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Hopes dim Egypt to release Australian Al Jazeera journalist soon

Al Jazeera journalist Peter Greste of Australia stands in a metal cage during his trial in a court in Cairo, March 24, 2014. PHOTO BY REUTERS/Al Youm Al Saabi Newspaper

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Hopes are fading for the release of Australian journalist Peter Greste, who has been in jail in Egypt for a year, after Cairo sent mixed signals about his case, Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said on Monday.

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Cameroon says fights off Boko Haram attacks, kills 41 militants

By Tansa Musa

29/12/2014

YAOUNDE (Reuters) - Cameroon's army killed at least 41 Islamist militants as it fought off a wave of attacks along its border with Nigeria over the weekend in an escalation in the conflict, the government said.

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U.S. health watchdog approves Roche Ebola test for emergency use

29/12/2014

ZURICH (Reuters) - Roche Holding AG said U.S. health regulators have approved its Ebola test for emergency use in response to the world's worst outbreak of the disease in West Africa.

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U.N. reopens Nile route to bring aid to hunger-hit South Sudan

A Sudanese girl from the war-torn Blue Nile state collects water from a muddy pond, in order to avoid a 12-hour wait at a water pump, in South Sudan's Doro refugee camp December 10, 2011. PHOTO BY REUTERS/Hereward Holland

29/12/2014

NAIROBI (Reuters) - The United Nations said on Monday it had begun delivering food aid to war-torn South Sudan via the Nile River from Sudan for the first time since it became independent in 2011, warning the country could face a "hunger catastrophe".

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Maiga a surprise pick for Mali for Nations Cup

Metz's Modibo Maiga shoots to score a penalty during their French Ligue 1 soccer match against Paris St Germain at the Saint Symphorien stadium in Metz, November 21, 2014. PHOTO BY REUTERS/Vincent Kessler

29/12/2014

CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - Metz forward Modibo Maiga has surprisingly been named in Mali's 23-man squad for the African Nations Cup finals in Equatorial Guinea after missing the entire qualification campaign.

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Gabon select Nations Cup squad, Lemina says no

Olympique Marseille's Mario Lemina (C) challenges Lille's Simon Kjaer (L) and Djibril Sidibe during their French Ligue 1 soccer match at the Velodrome stadium in Marseille, December 21, 2014. PHOTO BY REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier

29/12/2014

CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - Gabon have named their 23-man squad for the African Nations Cup but Marseille midfielder Mario Lemina has already said he will not honour his call-up.

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Indonesia searches Java Sea for missing AirAsia plane, relatives wait

Two members of the Indonesian Navy's Tactical Commanding Operator (TACCO) help with the search for AirAsia flight QZ 8501 on board a CN235 aircraft over Karimun Java, in the Java Sea December 28, 2014. PHOTO BY REUTERS/Eric Ireng

By Fergus Jensen and Eveline Danubrata

28/12/2014

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia searched the Java Sea on Monday for an AirAsia plane carrying 162 people that went missing after its pilot failed to gain permission to alter course to avoid a storm cell during a flight from the Indonesian city of Surabaya to Singapore.

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Mexico calls for larger, more diverse U.N. Security Council

28/12/2014

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico on Sunday called for an overhaul of the United Nations Security Council, envisaging more member countries across a wider geographical swathe, as the government steps up efforts to raise its profile on the global stage.

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Bahrain detains the head of the main al-Wefaq opposition group

Bahrain's main opposition party Al Wefaq leader Sheikh Ali Salman speaks to Reuters at the party's headquarters in Bilad Al Qadeem, west of Manama, October 28, 2014. PHOTO BY REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed

28/12/2014

MANAMA (Reuters) - Bahraini authorities on Sunday detained the head of the main Shi'ite Muslim opposition group after he was summoned for questioning over unspecified violations.

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U.S.-led mission in Afghanistan ends combat role; thousands of foreign troops remain

U.S. General John Campbell (C), commander of NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), folds the flag of the ISAF during the change of mission ceremony in Kabul, December 28, 2014. PHOTO BY REUTERS/Omar Sobhani

By Kay Johnson

28/12/2014

KABUL (Reuters) - The U.S.-led coalition in Afghanistan formally ended its combat mission on Sunday, more than 13 years after an international alliance ousted the Taliban government for sheltering the planners of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on American cities.

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