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Second day of protests in Burundi against president, activists say 5 dead

Protesters throw stones to a water cannon during clashes with riot police against the decision made by Burundi's ruling National Council for the Defence of Democracy (CNDD-FDD) party to allow President Pierre Nkurunziza to run for a third five-year term in office, in the capital Bujumbura, April 27, 2015. PHOTO BY REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya

By Patrick Nduwimana

27/04/2015

BUJUMBURA (Reuters) - Protesters took to the streets in Burundi for a second day on Monday after activists said at least five people were killed in unrest a day earlier triggered by the president's plan to run for a third term, a move critics say violates the constitution.

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Three U.S. citizens among dead in avalanche after Nepal quake

Tourists wait for their flights outside Nepal's Tribhuvan International Airport a day after a 7.9 magnitude earthquake, in Kathmandu, Nepal, April 26, 2015. PHOTO BY REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

26/04/2015

(Reuters) - Three Americans died in a massive avalanche triggered by the devastating Nepal earthquake, the U.S. State Department said on Sunday, including a medic and a filmmaker who were at a base camp for Mount Everest climbers.

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Benin president denies third term bid as vote proceeds

Benin's President Thomas Yayi Boni attends the opening ceremony of the 24th Ordinary session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) at the African Union headquarters in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa, January 30, 2015. PHOTO BY REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri

26/04/2015

COTONOU (Reuters) - Benin President Thomas Boni Yayi promised on Sunday to leave power when his mandate expires next year as crowds across the cotton producer voted in legislative elections.

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Togo election peaceful, with turnout low, observers say

By David Lewis and John Zodzi

26/04/2015

LOME (Reuters) - Togo's presidential election took place without major incidents, although turnout appears to have been just over 50 percent, West African and local election observers said on Sunday.

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South Africa says committed to good relations with Nigeria after diplomats recalled

Refugees fleeing anti-immigrant violence fill in forms at a transit camp in Beit Bridge April 24, 2015. PHOTO BY REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo

26/04/2015

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa remains committed to maintaining friendly relations with Nigeria after Abuja recalled its ambassador to Pretoria in the wake of attacks on immigrants, the department of international relations said on Sunday.

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Eyeing Arab ties, Israel to observe nuclear pact meeting

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting at his office in Jerusalem, April 19, 2015. PHOTO BY REUTERS/Menahem Kahana

By Dan Williams

26/04/2015

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel will take part as an observer in a major nuclear non-proliferation conference that opens at the United Nations on Monday, ending a 20-year absence in hope of fostering dialogue with Arab states, a senior Israeli official said.

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Malaysia foils attacks in capital by suspected militants

A rain storm clears over central Kuala Lumpur, August 16, 2014. PHOTO BY REUTERS/Olivia Harris

26/04/2015

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian police have arrested 12 people linked to the militant group Islamic State and seized explosives, foiling a plan to attack several locations in and around the capital city.

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Nepalese dig for quake survivors as toll exceeds 2,200, big aftershock hits

Rescue team member works to dig out the trapped body of a woman from a collapsed house a day after an earthquake in Bhaktapur, Nepal April 26, 2015. PHOTO BY REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

By Gopal Sharma and Sanjeev Miglani

26/04/2015

KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Rescuers dug with their bare hands and bodies piled up in Nepal on Sunday after an earthquake devastated the heavily crowded Kathmandu Valley, killing more than 2,200 people, and triggered a deadly avalanche on Mount Everest.

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Russian hackers read Obama's unclassified emails last year: NYT

A man types on a computer keyboard in Warsaw in this February 28, 2013 illustration file picture. PHOTO BY REUTERS/Kacper Pempel

26/04/2015

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russian hackers who penetrated sensitive parts of the White House computer system last year read President Barack Obama's unclassified emails, the New York Times reported on Saturday, quoting U.S. officials.

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Philippines urges Southeast Asia to rally to halt China reclamation in disputed waters

A ship (top) of Chinese Coast Guard is seen near a ship of Vietnam Marine Guard in the South China Sea, about 210 km (130 miles) off shore of Vietnam, May 14, 2014. PHOTO BY REUTERS/Nguyen Minh

26/04/2015

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - The Philippines on Sunday called on neighboring Southeast Asian nations to push for an immediate halt to China's reclamation in the disputed South China Sea ahead of a regional summit.

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