Greek right-wing coalition partner says will not back government in a confidence vote

Greek right-wing coalition partner Panos Kammenos said on Sunday he would not support Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras in a confidence vote in parliament.

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Congo should consider unity government: southern African bloc

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) thinks the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) should consider a government of national unity after its disputed presidential election, South Africa's foreign minister said on Sunday.

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Israel claims Syria air strike, says hunt for Hezbollah tunnels over

Israel acknowledged on Sunday that it carried out a weekend air strike on what it called an Iranian arms cache in Syria, and that it also completed a hunt for cross-border tunnels dug by Tehran-allied Lebanese Hezbollah guerrillas.

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Alps snow: Avalanche kills three skiers near Lech, Austria

Three German skiers die and one is missing after an avalanche near the Austrian ski resort of Lech.

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Greek PM says to call a confidence vote in parliament

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Sunday he would request a confidence vote in parliament after his junior coalition partner quit in protest at an accord seeking to end a decades-old row over the name of neighboring Macedonia.

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Greek defense minister quits over Macedonia name deal, coalition in doubt

Greece's right-wing defense minister resigned on Sunday in protest at a deal ending a long running dispute with Macedonia over its name, clouding the future of the coalition government months before national elections.

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Bangladesh factory owners threaten to cut off pay to protesting workers

The head of Bangladesh's garment manufacturers association on Sunday called on protesting workers to return to work by Monday or companies will cut off their pay, after demonstrations calling for higher salaries that have lasted for a week.

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Trump denies hiding detail of Putin summit talks from staff

The US president tries to brush off allegations he has concealed details of his talks with Vladimir Putin.

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Greek defense minister resigns over Macedonia name deal

Greece's right-wing defense minister resigned on Sunday in protest at a deal ending a long running dispute with Macedonia over its name, clouding the future of the coalition government months before national elections.

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Greek junior coalition partner says to pull ministers from government

Greek Defence Minister Panos Kammenos, head of the junior coalition party in government, on Sunday announced his resignation from the post in protest at an accord seeking to end a decades-old row over the name of neighboring Macedonia.

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Three German skiers killed in Austrian avalanche, fourth missing

Three German skiers were found dead overnight and a fourth is missing after they were swept away in an avalanche near the Austrian ski resort of Lech am Arlberg, police said on Sunday.

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Italian fugitive Cesare Battisti arrested in Bolivia

Italian former leftist guerrilla Cesare Battisti, convicted of murder in his home country, has been arrested in Bolivia and will be extradited to Italy, a Brazilian official said.

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Airlander 10: World's longest aircraft grounded

Airlander 10, which collapsed in November 2017, will not fly again, but a new model is planned.

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US partial government shutdown becomes longest ever

The partial shutdown enters its 22nd day leaving hundreds of thousands of federal workers unpaid.

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Sharm el-Sheikh: UK should end flight ban - Egyptian ambassador

Hundreds of thousands of Britons used to visit the resort before a terror attack on a plane there in 2015.

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Chinese coal mine roof collapse in Shaanxi kills 21

Twenty-one miners die and 66 are rescued at the mine near Shenmu in China's Shaanxi province.

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Government shutdown breaks record, with no end in sight

A partial U.S. government shutdown over President Donald Trump's demand for $5.7 billion to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border entered its 22nd day on Saturday, making it the longest shuttering of federal agencies in U.S. history, with no end in sight.

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House Democrats eye reported FBI probe of Trump

A U.S. House of Representatives committee will look into a newspaper report that the FBI investigated whether President Donald Trump has been working on behalf of Russia, against U.S. interests, the panel's Democratic chairman said on Saturday.

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U.S. medic declared Ebola-free, leaves Nebraska quarantine

A U.S. healthcare worker who was being monitored for the Ebola virus after treating patients in the Democratic Republic of Congo was released from a Nebraska hospital on Saturday after doctors said they had seen no signs of the deadly disease.

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