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Pakistan and Afghanistan monsoon floods kill dozens
Eastern Afghanistan and neighbouring Pakistan have been hit by torrential rain, causing floods which have…
U.S. military helicopter crashes in Japan’s Okinawa
A U.S. military helicopter crashed on Japan's southern island of Okinawa on Monday, U.S. Forces…
Coalition to cut company tax rate: reports
THE coalition is set to announce an Abbott government would cut the company tax rate…
Australia election campaign kicks off
Australia’s political parties have swung into campaign mode, a day after Prime Minister Kevin Rudd…
Tunisia Brahmi killing: ‘Same gun used’ in Belaid murder
Tunisian opposition leader Mohamed Brahmi was killed with the same gun as fellow leftist Chokri…
Malians vote in presidential election
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South Sudan president names Benjamin as new foreign minister
South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has named former Information Minister Barnaba Marial Benjamin as the…
Nigeria’s Kano city hit by blasts targeting bars
At least 28 are people have been killed in a series of explosions that targeted…
‘World’s oldest person’ found in South Africa
At 119 years old Johanna Mazibuko, who lives in small town south-west of Johannesburg, could…