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Hollande: France expelling Syrian ambassador
French President Francois Hollande says Syria's ambassador is being expelled amid continuing violence by Syrian government forces against civilians and opposition members.
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Lebanese hostages in Syria could ignite tensions
The mysterious case of 11 Lebanese Shiites who were taken hostage in Syria last week is raising fears of renewed street battles in Beirut as Lebanon increasingly gets drawn into the swirling chaos next door.
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Kenya blast thought to be work of Somalia’s al Qaida-linked Shabab insurgents
A blast that blew the roof off a downtown building and hurled shards of glass and burned clothing into the streets on Monday apparently was the strongest retaliation yet by al Qaida-linked forces in Somalia for Kenya’s military foray into that country.
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Reports: 9 dead in Italy's latest 5.8 earthquake
At least nine people are reported dead in a magnitude 5.8 earthquake that struck the same area of northern Italy stricken by another fatal tremor on May 20.
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Top Philippine judge fired for not declaring $2.4M
Senators fired the Philippines' Supreme Court chief justice Tuesday for failing to declare $2.4 million in bank accounts in a politically colored trial that has reinvigorated President Benigno Aquino III's campaign to clean up the government.
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Sudan says will pull troops from oil-rich region
Sudan said it would withdraw its army Tuesday from a disputed border region that contains rich oil fields and is contested by neighboring South Sudan.
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Strike forces Turkish Airlines to cancel flights
A strike and work slowdown at Istanbul's main airport has forced Turkish Airlines to cancel more than 100 flights.
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Fertlizer bomb suspected in Nairobi blast
A fertilizer bomb could have caused the blast that ripped through a building full of small shops, an official told The Associated Press on Tuesday as the FBI joined the investigation.
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Beijing mayor in '89: Tiananmen was avoidable
Beijing's mayor during the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown is quoted in a forthcoming book as calling it avoidable while also denying direct responsibility for the military action against democracy protesters.
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UN: Most of 108 killed in Syria were executed
The U.N. said Tuesday that entire families were shot in their homes during a massacre in Syria last week that killed more than 100 people, including children. Most of the victims were shot at close range, the U.N. said.
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UK reporter won't be prosecuted for hack leaks
British prosecutors say they won't press charges against a Guardian journalist and her suspected police source over leaks about the country's high-profile phone hacking investigation.








