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Tunisia arrests eight suspects over beach massacre

Tunisian authorities have arrested eight people suspected of “direct” involvement in the attack on a holiday resort that killed 38 foreign tourists. While 12 people were initially detained, four were subsequently released.

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Six UN peacekeepers killed in north Mali attack

Six United Nations peacekeepers were killed and five wounded in an attack on their convoy in north Mali near Timbuktu, the UN Mali mission said on Thursday. The convoy was attacked in the morning about 45km south of Timbuktu while patrolling on the road between Goundam and Timbuktu, the mission …

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Hollande urges African leaders to respect constitutional terms

French President Francois Hollande has urged African leaders to respect their constitutional term limits, and expressed concern that some were prepared to risk political instability in order to remain in power. Hollande spoke in Cotonou during a two-day African visit.

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