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Kenyan Rejects Equal Share After Divorce
A Kenyan High Court has ruled against a petition to change a clause in the Marriage Act wuich limits divorced couples to only claim ownership to assets they have acquired during the relationship, local media reports.
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Family Attacks Indonesian Churches, At Least 13 Dead
A family of six launched suicide attacks on Christians attending Sunday services at three churches in Indonesia's second-largest city of Surabaya, killing at least 13 people and wounding 40, officials said.
Indonesia, the world's largest…
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DR Congo: Kidnapped Brits ‘Very Grateful’ After Release
Two Britons kidnapped in a national park in DR Congo have said they are "very grateful" after their release.
Bethan Davies and Robert Jesty were among three people held when their vehicle was ambushed in Virunga National Park on Friday.…
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Gambia Capital Banjul Elects First Female Mayor
Gambia’s capital Banjul made history on Saturday with the election of its first female mayor. Mayoress-elect Rohey Malick Lowe is the first woman elected to steer affairs of one of West Africa’s smallest capitals.
Her election was…
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Iran May Remain Part Of Nuclear Accord
President Hassan Rouhani said on Sunday that Iran would remain committed to the 2015 nuclear deal if its interests were protected, while his foreign minister hoped the pact could be redesigned without Washington as a member.
The U.S.…
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Congo, U.N. Deploy Specialists To Tackle Ebola Epidemic
The Democratic Republic of Congo and U.N. agencies said on Sunday they began deploying emergency teams of specialists over the weekend to try to prevent the spread of an Ebola epidemic suspected to have infected more than 30 people.
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DR Congo: Kidnapped Britons Released
Two Britons held hostage in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have been released unharmed, Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has announced.
Mr Johnson paid tribute to the DRC authorities and the Congolese Institute for Nature…
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Surabaya Church Attacks: One Family Responsible, Police Say
Members of one family were behind a wave of blasts targeting three churches in Indonesia's second city of Surabaya, police say.
At least 13 people were killed and dozens injured in the attacks.
A mother blew herself and two children up…
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Dozens Killed in Indonesia Church Attack
Suicide bombers have attacked three churches in Indonesia's second-largest city Surabaya, killing at least 11 people.
Around 40 others were injured in the attacks, which occurred within minutes of each other. No group has so far said it…
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One Killed in Paris ‘Islamic State’ Knife Attack
A knifeman has killed one person and wounded four in a suspected terror attack in central Paris, French officials say.
The attacker was then shot dead by police in the Opéra district. Witnesses say they heard him shout "Allah Akbar".…
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