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Pakistan drone raid 'kills 12'
10 hours agoTwo missile strikes by US drone aircraft kill at least 12 suspected militants in north-west Pakistan, security officials say.
Nobel committee to consider record number of nominations
22 hours agoOfficials say 237 nominations have been submitted for 2010 Nobel Peace Prize
Iraq election voter turnout '62%'
2 days agoThe voter turnout in Iraq's parliamentary election was 62%, officials say, despite attacks that killed 38 people.
Earthquake in eastern Turkey kills at least 51
2 days agoKOVANCILAR, Turkey (Reuters) - A strong earthquake killed at least 51 villagers in a remote part of eastern Turkey before dawn on Monday, officials said, and aftershocks continued for hours while rescuers searched for trapped survivors.
'Hundreds dead' in Nigeria attack
2 days agoSeveral hundred people are now reported to have been killed in an ethnic clash near the Nigerian city of Jos, officials say.