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Official: Vehicle hits mine in Niger, killing 7
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NIAMEY, Niger (AP) -- Regional authorities say a vehicle carrying West African migrants toward Libya struck an anti-tank mine in Niger, killing seven people. Gov. Garba Makibou of Agadez in northern Niger says five people were injured in the accident

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Turkey says US favorable to sale of armed drones
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Washington, which is providing technical and intelligence to Ankara in its fight against autonomy-seeking Kurdish rebels, deployed four Predator drones from Iraq to Turkey last year. NATO-ally Turkey is now trying to acquire armed drones -- the kind

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Monti promises aid for quake-hit farms, factories
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Monti's visit to the Emilia Romagna region included a stop at a ceramics factory where two workers died after it collapsed. In all, the quake claimed seven lives. Monti said that a Cabinet meeting later Tuesday will declare a state of emergency for the

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Policeman's widow: Punishment for IRA killers weak
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The once-dominant Provisional IRA renounced violence and disarmed in 2005, and one of its former commanders, Martin McGuinness, today serves as deputy leader of the region's Catholic-Protestant government. Watch extra news footage, full interviews,

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