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Three US women missing for years rescued in Ohio
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Three young women who vanished in separate incidents about a decade ago in the US state of Ohio have been found alive in a house in Cleveland.
SA Army deaths from CAR rise to 14
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One of 27 South African soldiers injured in March in fighting against rebels in Central African Republic (CAR) has died, bringing to 14 the total killed in the clashes, a defence force spokesperson said on Tuesday.
Tanzania church attack, Saudis held
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Eight people—four Saudi nationals and four Tanzanians—have been arrested in connection with the bombing of a new Roman Catholic church in the northern Tanzanian city of Arusha on Sunday.
Israel welcomes apparent Arab League softening of peace plan
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Israel responded favorably on Tuesday to an apparent softening by Arab states of their 2002 peace plan after a top Qatari official raised the possibility of land swaps in setting borders between the Jewish state and an independent Palestine.
Nigerian military jet crashes in Niger
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A Nigerian fighter jet taking part in military operations against al Qaeda-linked Islamic militants in Mali crashed in western Niger, killing its two crew, Niger and Nigerian officials said on Monday.
Bangladesh death toll nears 400
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Rescue officials in Bangladesh said on Monday they were unlikely to find more survivors in the rubble of a factory building that collapsed last week burying hundreds of garment workers in the country’s worst industrial accident.
Clash ensues in Afghan, Pakistan border area
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A new bout of fighting erupted on Monday in a border area between Afghanistan and Pakistan, the latest indication of a sharp deterioration in relations between the important US allies.
Death toll in Bangladesh reaches 160
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The death toll from a building collapse in Bangladesh has risen to 160 and could climb higher, police said on Thursday, with people trapped under the rubble of a complex that housed garment factories supplying retailers in Europe and North America.
Malaysia PM faces limited future
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Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak may have to step down by the end of the year, ruling party sources said on Monday, after his coalition extended its 56-year rule, but recorded its worst-ever election performance.
UN urges Angola to cut huge rich-poor gap
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The United Nations’ top human rights official urged Angola’s government on Wednesday to reduce the huge disparities between rich and poor that have developed in the oil-rich country despite considerable progress since the end of a 27-year civil war in 2002.
