Tunisian police clash with supporters of Salafist group
TUNISIA

Tunisian police clash with supporters of Salafist group

Tunisian police clashed with supporters of Ansar al-Sharia on Sunday in Kairouan and in the suburbs of Tunis, where some 500 followers of the radical Islamist group were protesting after their annual congress was banned.
France to buy US and Israeli drones 'straight away'
FRANCE

France to buy US and Israeli drones 'straight away'

Algerian censors block Bouteflika 'coma' reports
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Algerian censors block Bouteflika 'coma' reports

'Llewyn Davis' dazzles with humour, heart and folk music
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France detains Briton suspected of killing his children
FRANCE

France detains Briton suspected of killing his children

French police on Sunday were questioning a 48-year-old British national suspected of slitting the throats of his two children, aged 5 and 10. The children's bodies were discovered Saturday at his apartment in Saint-Priest, a suburb of Lyon.
Teary Beckham gets grand send-off in last game
FOOTBALL

Teary Beckham gets grand send-off in last game

With the Beatles playing in the background, a teary-eyed David Beckham received a grand farewell from his teammates, family and fans on Saturday as he played his last game with Paris club PSG before heading into retirement.
Danish entry wins Eurovision Song Contest
CULTURE

Danish entry wins Eurovision Song Contest

“Only Teardrops”, a Danish entry by Emmelie De Forest, won this year’s Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday in Malmo, Sweden. The kitschy annual competition is watched by some 125 million viewers worldwide.
Wilkinson says club title ‘up there’ with World Cup
RUGBY

Wilkinson says club title ‘up there’ with World Cup

English flyback Jonny Wilkinson said his European Cup victory with Toulon, a club often accused of buying success with its 20-million-euro-plus budget, was "right up there," if not "beyond" the World Cup title he won with England, ten year ago.
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Ségolène Royal gets her Roosevelts mixed up
FRANCE

Ségolène Royal gets her Roosevelts mixed up

French Socialist and former presidential candidate Ségolène Royal may need to revisit her American history books after she was caught quoting the wrong Roosevelt.
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Pakistani politician shot dead in Karachi
PAKISTAN

Pakistani politician shot dead in Karachi

The vice president of former cricket star Imran Khan's Movement for Justice party, Zohra Shahid Hussain, was shot dead outside her Karachi home on Saturday. Her death comes on the eve of a partial re-vote following last week's disputed election.
Saudi woman summits Everest
NEPAL-SAUDI ARABIA

Saudi woman summits Everest

Raha Moharrak on Saturday made history when she became the first female mountaineer from Saudi Arabia to successfully scale Mount Everest, the world’s highest peak. Saudi women are practically barred from any sports activity.
François Hollande signs same-sex marriage into law
FRANCE

François Hollande signs same-sex marriage into law

After months of bitter political debate, French President François Hollande has signed into law a controversial gay marriage bill, a day after the country's Constitutional Council threw out a legal challenge by the right-wing opposition.
Nigerians flee as air strikes target Islamists
NIGERIA

Nigerians flee as air strikes target Islamists

Parts of northeast Nigeria imposed a round-the-clock curfew on Saturday as residents fled air strikes targeting Boko Haram strongholds. US Secretary of State John Kerry has warned the military to use "discipline" in its offensive against Islamists.
Thousands march against austerity in Rome
ITALY

Thousands march against austerity in Rome

Thousands of Italians marched through Rome on Saturday to protest against austerity, with union leaders calling on the new government to focus on creating jobs. Italy is stuck in its longest recession since quarterly records began in 1970.
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Conservative MPs block law protecting Afghan women
AFGHANISTAN

Conservative MPs block law protecting Afghan women

Conservative lawmakers on Saturday blocked a law strengthening protections for Afghan women for being un-Islamic. Among other measures, the law would ban child marriage and prevent rape victims from being charged with fornication.
Police announce new leads in Madeleine McCann case
UK

Police announce new leads in Madeleine McCann case

British detectives said Friday they had identified "people of interest" in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, who went missing in Portugal in 2007, days before her fourth birthday.
N. Korea fires short-range missiles into Sea of Japan
KOREAN PENINSULA

N. Korea fires short-range missiles into Sea of Japan

North Korea fired three short-range missiles into the Sea of Japan on Saturday, South Korean officials said. Pyongyang recently withdrew two mid-range missiles from its eastern coast following a period of heightened tensions with the US and Seoul.
UN adds French Polynesia to decolonisation list
UN - FRANCE

UN adds French Polynesia to decolonisation list

The UN voted Friday to add French Polynesia to its decolonisation list, affirming the inhabitants' right to "self-determination and independence". The British-ruled Falkland Islands and the US Virgin Islands are also on the list.
Depardieu likens Putin to John Paul II
RUSSIA

Depardieu likens Putin to John Paul II

Newly-minted Russian citizen and French actor Gérard Depardieu told a Russian daily Saturday that President Vladimir Putin was “like Pope John Paul II” and a man “trying to return (…) dignity to the people”.
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PIP manufacturer denies fraud in breast implant trial
FRANCE

PIP manufacturer denies fraud in breast implant trial

Lawyers for the French manufacturer PIP, whose faulty breast implants caused a global health scare, used the final day of a fraud trial to deny wrongdoing on Friday as the court said it would deliver a verdict in December.
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