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Schools reopen in north Mali town of Gao (BBC)
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North Mali civilians form militias

International intervention suffers delays even as reports of child soldiers surface

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A 54 year old Tunisian citizen, identified as Mohammed bin Amer bin Saleh, receives treatment for serious wounds he sustained when a carbomb blew up in central Tripoli on 4 August. Gunbattles between youth allegedly competing for market place and a car blast sent a shudder through the Libyan capital, residents and security sources said, adding on person was wounded AFP PHOTO / MAHMUD TURKIA
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Red Cross attacked in Libya

At 6:45 in the morning, attackers pummeled the ICRC residence while ICRC…

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This undated image grab taken on 5 August from a video uploaded on YouTube purportedly shows Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau speaking in a 38-minute clip, would could not be independently verified as authentic, but it was similar to previous videos of Shekau AFP PHOTO / YOUTUBE
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Suicide bomber attacks Nigerian military checkpoint

8 killed in suicide car bomb attack on a military checkpoint in…

Luiz Sanchez Luiz Sanchez
United Nations Human Rights envoy Tomas Ojea Quintana talks to journalists during a press conference at the Yangon international airport on 4 August AFP PHOTO / YE AUNG THU
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Myanmar press freedom protests

The censorship that dominated during Burma’s long history of military rule still…

Basil El-Dabh Basil El-Dabh
Onlookers gather at the scene of a suicide bombing in the restive southern province of Abyan on 5 August. The suicide attack blamed on Al-Qaeda in Jaar, one of a string of towns in Abyan province that were retaken by government troops in June after being held by Al-Qaeda loyalists for more than a year, killed 45 people, local officials said, as residents voiced fears that a lack of security personnel on the ground will allow the jihadists to return AFP PHOTO / STR
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Bomb blast underlines fragile security in Yemen

This latest bombing in Yemen highlights the fragile state of Yemen’s security

Luiz Sanchez Luiz Sanchez
Egyptian protesters shout slogans against Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood during a demonstration outside Cairo's Administrative court as they wait for a Court ruling on the panel of Judges designated to decide on the legitimacy of the constitutional committee, on July 30, 2012 in Cairo (AFP PHOTO/GIANLUIGI GUERCIA)
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FJP headquarters burned

The party is proceeding with legal action following fires at two buildings…

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Egyptian riot policemen sit in the shade by damaged buildings on August 2, 2012, as an Egyptian woman and children walk through debris from the aftermath of clashes on August 1, between Christians and Muslims in Dahshur village, on the outskirts of Cairo (file photo: AFP /TAREK EL GABBAS)
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Violence in Dahshur to be weighed by judiciary

The clashes between Copts and Muslims began after an argument arising between…

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The Sinai region is both a destination for tourism and a contentious security zone between Egypt, Israel and Gaza (file photo: AFP)
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Israel asks citizens to leave Sinai in fear of attacks

Tel Aviv renewed calls that all tourists in the Sinai region leave…

Ahmed Khalifa Ahmed Khalifa
Black smoke rises from burning cars as Egyptian firefighters and bystanders try to extinguish several cars that caught on fire outside the Nile City Towers during clashes on August 2, 2012 (photo: AFP /GIANLUIGI GUERCIA)
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Violence erupts at Nile City Towers

A man from Ramlet Boulaq, a poor district behind the Nile City…

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A Bahraini Shi'a Muslim rests after being treated inside a house in Sitra village, South of Manama, on July 30, 2012, after clashes erupted between riot police firing tear gas and birdshot and youths throwing petrol bombs and rocks. AFP PHOTO/MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH
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Bahrain violations being reviewed by US Congress committee

Amid US Congress hearings on Bahrain, protesters face more violence despite an…

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