Officials: US killed British insurgent in Somalia - World news - Africa - Somalia - msnbc.com 
A U.S. drone strike killed a British al-Qaida commander fighting alongside insurgents in Somalia, officials said.
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Suicide bombers kill 7 in north Afghanistan - World news - South and Central Asia - Afghanistan - msnbc.com
Two suicide bombers targeted worshippers on a key Muslim festival in northern Afghanistan, killing seven, including two local police commanders, officials said Sunday.
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Tunisians turn out in force for first free vote - World news - Mideast/N. Africa - msnbc.com
The people who started the Arab Spring shared one of its earliest fruits on Sunday: a free election. Tunisians who brought down a dictator nine months ago waited for hours to select those who will help shape their fledgling democracy.
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‘The Frog’: Mexico nabs Zetas leader - World news - Americas - msnbc.com
The Mexican army said Thursday it had captured a top drug cartel lieutenant who allegedly ordered an arson attack on a casino that killed 52 people in August.
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Christians clash with Egypt police for second day - World news - Mideast/N. Africa - msnbc.com
Several hundred Christians pelted police with rocks outside a Cairo hospital Monday in fresh clashes the day after 26 people died in riots that grew out of a Christian protest.
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Israel marks 70 years since Babi Yar massacre - World news - Mideast/N. Africa - Israel-Palestinians - msnbc.com
With tears in his eyes, Michael Sidko laid a wreath of flowers at Israel's official Holocaust memorial during a solemn ceremony Thursday marking 70 years since a World War II massacre he barely escaped.
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Return of Namibian skulls ignites anger - World news - Africa - msnbc.com
Human skulls taken from Namibia by German colonizers returned home Tuesday after more than 100 years, but the reconciliatory gesture instead has renewed demands that Germany pay for its sins in this corner of Africa.
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Russian envoy's comment a hint to Syria's Assad? - World news - Mideast/N. Africa - msnbc.com
A Russian envoy told Syrian opposition members Tuesday that "leaders come and go" — an apparent signal to Syrian President Bashar Assad.
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060 years in prison - World news - Americas - msnbc.com
A Guatemalan court has sentenced four former soldiers to more than 6,000 years in prison each for the 1982 massacre of 201 men, women and children.
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Taliban suicide bomber kills 4 in Afghanistan - World news - South and Central Asia - Afghanistan - msnbc.com
A suicide bomber blew up his car outside a compound frequented by foreigners in northern Afghanistan on Tuesday, killing four guards, as two other militants stormed the building and battled Afghan police.
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