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Namibia president wins $5m Mo Ibrahim African leadership prize
Namibia\'s outgoing president, Hifikepunye Pohamba, has won the Mo Ibrahim Foundation\'s $5 million African leadership prize, an award meant to recognize good ...Iraq launches offensive on Islamic State stronghold north of Baghdad
Iraq\'s armed forces, backed by Shi\'ite militia, attacked Islamic State strongholds north of Baghdad on Monday at the start of a campaign ...Mob kills woman over suicide bombing scare in Nigeria
A mob in the northeast Nigerian city of Bauchi on Sunday beat a woman to death and burnt her body over suspicion ...Nepal court jails Canadian tourist for seven years for child sex abuse
A Canadian tourist with several previous child sex convictions has been sentenced to seven years in prison in Nepal for sexually abusing ...North Korea fires missiles as U.S., South Korea begin exercises
North Korea fired two missiles into the sea on Monday and vowed "merciless" retaliation as the US and South Korea kicked off ...Italian anti-euro, anti-immigrant party holds rally in Rome
The rising star of the Italian right, Matteo Salvini, led a mass rally in support of his anti-immigration, anti-EU Northern League party ...Venezuela to limit US diplomats, require visas for Americans
President Nicolas Maduro plans to limit the US diplomatic presence in Venezuela and require American tourists to obtain visas, amid growing tensions ...Chile president meets 14-year-old girl asking for permission to die
Chile\'s President Michelle Bachelet on Saturday visited a 14-year-old girl suffering from cystic fibrosis who made a heart-wrenching video appeal to be ...Russians march in memory of murdered opposition leader
Holding placards declaring "I am not afraid", thousands of Russians marched in Moscow on Sunday in memory of Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov, ...Mali signs peace deal, rebels want more time for consultation
The Malian government signed a peace agreement with some northern armed groups on Sunday but the main Tuareg rebel alliance asked for ...