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Copt killed in clashes after Egypt road accident (AFP)

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Egyptian Coptic Christians hold a cross high during a protest in Cairo, February 2011. A Coptic Christian was killed and four Muslims were wounded in clashes in the southern Egyptian province of Minya after clashes triggered by a road accident.(AFP/File/Mohammed Abed)AFP - A Coptic Christian was killed and four Muslims were wounded in clashes in the southern Egyptian province of Minya after clashes triggered by a road accident, a security official said on Monday.


India coast guard cleaning oil spill off Mumbai (AP)

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AP - The Indian coast guard is still working to clean up spilled oil from a merchant ship that sank off Mumbai four days ago.

French Resistance hero Nancy Wake dies at 98 (AP)

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FILE - In this March 2, 2004 file photo, Australian spy and French resistance hero Nancy Wake displays her medal after she was made a Companion of the Order of Australia in London. Wake has died in London at age 98 on Sunday, Aug. 7, 2011. (AP Photo/Adam Butler, File)AP - Australian Nancy Wake, who as a spy became one the Allies' most decorated servicewomen for her role in the French Resistance during World War II, has died in London, officials said Monday. She was 98.


Chinese foreign minister to meet Sudan's Bashir (Reuters)

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Reuters - China's foreign minister was due to meet Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir Monday for the highest-level talks between the two allies in the Sudanese capital since South Sudan seceded to form an independent state.

Rebels in captured town plan push towards Tripoli (Reuters)

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People shop at a supermarket to stock up on food items in Benghazi August 8, 2011. REUTERS/Esam Al-Fetori (LIBYA - Tags: CONFLICT BUSINESS)Reuters - Libyan rebels who seized this town 80 km (50 miles) south of Tripoli said on Monday they would now push on toward Muammar Gaddafi's stronghold in the capital but expected a tough fight.


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