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Iran protests: Nine-year-old boy shot dead by security forces – source

Two boys were shot dead by security forces during anti-government protests in…

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Hunt unveils new spending cuts, tax hikes to fix UK’s economy

The United Kingdom’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt has unveiled an…

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Niger receives two French attack helicopters

France has given Niger two attack helicopters to boost its fight against…

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Kenyan newspaper apologises for false death advert

Kenya’s biggest media group has apologised for a “false death announcement” of…

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Equatorial Guinea leader Obiang, 80, seeks to extend 43-year rule

On Sunday, Equatorial Guinea will hold elections in which the world’s longest-standing…

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Ugandan doctors face fear and shortages in Ebola outbreak

When Ebola broke out in Uganda in September, 10 doctors immediately stepped…

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Serbia ending visa-free travel for Burundians

Serbia is introducing visas for Tunisian and Burundian citizens, responding to EU…

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Nigeria confirms death of a top militia leader

The authorities in Nigeria's north-western state of Kaduna have confirmed the death…

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Israel’s ‘most wanted gang leader’ arrested in SA

An Israeli fugitive, described as the country's most wanted gang leader, has…

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Former UK ambassador among prisoners to be freed in Myanmar

Myanmar's military is to release 6,000 prisoners including a former UK ambassador,…

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