North Africa, has been killed in ...Child sacrifice for wealth and power in Uganda
Kanani and Sylvia, brother and sister aged nine and eight, were grazing the family cattle in rural Uganda when they were approached ...Thousands rally as Hong Kong braces for democracy showdown
Hong Kong is gearing up for a vote this week on a contentious electoral reform package backed by Beijing, with a weekend ...Italy warns EU over migrant redistribution proposal
Italy warned retaliation Sunday against the European Union if governments don\'t make good on proposals to take in more asylum-seekers as migrants ...Thousands flee as Syria Kurds advance on IS-held border town
Kurdish-led militia fought Islamic State near a Syrian town at the Turkish border on Sunday, a monitor and a Kurdish official said, ...Zoo animals escape as floods kill ten in Georgia
Lions, tigers, bears and other wild animals escaped from a zoo in the Georgian capital Tbilisi Sunday, adding to chaos caused by ...Britain pulls out spies as Russia, China crack Snowden files
Britain has pulled out agents from live operations in "hostile countries" after Russia and China cracked top-secret information contained in files leaked ...China to remove visa requirements for Taiwanese
China will lift a visa requirement for Taiwanese travelling to the mainland, state media reported Sunday, part of a wider plan to ...Hillary Clinton launches Presidential campaign
Hillary Clinton on Saturday launched her bid to become the first woman president of the United States, promising the struggling middle classes ...Morocco arrests 57 in cash-for-answers exam scandal
Dozens of people have been arrested in Morocco for selling answers to high school leaving exams in a racket that even saw ...