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Daniel Bellamy

Egypt

So-called Islamic State say they shot dead seven Christians in Egypt

Thousands of Christian mourners prepared on Saturday to bury six members of the same family who were killed while returning from a baptism at a Coptic monastery in Egypt's Minya province.

Ireland

Increasingly secular Ireland votes to end blasphemy law

The last person to be prosecuted for blasphemy in Ireland was in 1855.

Turkey

Leaders meet in Istanbul for summit on how to stop Syria's war

More than 360,000 people have been killed in Syria since 2011.

Mexico

Central American migrants reject Mexico's offer of asylum

Most of the migrants in the caravan, who are from Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador, say they'll continue heading north towards the United States.

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Afghanistan

Afghans defy Taliban threats and vote in parliamentary elections

In Baghlan province men and women came out in numbers to vote and created human chains around six polling stations to prevent the entry of suicide bombers.

Guatemala

Caravan of Central American migrants halted at Mexico border

U.S. President Donald Trump has warned that the caravan must be stopped before it reaches the United States,

Afghanistan

Afghans vote in parliamentary elections gripped by insecurity

Taliban militants have told people not to take part in what they consider a foreign-imposed process and warning election centres may be attacked.

Italy

Picasso exhibition in Milan reveals painter's debt to classical art

Works by the legendary Spanish painter are on display alongside the works of ancient art which inspired him.

France

Middle East's war-torn cultural sites get digital makeover

A French start-up is using drones and 3D technology to re-create cultural heritage sites in Syria and Iraq that were hit by fighting.

Chile

Astronomers in Chile detect largest galaxy cluster ever registered

It's a starry, starry night for Chilean astronomers after "Hyperion" was detected, using the Visible Multi-Object Spectrograph in the Atacama desert.

Cyprus

Cyprus's low-cost airline folds, leaving hundreds of passengers stranded

Low cost carrier Cobalt Air, which was the largest airline based in Cyprus, went into administration on Thursday, stranding hundreds of passengers on the Mediterranean island.

Germany

Will Bavaria's election force Germany's interior minister to resign?

Horst Seehofer been a constant headache for Chancellor Angela Merkel's coalition government - often trying to push for harder migation policies.

Brazil

Far-right candidate is front-runner in Brazil's election

Brazil's far-right presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro has widened his lead over leftist Fernando Haddad ahead of Sunday's deeply polarized election.

Latvia

Latvians go to the polls with a pro-Russian party vying for power

Polling stations in Latvia opened Saturday for a general election that could propel a populist, pro-Kremlin coalition to power.

Indonesia

Getting aid to Indonesia's tsunami survivors slowed by destruction

Rural communities have been cut off by broken roads, landslides and crippled communications.

USA

Trump administration proposes more curbs to immigration

It's considering penalising immigrants who have received or are likely to receive social assistance such as food stamps and Medicaid.

Switzerland

Passengers delayed at Geneva airport treated to impromptu concert

Photographer Pascal Britz who filmed the performance, wrote on his Facebook page: “This is what happens when classical musicians wait for a delayed flight at 10:00 pm.”

Lithuania

Pope due in Baltic states on independence anniversary

During that time they've endured occupations by both the Soviets and the Nazis, neither of which the Catholic church recognised.

Cinema

Belarusian film Crystal Swan takes the Grand Prix at the Almaty Film Festival

The film is set in the post-Soviet Belarus of the 1990s where young Evelina is desperate to get to Chicago and earn her living as a professional house DJ.i

Business

EU warns Italy to cuts its spending as debt fears increase

EU Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs Pierre Moscovici has again warned Italy that it must keep its national debt under control.

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