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Israel extends Gaza ceasefire for 24 hours, Hamas rejects terms

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GAZA/JERUSALEM - Israel extended a humanitarian ceasefire in the Gaza Strip for another 24 hours, but Hamas, which dominates the coastal enclave, said it would only accept the truce if Israeli troops left the territory. | Video

U.S. evacuates Libya embassy after 'free-wheeling militia violence'

26 Jul 2014

TRIPOLI - The United States evacuated its embassy in Libya on Saturday, driving diplomats across the border into Tunisia under heavy military escort after escalating clashes broke out between rival militias in Tripoli.

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U.N. envoy warns of deepening ethnic divisions in Myanmar

26 Jul 2014

YANGON - A senior U.N. official on Saturday warned of a growing polarization between Buddhist and Muslim communities in Myanmar and said the living conditions in camps housing displaced Muslims were deplorable.

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Gunmen in army uniforms seize, later release Sunni official in Baghdad

26 Jul 2014

BAGHDAD - Gunmen wearing army uniforms who seized a senior local official and prominent member of a Sunni Islamist party from his Baghdad home on Friday night have released him, an official said late on Saturday.

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Bad weather seen as probable cause of Air Algerie crash

26 Jul 2014

PARIS/BAMAKO - Poor weather was the most likely cause of the crash of an Air Algerie flight in the West African country of Mali that killed all 118 people on board, French officials said on Friday.

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Pope Francis renews attack on mafia in region scarred by toxic waste

26 Jul 2014

ROME - Pope Francis called for nature to be protected from criminal abuse on Saturday during a visit in the southern Italian town of Caserta, near Naples, in a region long blighted by illegal toxic waste dumps and the pervasive grip of the Camorra mafia.

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Anti-immigration fever reaches Boston

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 Anti-immigration fever reaches Boston

Protesters gather in Boston for an anti-immigration rally, voicing opposition to a proposal to let Central American children stay on military bases in Massachusetts. Nathan Frandino reports.

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Dutch Foreign Minister Frans Timmermans (C) and Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop (R) visit Kharkiv airport as remains of passengers of downed Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 airliner are loaded into a plane, July 25, 2014. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

Grieving Dutch minister made Europe re-think Russia sanctions

BRUSSELS - When Dutch Foreign Minister Frans Timmermans spoke to his European Union peers of his grief and anger over the downing of a Malaysia Airlines airliner over eastern Ukraine, it was a turning point in Europe's approach to Russia.  Full Article 

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RBS gains a buffer

Investors have welcomed Royal Bank of Scotland's lower bad debts. The progress brings capital targets closer and makes forthcoming litigation costs more bearable, says Breakingviews.  Video