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West African bloc presses Burkina for civilian leader
Three West African presidents urged Burkina Faso on Wednesday to appoint a civilian transitional leader within days to guide the country to ...Republicans roll up early wins in U.S. midterm elections
Republicans struck powerful first blows in U.S. congressional elections on Tuesday in their drive to control the U.S. Senate and ...Mexico mayor, wife arrested over 43 missing students
Mexican police detained a fugitive ex-mayor and his wife Tuesday accused of ordering a deadly police attack that left 43 ...EU migrants benefit to British public finances: study
European immigrants to Britain paid more in taxes than they received in benefits over the last decade, according to research ...Ukraine rebel leaders sworn in, Kiev says peace plan violated
Pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine staged swearing in ceremonies for their leaders on Tuesday after votes dismissed as a farce ...New Zealand vows to stop citizens joining Islamic State
New Zealand will beef up steps to monitor and prevent its citizens from joining Islamic State (IS) fighting in Iraq ...Tens of thousands march for Putin in shadow of Ukraine war
Tens of thousands of President Vladimir Putin\'s supporters marched through central Moscow on Tuesday in the latest show of increasingly ...Ukraine crisis deepens after rebel vote in east
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko called an emergency meeting of his security chiefs for Tuesday to discuss new ways of dealing ...Gunmen kill 5 in attack in eastern Saudi Arabia
Five people were killed and nine injured in a shooting on Monday night in a mostly Shia neighbourhood of eastern ...Israel advances plan for 500 settler homes in East Jerusalem
An Israeli government committee on Monday advanced plans for 500 settler homes in East Jerusalem, an official said, in the ...