"France's top military officer says he favors an international operation to battle a security 'black hole' in southern Libya. Admiral Edouard Guillaud suggested that a lack of firm central authority …
Eight dead in Central African Republic capital, rebel leaders flee city
"At least eight people were killed in mob violence in Central African Republic’s capital, Bangui, on Sunday as senior officers from the Seleka rebel movement fled the city, according to the country’s …
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Gunmen kill Hindu temple guard in Pakistan’s Peshawar
"Two gunmen in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar shot dead a policeman standing guard outside a Hindu temple on Sunday, officials said, later fleeing the scene on a motorcycle. The attack, …
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Six Pakistani children killed while playing with grenade
"Six children from the same family were killed and one injured on Sunday while playing with a hand grenade in northwest Pakistan, officials said. The children, aged five to 12, were playing near their …
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Egyptian soldiers killed in Sinai as protest toll rises to 49
"Gunmen killed three Egyptian soldiers in an attack on a bus in the Sinai Peninsula on Sunday, the military said, prompting a warning from the army that it would eliminate the Muslim Brotherhood, …
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Mortar attack kills six in Iraqi Shi’ite village
"At least six people were killed on Saturday when three mortar bombs hit a Shi'ite Muslim village near the Iraqi city of Baquba, 65 km (40 miles) northeast of Baghdad, police said." Source: Mortar …
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Senior Sunni: Iraq Teetering on ‘Something Similar to the Syrian Situation’
"Iraq Council of Representatives Speaker Usama Al-Nujayfi, a Sunni, told a Washington audience Thursday his troubled nation stands at a ‘crossroads.’ Down one bend is something resembling a democracy …
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At least 16 killed as Central African Republic swears in new leader
"At least 16 people died in clashes in Central African Republic on Thursday as new interim president Catherine Samba-Panza took office with a plea for militia to lay down their arms to halt the …
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French army kills 11 suspected militants in northern Mali
"French forces killed at least 11 suspected Islamist fighters and seized large amounts of weapons and ammunition during an operation in Mali's northern region of Timbuktu, a French army source in Mali …
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Three suspected militants killed in U.S. drone strike in Yemen
"Three suspected al Qaeda militants were killed in Maarib province, east of the Yemeni capital Sanaa, in what local officials and tribal sources said was a strike by a U.S. drone late on …
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