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62 injured, 200 houses damaged after strong quake in Indonesia's Papua

​At least 62 people were injured and 200 houses damaged in Thursday evening's earthquake that hit Papua in easternmost Indonesia, a spokesman of the country's national disaster management agency told Xinhua on Friday.

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62 injured, 200 houses damaged after strong quake in Indonesia's Papua

​At least 62 people were injured and 200 houses damaged in Thursday evening's earthquake that hit Papua in easternmost Indonesia, a spokesman of the country's national disaster management agency told Xinhua on Friday.

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Al-Shabaab frees prisoners in Somalia ahead of offensive by AU troops

​Al-Shabaab militants have released several prisoners in the southern Somali town of Bardere following major onslaught by African Union and Somali National Army (SNA) troops in the militants' strongholds.

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Bloodshed persists in Iraq as 44 killed in air strikes, clashes

​A total of 44 people were killed Tuesday in the U.S.-led coalition air strikes and clashes between Iraqi forces and Islamic State (IS) militants in Iraq, security sources said.

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28 paramilitaries killed in car bombings in Iraq's Baiji

​Car bomb attacks killed at least 28 government-backed militiamen and wounded 36 others in Iraq on Tuesday, a security source said.

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Iraqi forces fight IS in Salahudin, launch airstrikes in Anbar

​Iraqi security forces on Sunday continued advance and clashes with the Islamic State (IS) militants in the northern central province of Salahudin, while U.S. -led coalition and Iraqi aircraft pounded suspected IS positions in Anbar province, a provincial official and security sources said.

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Road to Tibetan town isolated by earthquake now passable

Rescuers have cleared a highway leading to a Tibetan town where thousands of people were trapped following the 8.1-magnitude earthquake in Nepal Saturday.

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Extremist militants kill 30 civilians in northwest Syria: state media

​The extremist militant groups committed a massacre in a town they captured in northwestern Syria, killing over 30 civilians, mostly women and children, the state news agency SANA reported Sunday.

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Nigeria gains full control of northeast Bama town: military

Nigerian troops are now in full control of northeast Bama town in Borno State, after clearing terrorists from the town on Monday, the country's defense headquarters said.

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Multiple blasts rock northeast Nigerian town

​Multiple blasts and gunshots rocked a military base in northeast Nigerian town of Biu on Tuesday, a security source and witnesses said.

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IS militants execute 40 people in Iraq's Anbar province

​The Islamic State (IS) militants Tuesday executed over 40 people, many were security members, in Iraq's western province of Anbar, a provincial security source said.

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Kenya's Maasai in fierce protests over arrest of leaders

​Thousand of protests from Kenya's Massai community on Thursday staged fierce demonstrations in Narok, about 120 km northwest of Nairobi, to protest the arrest of their local leaders.

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Syrian troops kill 40 rebels in clashes in southern province

​A total of 40 opposition militants were killed Wednesday during clashes with the Syrian troops in a southern contested town, the state news agency SANA reported.

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Maryborough to become Australia's political headquarters as Abbott goes on leave

​With Prime Minister Tony Abbott set for a short holiday, Australia is to be run out of the small Queensland town of Maryborough over the next week, with National Party leader Warren Truss to take the reins.

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7 women killed in Somalia attack

​Seven women have been killed in Somalia's Tiyeglow town, local police said Wednesday.

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Kenyan police arrest 2 Americans with photos of key installations

​Kenyan police were on Wednesday interrogating two U.S. nationals who were arrested while taking pictures of key installations in Gilgil town, about 130km northwest of Nairobi.

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Boko Haram invades Nigeria's Yobe state capital

Armed Boko Haram fighters have invaded Nigeria's northeast Damaturu, the Yobe State capital, residents and security sources told Xinhua on Monday.