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Tunisian opposition leader assassinated
Chokri Belaid’s assassination is the first in Tunisia since the Arab Spring…
Tunisia police tear gas protesters in Sidi Bouzid
Tunisian police on Wednesday fired tear gas at protesters trying to storm…
Tunisian opposition leader shot dead-Wrap
The murder prompted President Moncef Marzouki to cut short a foreign tour
Tunisia president scraps trip after opposition leader murder
Trip was to participate in the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation summit in…
Ahmadinejad arrives in Cairo
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad becomes first Iranian head of state to visit Egypt since…
Somalia jails alleged rape victim, journalist for one year
Rights groups have condemned the case as "politically motivated"
France bombs Islamist supply routes in Mali
Dozens of French warplanes carried out massive air strikes on rebel training…
Schools reopen in north Mali town of Gao
At the primary school in the eastern Aljanabandia district, "about 600 pupils"…
Turkish guard killed in US embassy suicide bombing
Bomber detonates at security roadblock near entrance of US embassy's visa section…