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Battle on to become Paris' first female mayor

It's a battle that is guaranteed to make history.

Cameroon border city battered by crisis in C. Africa

When conflict broke out in the Central African Republic last year, the residents of Garoua-Boulai in neighboring Cameroon could hear the fighting.

9/11 terror suspect won't be allowed to testify, judge rules

A US judge ruled on Tuesday that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed - the United States' highest-profile terror detainee - will not be allowed to testify in a New York courtroom to defend Osama bin Laden's son-in-law.

New radiation release reported at US nuke waste depot

A second radiation release was detected nearly a month after a leak was confirmed at a nuclear waste repository in the US state of New Mexico, US media reported on Tuesday.

Xi: New Zealand ties 'exemplary'

President Xi Jinping called for closer cooperation between China and New Zealand in the agricultural and animal husbandry sectors on Wednesday after Wellington gave repeated assurances that its food is safe following last year's botulism scare.

2 dead, 1 injured in news helicopter crash near Seattle's Space Needle

A news helicopter crashed and burst into flames in downtown Seattle near the Space Needle on Tuesday, killing a pilot and a photographer on board and setting three cars on fire in the popular tourist area, officials said.

'Integrate' Chinese tech with India: Li

Indian railway construction is expected to showcase China-India cooperation, officials said, as the two nations singled out highlights from a recent economic forum in Beijing.

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Israeli airstrikes in Syria kill one and injure seven

Israeli air raids on Syria on Wednesday killed one soldier and injured seven, Syria's army said, warning that the strikes endangered regional security and stability.

Egyptian general, colonel killed in clash

An Egyptian army brigadier general and a colonel were killed in a raid on Wednesday on a jihadist hideout as security forces close in on militants in the Nile Delta.

Obama to steer Mideast talks

US President Barack Obama pressed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday to help break the stalemate in US-brokered peace talks with Israel, saying leaders on both sides must take political risks before an April deadline.