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French President warns that CAR situation could destabilise the region

French President Francois Hollande said on Monday the collapse of the Central African Republic could destabilise the region, as he sought to drum up support for increased military intervention while on a state visit to South Africa.

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Pakistan reopens graft cases against former president Asif Ali Zardari

Pakistan’s anti-graft court has reopened five corruption cases against former president Asif Ali Zardari dating back to the 1990s, officials said on Monday. The allegations against Zardari relate to kickbacks, money laundering and the illegal construction of a polo ground at the

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P5+1 group to hold discussions in Geneva on Iran’s nuclear programme

Negotiating teams from world powers and Iran arrived Tuesday at the UN’s European offices in Geneva for fresh talks on Tehran’s controversial nuclear programme. The meeting between Iran and the P5+1 group of the United States, Britain, France, China and Russia plus Germany comes after a six-month hiatus in talks over Tehran’s refusal to curb uranium enrichment in …

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