Reuters
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Russian airliner broke up mid-air but 'too early' to draw conclusions
A Russian airliner that crashed in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula broke up in mid-air, an official of a Moscow-based aviation agency has said after visiting the disaster site, but stressed it was too early to draw conclusions from this.
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ISIS takes Syrian town as fighting intensifies
Islamic State fighters drove Syrian government forces from a western town on Sunday, a monitoring group reported, as fighting escalated despite a flurry of diplomatic activity and talks between regional rivals.
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Turkey re-instates ruling Islamist party
Turkey's Islamist-rooted AK Party swept to an unexpected victory in elections on Sunday, returning the country to single-party rule in an outcome that will boost the power of President Tayyip Erdogan but may sharpen deep social divisions.
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St Louis church fires: Police charge man with arson
A 35-year-old man with an extensive criminal record was charged on Friday in connection with a string of suspected arson fires at St Louis-area churches.
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Pope hints visit to Central African Republic might be too dangerous
Speaking today in St Peter's Square, he called for an end to the "cycle of violence" in CAR.
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Myanmar: How a powerful Buddhist nationalist group is shaping the country's future
Ma Ba Tha could influence the shape of Myanmar's first popularly elected government in more than 50 years.
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Divided Turkey holds snap election amid economy and security fears
The snap parliamentary election could profoundly impact the divided country's trajectory.
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Egypt plane crash: Investigators launch probe into how it happened
Russian's transport minister and a team of high-level investigators have arrived in Cairo.
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Greek PM Tsipras says he is ashamed to be part of the EU because of its failure on refugees
Tsipras' comments are some of the hardest-hitting yet on a crisis resonating throughout Europe.
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Palestinian wielding knife shot dead, say Israeli police
Since the latest unrest began on October 1, at least 65 Palestinians have been shot dead by Israelis.
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Pope slams clergy who criticised murdered Archbishop Oscar Romero
The pope departed from his prepared address to deliver unusually pointed remarks about the past detractors of Romero.
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Romania: Three days of mourning declared after deadly Bucharest nightclub fire
A fire in a Bucharest nightclub killed 27 people and injured 184 during a rock concert that featured fireworks late on Friday, Romanian government officials and witnesses said.