‘No proof’ Israel shot Gaza child An Israeli investigation concludes a French news report in 2000 which blamed Israeli troops for shooting dead a Palestinian child, was baseless.
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Tourists die in Turkey balloon crash Two tourists are killed and more than 20 other people injured as two hot-air balloons collide in Turkey’s Cappadocia region.
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Obama to host Burmese president President Thein Sein is set to meet President Barack Obama in Washington on Monday – in the first state visit by a Burmese leader since 1966.
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Egypt sends extra troops to Sinai Egypt deploys extra troops to the Sinai peninsula after seven members of the security forces were abducted there.
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Dozens die in Iraqi car bomb attacks More than 50 people are killed and many more wounded by car bombs in the Iraqi cities of Baghdad, Basra and Samarra, police and medical officials say.
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Yahoo to buy Tumblr for $1.1bn Yahoo agrees a deal to buy New York-based blogging platform Tumblr for $1.1bn (£723m) in a deal that will value founder David Karp’s stake at $275m.
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Russia pollster ‘is foreign agent’ Russia’s only independent polling agency says it may have to close after being targeted by prosecutors under the controversial “foreign agents” law.
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