UAE says princess Sheikha Latifa living with her family in Dubai

The United Arab Emirates said on Monday Princess Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed al-Maktoum, daughter of Dubai’s ruler, was at home and living with her family.

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Car bomb, gunfire outside Afghanistan ministry; two wounded

A suicide bomber blew up a car packed with explosives outside Afghanistan's Ministry of Public Works on Monday, with gunfire then breaking out, an interior ministry official said.

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U.S. authorities must probe migrant girl's death, stop child detentions: U.N.

A United Nations human rights expert called on U.S. authorities on Monday to conduct a full and independent investigation into the death of a seven-year-old Guatemalan migrant girl in U.S. custody and to stop detaining children.

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Car bomb, gunfire outside Afghanistan ministry; no word on casualties

A car packed with explosives blew up outside Afghanistan's Ministry of Public Works on Monday, with gunfire then breaking out, the interior ministry said, but there were no word on casualties.

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Ousted Pakistan PM Sharif jailed for seven years for graft

A Pakistan court on Monday jailed former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for seven years on graft charges that he says were politically motivated.

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Man fires shots at restaurant in Brussels and flees

A man fired three shots into the window of a restaurant in central Brussels on Monday morning before fleeing, police said.

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U.S. authorities must probe migrant girl's death, stop child detentions: U.N.

A United Nations human rights expert called on U.S. authorities on Monday to conduct a full and independent investigation into the death of a seven-year-old Guatemalan migrant girl in U.S. custody and to stop detaining children.

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British publisher pulls academic journals from China after government complaint

A British academic publisher has dropped more than 80 journals from its offerings in China at the government's request, including the Asian Studies Review which had content deemed "inappropriate" by authorities.

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Turkish-backed rebels reinforce front around Manbij as U.S. prepares to pull out

Turkish-backed Syrian forces have reinforced the area around the town of Manbij, a rebel spokesman said on Monday, as they prepare for a withdrawal of U.S. troops following Washington's surprise decision to pull out of Syria.

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Indonesia searches for survivors after volcano triggers deadly tsunami

Indonesian military and rescue teams fanned out across a stretch of coastline on Monday, hoping to find survivors of a tsunami triggered by an underwater landslide from a volcano that has been erupting for months.

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Iran says ready to respond, but U.S. aircraft carrier no threat

Iran said on Monday it was ready to respond to any hostile U.S. action, but it did not consider the arrival of a U.S. aircraft carrier in the Gulf last week as a significant threat.

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Nawaz Sharif, Pakistan ex-PM, sent back to jail for corruption

The Pakistani ex-PM is given seven years after a fresh conviction for corruption.

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Lebanon's Berri says some parties do not want government formed: newspaper

Lebanon's parliament speaker said there are parties that do not want a new government, a newspaper reported on Monday, highlighting the obstacles that have derailed its formation after an agreement had seemed close.

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Ousted Pakistan PM Sharif jailed for seven years for graft: Pakistan TV

A Pakistani anti-corruption court on Monday jailed former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for seven years on graft charges he says were politically motivated.

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