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South Sudan: Women Propose Sex Strike For Peace

Female peace activists in South Sudan have proposed a nationwide sex strike to end the country's civil war. The activists want women...

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US Denies Blocking Nigerian Government's Purchase Of War Aircraft

The United States embassy in Nigeria has faulted a story of its purported blocking of the sale of CH-47 Chinook transport aircraft by the st...

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South Sudan U-turn On Banning Foreign Workers

South Sudan's government says it will not expel foreign workers, annulling a decree it issued a day earlier. There was no government...

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Gaza Children Back To School After 50-Day War

At least half a million children returned to their schools in the Gaza strip on Sunday, where many will be given special attention and pysch...

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Great War Has Begun, Says Ukraine

Russian officials pressed Ukraine on Monday to declare a ceasefire with separatists, but Ukrainians say they are locked in a war not just ag...

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U.S. Carries Out Counterterrorism Strike In Somalia

The U.S. military carried out a counterterrorism strike Monday against leaders of the militant group Al Shabab in Somalia, Pentagon official...

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Islamic State Executes 250 Syrian Soldiers

Islamic State fighters have executed 250 Syrian soldiers captured when the group seized an air base in the province of Raqqa at the weekend,...

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Cameroonian Troops Shell Boko Haram Camp Inside Nigeria

Cameroon's army has attacked the Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram, shelling one of their camps across the border and killing "man...

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40 Feared Killed, Houses Razed In Fresh Northern Nigerian Fight

Not less than 40  people have been feared killed in a fresh fight between the Alago and Eggon people of Nasarawa State, yesterday, while ove...

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South Sudan Crisis: UN Helicopter Crashes Near Bentiu

The UN says one of its cargo helicopters has crashed in South Sudan, with unconfirmed reports saying it was shot down. Three crew died, ...

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Gaza Cease-Fire Set To Begin At 7 P.M. Goes Into Effect, But Sirens Persist

Israel and the Palestinians agreed to an Egyptian proposal for a cease-fire to end Gaza hostilties which went into effect at 7 p.m. Israeli ...

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Gaza LIVE: Hamas Executes 4 Palestinians In Mosque On Charges Of Spying For Israel

Continuing with its practice of executing Palestinians suspected of spying for Israel, Hamas killed four more "collaborators".  ...

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Libya Crisis: Tensions Rise As Tripoli Airport Changes Hands

Libya's newly-elected parliament has condemned as terrorists the militia alliance which says it has captured Tripoli's international...

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South Sudan Rebels Accept Presence Of Ugandan Troops To Keep Peace

South Sudan rebels have agreed to let Uganda maintain its forces on South Sudanese soil until a regional body deploys a peace keeping force,...

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Israeli Airstrikes Kills 4 Palestinians In Gaza

Airstrikes killed four Palestinians in Gaza early Friday as Israel's military assault on the besieged enclave continued. Yassin Hame...

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European Peacekeepers In CAR Gun Battle

Fighting between international peacekeepers in the capital of Central African Republic and local armed men has killed one Red Cross voluntee...

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Nigeria Committing War Crimes To Defeat Boko Haram

The Nigerian government is terrorising part of its population and committing possible war crimes in its battle against Boko Haram, according...

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Libya Crisis: Head Of Tripoli Police 'Assassinated'

Col Muhammad Suwaysi was shot while leaving a meeting in Tajoura, a suburb in the east of the capital. Two of his colleagues were also t...

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Gaza Conflict: South Africa's Mbeki Calls For Israeli Goods Boycott

South Africa's ex-President Thabo Mbeki has called for a boycott of Israeli goods to show solidarity with Palestinians.  The public ...

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Al-Shabab Attack AU Base In Somalia

Fighting between Al-Shabab and government and African Union (AU) troops in the central Hiran region has left 18 people dead on both sides, t...

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