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Many Kenyans killed in fresh clashes in Tana River

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Kenya clashes

At least 30 people have been killed in fresh clashes between rival farming communities in the Tana River district on the Kenyan coast, police say.

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Hurricane Sandy: Businesses in eastern US re-opening

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Hurricane Sandy

Businesses and services in the north-eastern US are starting to reopen on Wednesday after two days of closure forced by storm Sandy.

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Clashes in Kosovo over launch of Serbia dialogue

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kosovo clashes

Police in Kosovo have fired tear gas in a clash with protesters angered by recent talks aimed at improving ties between Serbia and its former province.

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Lawyers in China to swear allegiance to Communist Party

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Lawyer Gao Zhisheng of china

The Justice Ministry in China says lawyers are now required to swear allegiance to the ruling Communist Party for the first time.

All lawyers obtaining or renewing their professional licence will have to pledge their loyalty to the country and the leadership of the party.

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Renegade Mali soldiers announce takeover

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Renegade Mali soldiers

Rebel troops have appeared on Malian state TV to announce they have seized control of the country, hours after attacking the presidential palace.

The rebels said that a nationwide curfew was in force and that the constitution had been suspended.

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Budget 2012: Ministers under fire over tax allowances for pensioners

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Mr Osborne

The government has defended Budget plans to end age-related tax allowances for pensioners, amid claims they amount to a "raid" on their incomes.

It will lead to 4.4m pensioners being an average £83 a year worse off than they would have been, the HMRC says.

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Guatemala Dos Erres massacre soldier given 6,060 years

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Dos Erres massacre soldier

A court in Guatemala has sentenced a former soldier to 6,060 years in prison for his role in the massacre of 201 people during the civil war.

Pedro Pimentel Rios, 55, was extradited from the US last year.

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Injuries reported after US trains collide

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Several people have been taken to hospital

At least 16 people have been injured after two Amtrak trains collided in California, US media reports say.

Most of the injuries were minor, but several people had been taken to hospital, one official said. The trains had come from Bakersfield and Los Angeles. They collided near Oakland Station at around 2200 local on Wednesday (0500 GMT Thursday).

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Egypt crisis: Tanks deployed after fatal Cairo clashes

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egypt tanks

The Egyptian army has deployed tanks and armoured troop carriers outside the presidential palace in Cairo after clashes between supporters and opponents of President Mohammed Morsi.

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