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French Sailor Freed After Pirate Attack - Nigeria A French sailor was freed on Tuesday after being captured by pirates last week from his ship off the coast of Togo and taken to Nigeria, a military commander said.

Tanzania Police Fire Teargas At Protesters Near Blast Site Tanzanian police fired teargas and warning shots on Tuesday to disperse thousands of people protesting against a weekend bomb attack on an opposition campaign rally, eyewitnesses said.

Mali Government Signs Ceasefire Deal With Tuareg Rebels The Malian government signed a ceasefire deal with Tuareg separatist rebels on Tuesday, paving the way for government troops and civilian administrators to return to the northern, rebel-held town of Kidal before an election next month.

Rousseff Praises Brazil Protests, Says Committed To Change Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff on Tuesday sought to defuse a massive protest movement sweeping the country, acknowledging the need for better public services and more responsive governance at all levels.

G8 Urges Syria Peace Talks As Fighting Flares In North Differences between Russia and the West mean an international peace conference on Syria is now unlikely before August, a source at a meeting of Group of Eight leaders said on Tuesday as surging government forces brought heavy fighting to Aleppo.

U.S. To Hold Afghan Peace Talks With Taliban In Doha The United States will meet the Taliban in Doha for talks aimed at achieving peace in Afghanistan, where the United States has battled the insurgents for 12 years, U.S. officials said on Tuesday.

NSA Head Says U.S. Surveillance Thwarted More Than 50 Attacks Justifying the surveillance programs that were disclosed by an NSA leaker earlier this month, General Keith Alexander said he would give lawmakers classified details of all of the thwarted incidents within 24 hours.

Nigeria Drops Charges Against Some Russian Arms Suspects Nigerian authorities dropped charges on Tuesday against eight Russian sailors suspected of trafficking arms, their lawyer said, but another seven will face trial.

Bosnian Serb President Relents Over Urgent Croatia Border Deal The Serb member of Bosnia's presidency agreed on Tuesday to new border rules needed for when neighbouring Croatia joins the EU in July, reversing his position from Monday when he rejected the deal.

Polish PM - 'No Concessions'On £2 Billion Bill From EU Road-Builders Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Tuesday Poland would not bow to political pressure over bills from foreign construction firms of about 10 billion zlotys (2 billion pounds) for work carried out under an EU-backed road-building programme.

North Korea Nuclear Test Still Shrouded In Mystery The outside world may never find out what type of fissile material North Korea used in its nuclear test four months ago, leaving a key question about the explosion unanswered, officials and experts said on Tuesday.

EU Mismanaging 1 Billion Euro Aid Programme To Egypt - Report The European Union is failing to ensure that hundreds of millions of euros in aid to Egypt is used effectively and to make the Islamist government tackle corruption and human rights abuses, a European Court of Auditors report said on Tuesday.

Dozens Held In Turkey, Silent Protester Goes Viral A lone, silent vigil by a man in Istanbul inspired copycat protests on Tuesday, as police detained dozens of people across Turkey in an operation linked to three weeks of often violent demonstrations against Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan.

Brazil Shaken By Largest Protests In 20 Years Reuters

Bollywood Star Shah Rukh Khan Faces Baby Sex Test Inquiry AFP

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