Afghan president offers Taliban local office, but group wants Doha instead

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday offered the Taliban the possibility of opening an office in Afghanistan but the proposal was swiftly spurned by the group that is determined to keep his government out of accelerating peace talks.

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Algeria's Bouteflika says to run in presidential elections: APS agency

Algeria's president Abdelaziz Bouteflika said on Sunday he was planning to run in April's presidential elections, the state news agency APS reported.

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Seattle struggles with unusually heavy snow

Residents, more used to rain, joke that the city in the US Pacific Northwest faces #Snowmageddon.

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Nigeria election: Election office burnt down six days before polls

An electoral commission office in Plateau state is destroyed six days before the general election.

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Lindsey Vonn wins World Championships bronze in final race of career

Lindsey Vonn wins bronze in her final professional race in the downhill at the Alpine World Championships in Sweden.

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Iran awaits Lebanese 'desire' to accept its military aid: foreign minister

Iran is waiting for Lebanon to show a desire to accept its military assistance, Iran's foreign minister said on Sunday, reiterating an offer of support to the U.S.-backed Lebanese military.

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U.N.-recognised government of Libya says its forces reach El Sharara oil field

Forces belonging to the internationally-recognized government of Libya reached the El Sharara oil field on Sunday, a Tripoli-based government source said.

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Thousands protest in Madrid against government's Catalonia policy

Thousands of people demonstrated in Madrid on Sunday against Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's proposed talks to ease political tensions in Catalonia, in a protest organized by center-right and far-right opposition parties.

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Saudi Arabia says has 'nothing to do' with Bezos-AMI dispute

Saudi Arabia had "absolutely nothing to do" with the National Enquirer's reporting on an extramarital relationship involving Amazon.com Inc Chief Executive Jeff Bezos, the kingdom's minister of state for foreign affairs said.

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Spain Catalonia: Madrid mass protest over talks policy

Spain's right-wing opposition says the Socialist government is giving in to separatist pressure.

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Factbox: Brexit - What will happen in the British parliament on February 14?

The British parliament is set to hold a debate on Brexit on Feb. 14 but this is not a re-run of a vote last month on whether to approve the exit deal Prime Minister Theresa May's negotiated with the European Union.

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UK's May to promise new Brexit debate in push for more negotiating time

British Prime Minister Theresa May will pledge this week to give parliament another chance to voice their opinions on Brexit by Feb. 27 as she tries to buy more time to negotiate a new deal with the European Union.

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'Hitler paintings' fail to sell at auction in Germany

The auction goes ahead after prosecutors seize dozens of paintings over accusations of forgery.

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UK's May to promise more Brexit debates in push for more negotiating time

British Prime Minister Theresa May will later this week pledge to give parliament another chance to voice their opinions on Brexit by Feb. 27, a government source said, as she tries to buy more time to negotiate a new deal with the European Union.

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No deal Brexit chances are rising, says CBI business lobby

The chances of Britain leaving the European Union next month without a deal have increased and the country has now entered "the emergency zone", the head of business lobby group the Confederation of British Industry told Sky news on Sunday.

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Death toll in Istanbul building collapse rises to 21: interior minister

The death toll from the collapse of an eight-storey building in Istanbul has risen to 21 while 14 others were injured, Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu has told Turkey's Demiroren news agency.

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UK PM May can secure a Brexit deal with EU: minister

British Prime Minister Theresa May can reach a deal with the European Union to alter parts of the Brexit agreement relating to the Northern Irish border, Treasury minister Liz Truss told Sky News on Sunday.

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Russia's Gazprombank says Venezuela's PDVSA has not opened new accounts

Russia's Gazprombank said on Sunday that Venezuela's state-run oil company PDVSA opened accounts with the bank several years ago and has not opened any accounts recently.

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Selassie to get statue at African Union

The African Union is unveiling a statue of Haile Selassie, the last emperor of Ethiopia.

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Does Nigeria's 'generation democracy' want to vote?

The presidential election is the first with a group of voters who did not grow up under military rule.

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