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A mother of three from a remote area of northwestern Afghanistan remembers the day the head of a local Islamic State group came to her village, demanding money he said her husband had promised. “I told him we didn’t have any money but…
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A South African court has annulled a government decision to grant Zimbabwe's former First Lady Grace Mugabe diplomatic immunity in an assault case. The decision was "inconsistent with the constitution", the court ruled. Mrs Mugabe was…
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Zimbabweans voted on Monday in the first election since former president Robert Mugabe was ousted in a de facto coup, with allegations of voter suppression raising fears of a disputed result. Nelson Chamisa, the main challenger to…
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U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday blasted Turkey over its detention of an American Christian pastor and threatened Ankara with U.S. sanctions unless the man was freed. “To President (Tayyip) Erdogan and the Turkish government, I…
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Former cricketer Imran Khan has claimed victory in Pakistan's election, amid accusations of vote rigging by rivals. In a television address, he said: "We were successful and we were given a mandate." His PTI party is still expected to…
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A zoo in Egypt has denied painting a donkey black and white to look like a zebra after a photo of the animal appeared online. Student Mahmoud Sarhan put the images on Facebook after visiting Cairo's International Garden municipal park.…
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The project manager of Ethiopia's Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam was found dead in the capital Addis Ababa on Thursday, state media reported. Simegnew Bekele was the public face of the dam being built near the country's western border…
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Greek Defence Minister Panos Kammenos told the BBC that illegal construction has contributed to one of the country's worst-ever wildfire disasters. He said building by residents between wooded areas was a "crime" that had resulted in…
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Most members of the Thai youth football team rescued from a flooded cave are having their heads shaved as they are ordained as novices in a Buddhist ceremony. Their coach is also receiving monk's orders. One of the boys is not joining the…
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Hundreds of people are missing and an unknown number dead after a dam under construction collapsed in south-east Laos, state media reported. The collapse at the hydroelectric dam in Attapeu province late on Monday sent flash floods through…
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