Reuters
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Yemen bombing: 21 civilians dead 2 days into Saudi truce
Saudi-led air raids killed 21 civilians in Yemen's capital Sanaa on Monday morning
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Burundi president's faces emerging armed rebellion as vote looms
Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza may find an election victory he is assured of this month swiftly overshadowed by the emergence of an armed insurgency.
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Pope closes South America trip urging youth to 'make a mess'
Pope Francis left for Rome on Sunday at the end of a trip to South America during which he censured capitalism, championed the rights of the poor and warned of irreversible damage to the planet.
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Malala Yousafzai celebrates 18th birthday by opening school for refugees
Malala Yousafzai, the youngest winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, celebrated her 18th birthday in Lebanon on Sunday by opening a school for Syrian refugee girls.
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France: Jihadi chief jailed, had list of Jewish targets
The leader of a banned French group was sentenced to nine years in jail on Friday on terrorism charges after police raids found weapons and a list of Jewish targets in his personal files.
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Greece debt crisis: Tsipras wins backing for bailout reform plan
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras won backing from lawmakers on Saturday for painful reform proposals aimed at obtaining a new international bailout
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Syrian army is closing in on Islamic State forces in Palmyra
A Syrian army source has said its forces are in the vicinity of the city.
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Passionate Pope calls for new economic order, denounces unfettered capitalism
Pope Francis yesterday urged the downtrodden to change the world economic order.
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We foiled Islamic State July 4 attacks, says FBI director
Islamic State leaders had called for followers to carry out attacks.
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Popemobile online game pokes fun at Paraguay's potholes
An online game in which Pope Francis careers through the streets of Asuncion in his "popemobile" dodging potholes is delighting Paraguayans fed up with the capital city's dilapidated streets.
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Pope Francis praises Bolivia social reforms, warns against 'selfish' prosperity
Morales' strained relations with the Catholic Church have begun thawing under the Argentine-born pontiff's papacy.
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Charleston bereaved call on Congress to move on gun control
Lawmakers are urged to vote on legislation to expand background checks on gun sales.