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Nun murdered in Burundi convent attack
Gunmen in Burundi murdered a Croatian nun and an Italian charity worker in an apparent botched robbery and kidnapping…
Libya says ex-deputy PM suspect in general’s killing
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya's National Transitional Council (NTC) said on Monday a former NTC deputy…
Malaysian lawyers rally against street-protest ban
Hundreds of lawyers in Malaysia have staged a rally against proposed laws that would ban…
Japan singletons hit record high
Record numbers of young Japanese do not have boyfriends or girlfriends, and many do not…
China regulator bans TV advertisements during dramas
China has ordered a ban on advertisements during TV dramas as part of its reform…
China looking to snap up EU factories, railways
China is looking to buy EU factories and railways instead of wobbly government bonds as…
Japan ‘gangster son’ Toru Hashimoto wins Osaka ballot
Voters in the Japanese city of Osaka have elected self-proclaimed son of a gangster Toru…
Nigerian town burns in Islamist sect attack: police
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - Churches, homes and the police headquarters in the small northeast Nigerian town…
Pakistan denies firing provoked Nato border attack
Pakistan has denied reports that it opened fire first provoking the Nato air strike which…