Aid groups split over Italy’s new rules for migrant rescues
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Aid groups split over Italy’s new rules for migrant rescues

Five aid groups that operate migrant rescue ships in the Mediterranean refused to sign up to the Italian government’s code…
Kenya election official tortured, murdered days before vote
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Kenya election official tortured, murdered days before vote

Kenyan senior election official Chris Msando was found murdered on Monday, three days after he went missing, poll officials said,…
Afghan politicians demand return of Vice President Dostum
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Afghan politicians demand return of Vice President Dostum

Two influential Afghan politicians urged President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday to allow embattled Vice President Rashid Dostum to return home…
Malawi issues arrest warrant for former president over graft scandal
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Malawi issues arrest warrant for former president over graft scandal

Malawi has issued an arrest warrant for its former president, Joyce Banda, over alleged abuse of office and money laundering…
Pakistan lawmakers set to pick former petroleum minister Abbasi as PM
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Pakistan lawmakers set to pick former petroleum minister Abbasi as PM

Former petroleum minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi is poised to become Pakistan’s new prime minister in a parliamentary vote on Tuesday,…
Free movement with EU will end in March 2019: UK spokesperson
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Free movement with EU will end in March 2019: UK spokesperson

Free movement of people from the European Union will end in March 2019 when Britain leaves the bloc, Prime Minister…
Venezuela’s Maduro celebrates new assembly, mocks US criticism
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Venezuela’s Maduro celebrates new assembly, mocks US criticism

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Monday celebrated the election of a new legislative body that is expected to give the…
Man publicly executed in Yemen for murder, rape of child
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Man publicly executed in Yemen for murder, rape of child

A man convicted of raping and murdering a three-year-old girl was executed in the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Monday in…
Up to 80% of Thailand’s tsunami warning system needs maintenance
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Up to 80% of Thailand’s tsunami warning system needs maintenance

Up to 80 percent of Thailand’s tsunami warning system needs maintenance work, the deputy director-general of its disaster prevention department…
Australia ramps up airport security after alleged plane bomb plot
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Australia ramps up airport security after alleged plane bomb plot

Stricter screening of passengers and luggage at Australian airports will stay in place indefinitely after police foiled an alleged “IS-inspired”…
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