Third candidate claims place in Mali election run-off

A third party in Mali's presidential election claimed on Tuesday that its candidate had made it through to a run-off vote, further complicating a poll beset by violence that has stopped thousands from casting their ballots.

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'There's going to be a raid': A Chilean prosecutor forces Catholic Church to give up secrets

Two special envoys sent by Pope Francis to investigate a child sex abuse scandal in Chile were meeting priests and Church workers at a university in the Chilean capital last month when aides rushed into the room with an alarming development: police and prosecutors were about to start raiding Church offices.

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'Very positive signals' after U.S., Taliban talks: sources

(This July 29 story corrects paragraph 18 to show meeting was with Qatar officials)

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Dareen Tatour: Israeli Arab poet sentenced for incitement

Dareen Tatour said her poem was mistranslated and misinterpreted by the Israeli authorities.

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Colombia shoot-out kills eight in area hit by rebel feud

The shooting happened in a billiard hall in an area where two rival rebel groups vie for control.

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Spider 'devours' native Irish lizard

The Irish lizard was found mummified by the spider's silk in a County Dublin garden.

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India death penalty: Does it actually deter rape?

Some evidence from neighbouring countries would suggest otherwise.

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Senior Iranian MP says it's not a good time for Iran-U.S. talks: IRNA

It is not a good time for Iran to negotiate with the United States, a senior Iranian parliamentarian said on Tuesday, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would be willing to meet Iran's leader without preconditions.

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Israeli court jails Arab poet for online incitement to terrorism

An Israeli court jailed an Israeli Arab poet for five months on Tuesday after convicting her of incitement to terrorism for a poem and remarks she posted on social media during a wave of Palestinian street attacks.

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Afghanistan attackers take dozens hostage in eastern city

Gunmen stormed a government building in Afghanistan's eastern city of Jalalabad on Tuesday, taking dozens of hostages after a suicide bomber blew himself up at the entrance gate, officials and witnesses said.

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Thailand asks Britain to extradite convicted former PM Yingluck

Thailand has asked Britain to extradite former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra, overthrown in a coup in 2014 and sentenced in absentia to jail for negligence, Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said on Tuesday.

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Iran's Rouhani says it's up to Europe to save nuclear deal

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday the U.S. withdrawal from a nuclear deal was "illegal" and it was up to Europe to preserve the landmark accord with Tehran.

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Russian World Cup pitch invaders held on new charges

Four members of Russia's Pussy Riot protest group who were jailed for 15 days for staging a pitch invasion during the soccer World Cup final were detained again after their release on Monday and were held overnight, their lawyer said on Tuesday.

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Opponents of Congo's Kabila lead presidential race: poll

Two opponents of Congolese President Joseph Kabila jointly lead a race to replace him in an election due in December, according to a public opinion poll released on Tuesday.

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British Gas's new tariffs 'successful'

Iain Conn says that British Gas has switched more than 900,000 customers on to other tariffs

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Tajikistan blames deadly tourist attack on banned Islamist party

Tajikistan's government on Tuesday accused a banned Islamist opposition party of being behind an attack which killed four tourists from the United States, Switzerland and the Netherlands.

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EU slaps sanctions on six Russian groups over Crimea bridge

The European Union has imposed asset freezes on six Russian firms for their involvement in the construction of a new road-and-rail bridge linking Russia to the annexed Crimean peninsula which the bloc says is illegal.

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Japan pledges to cut plutonium stocks amid growing concern from neighbors

Japan pledged to reduce its controversial stocks of plutonium, the world's biggest inventory of the highly toxic material held by a state without nuclear weapons, following pressure from the United States, China and other countries.

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