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    Colombia rebels free oil workers, 11 killed in combat

    Colombia rebels free oil workers, 11 killed in combat 2013-01-31 Colombia's FARC rebels on Thursday freed three kidnapped oil contractors, but six guerrillas and five government soldiers were killed across the country as peace talks continued abroad. The kidnappings and other violence came...
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    Assassination attempt in Armenia threatens stability

    Assassination attempt in Armenia threatens stability 2013-02-01 An assassination attempt on a presidential candidate in Armenia has thrown this month's election into doubt and could threaten stability in the volatile Caucasus region that carries oil and natural gas to Europe. Paruyr Hayrikyan...
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    Blast at U.S. embassy in Turkey kills at least one

    Blast at U.S. embassy in Turkey kills at least one 2013-02-01 An explosion at a side entrance to the U.S. embassy in the Turkish capital Ankara killed at least one person and wounded several others on Friday and Turkish state media cited witnesses as saying was the attack was carried out by a...
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    Bomb explodes in southern district of Lebanese capital

    Bomb explodes in southern district of Lebanese capital 2013-01-28 A bomb planted under a car exploded in a southern suburb of Beirut late on Monday, a Lebanese security source said, rocking a Shi'ite Muslim area that is a stronghold of the militant group Hezbollah. The bomb destroyed the car...
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    Large arms shipment intercepted off Yemen, Iran eyed as source

    Large arms shipment intercepted off Yemen, Iran eyed as source 2013-01-29 Yemeni forces intercepted a ship on January 23 carrying a large cache of weapons - including surface-to-air missiles - that U.S. officials suspect were being smuggled from Iran and destined for Yemeni insurgents...
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    Britain warns of threat in Somalia

    Britain warns of threat in Somalia 2013-01-27 The British government warned on Sunday of a "specific threat" to foreigners in Somalia's breakaway enclave of Somaliland and urged its nationals to leave the country immediately. Britain's foreign office gave no details of the threat in the Horn...
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    Israel warns of Syria weapons hit

    Israel warns of Syria weapons hit 2013-01-27 Israel could launch a pre-emptive strike to stop Syria's chemical weapons from reaching Lebanon's Hezbollah or al-Qaeda-inspired groups, officials said on Sunday. The warning came as the military moved a rocket defence system to a main northern city...
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    Hostage drama: Algeria admits mistakes Hostage drama: Algeria admits mistakes 2013-01-26 Algeria's foreign minister acknowledged that security forces made mistakes in a hostage crisis at a Saharan gas plant in which many foreign workers were killed by Algerian military strikes. Mourad...
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    G4S says Algeria, Mali unrest raising security demand

    Oil firms face soaring security bill after attacks Oil firms face soaring security bill after attacks 2013-01-26 Oil executives are resigned to a rise in security costs which will be steep even for an industry used to working in dangerous places, as they strengthen defenses against...
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    G4S says Algeria, Mali unrest raising security demand

    G4S says Algeria, Mali unrest raising security demand 2013-01-25 G4S, the world's biggest security firm, is seeing a pick up in demand for its services from embassies and companies across Africa in the wake of unrest in Mali and Algeria. The British group, battling to recover at home from...
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    France orders special forces to protect Niger uranium: source

    France orders special forces to protect Niger uranium: source 2013-01-24 France has ordered special forces to protect uranium sites run by state-owned Areva in Niger as the threat of attacks on its interests rises after its intervention against rebels in Mali, a military source said on...
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    Fighting in volatile Chechnya kills 13 rebels, police: agency

    Fighting in volatile Chechnya kills 13 rebels, police: agency 2013-01-24 Two of the most wanted Islamist rebels in Chechnya were among 13 killed in a shootout between Russian law enforcement officers and rebels in the volatile mountain province, Interfax news agency said on Thursday. Brothers...
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    UK urges Britons to leave Libya's Benghazi over threat

    UK urges Britons to leave Libya's Benghazi over threat 2013-01-24 Britain on Thursday said it was aware of a "specific and imminent" threat to Westerners in the Libyan city of Benghazi and urged British nationals to evacuate, giving no details of the nature of the danger. An attack on the U.S...
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    Rioters burn cars in Azerbaijan, several people hurt

    Rioters burn cars in Azerbaijan, several people hurt 2012-01-24 Hundreds of protesters surrounded a regional governor's residence in northwest Azerbaijan on Thursday to demand his resignation after a night of rioting in which cars and buildings were set ablaze. Police said several protesters...
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    BP fears worst for Algeria hostage missing

    BP fears worst for Algeria hostage missing 2013-01-23 In Amenas - Britain's BP said it fears the worst for employees still unaccounted for in the Algerian hostage siege as authorities searched for five missing foreigners and tried to identify seven charred bodies. The oil giant, one of three...
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    Swiss aims to ban 'mercenary' firms

    Swiss aims to ban 'mercenary' firms 2013-01-23 Geneva - The Swiss government said on Wednesday it aims to ban any companies offering mercenary services in conflict areas, in a bid to preserve Switzerland's cherished neutrality and ensure it respects international law. "The Federal...
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    Algeria: 5 kidnappers captured

    Algeria: 5 kidnappers captured 2013-01-21 In Amenasb - Algerian troops reportedly found the bodies of 25 hostages and captured five kidnappers at a remote gas plant after a bloodbath of captives that France called an "act of war" by Islamist militants. Algeria's government - the target of...
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    Chinese forces break up Tibetan protest with tear gas

    Chinese forces break up Tibetan protest with tear gas: group 2012-01-25 Chinese security forces fired tear gas to break up a protest by Tibetans in the southwest province of Sichuan, an advocacy group said, the latest flare-up of volatile unrest in the region. On Tuesday, the official...
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    Car bombs kill 14, wound 75 in Iraq capital

    Car bombs kill 14, wound 75 in Iraq capital 2012-01-25 Four car bombs exploded in mainly Shi'ite Muslim areas of Baghdad on Tuesday, killing 14 people and wounding 75, underlining a political crisis that threatens to revive sectarian strife in Iraq. The first blast hit a group of day...
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    Al Qaeda militants tighten grip on Yemen town

    Yemen army, Qaeda clash - 5 dead Yemen army, Qaeda clash - 5 dead 2012-01-23 Five suspected al-Qaeda fighters were killed in clashes with Yemeni troops in the restive southern province of Abyan, local officials said on Monday. One militant was killed and three were injured early on Monday...
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