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Egypt quit race to host 2017 Cup of Nations
Egypt have quit the race to host the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations two weeks after 19 people died outside a Cairo ...Young girl suicide bomber kills seven in Nigeria
A girl thought to be as young as seven killed herself and seven others in a suicide bombing in northeast Nigeria on ...Reuters Afghanistan-Pakistan Bureau Chief Dies in Islamabad
The Reuters news agency says Maria Golovnina, its bureau chief for Afghanistan and Pakistan, has died at the age of 34.Iran, US hold high level nuclear talks in Geneva
High-level nuclear negotiations between the United States and Iran resumed in Geneva on Monday as both sides work through technical and political ...Egyptian court sentences activist to 5 years in prison
An Egyptian court sentenced prominent activist Alaa Abdel Fattah to five years in jail on Monday for violating a law that seeks ...France deploys aircraft carrier in Gulf for IS fight
France deployed an aircraft carrier in the Gulf on Monday as part of the US-led military campaign against the Islamic State jihadist ...Australia announces citizenship crackdown to fight terrorism
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Monday announced a national security crackdown that could deny welfare payments to people seen as potential ...Nepal pledges to improve climbing conditions on Everest
Nepal is improving weather forecasting systems, stepping up security and promises swift rescues if needed during the upcoming climbing season on Everest ...Thailand jails two on royal insult charge over play
Thailand on Monday sentenced two people to jail terms of 2-1/2 years for insulting royalty in a university play, amid a campaign ...Ukraine peace march hit by deadly blast in Kharkiv
Ukraine said on Sunday it feared unrest could spread beyond territory held by pro-Russian separatists, after an explosion killed two people at ...




