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Protesters clash with police in Afghan east, 2 dead

SHINWAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) – A least two people were killed and seven wounded in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday in clashes between police and demonstrators protesting against civilian deaths at the hands of foreign troops, witnesses said.

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Afghan northwest hit by plague of locusts

KABUL (Reuters) – Afghan authorities are examining the extent of an unprecedented locust infestation that has prompted local officials in some areas to offer wheat as a reward to residents for killing the insects.

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Arab League ministers to meet on Lebanese crisis

CAIRO (Reuters) – Arab foreign ministers will hold an emergency meeting on Sunday to discuss the political crisis in Lebanon, the Cairo-based Arab League said on Saturday.

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