Egypt's Sisi nominates Major General Kamel al-Wazir as transport minister

Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Sunday he had nominated Major General Kamel al-Wazir as transport minister to replace Hisham Arafat, who resigned after a train crash that killed at least 22 and injured dozens.

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India political parties asked to stop using armed forces images for campaigns

India's election commission issued a notice asking political parties not to use images of the country's armed forces in their campaign posters and other advertising during its upcoming general election.

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Rakhine rebels kill nine in fresh strike on Myanmar police

Arakan Army insurgents killed nine Myanmar police in the latest attack in the country's western Rakhine State, the government said on Sunday, as clashes threaten to engulf a large part of the troubled region.

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Ethiopia flight 'had unstable vertical speed' - flight tracking site

An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 passenger jet to Nairobi that crashed early on Sunday with 149 passengers and eight crew members aboard "had unstable vertical speed", Swedish flight-tracking website flightradar24 said.

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UK faces 'total uncertainty' if Brexit deal rejected - health minister

Britain faces "total uncertainty" if lawmakers reject Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal on Tuesday, health minister Matt Hancock said on Sunday, adding that he did not think a defeat was inevitable.

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With shrouded faces, Islamic State fighters stand guard over final enclave

Armed with assault rifles and with faces wrapped in scarves, the Islamic State fighters visible at the boundary of their last enclave in eastern Syria are among the hardened jihadists who appear ready to fight to the death.

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Bouteflika to return to Algeria on Sunday: source

President Abdelaziz Bouteflika is expected to return to Algeria on Sunday after two weeks in a Swiss hospital, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters, as he faces mass protests that pose the biggest threat to his 20-year-old rule.

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Ethiopian Airlines flight to Nairobi crashes with 157 people on board

An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 passenger jet to Nairobi crashed early on Sunday with 149 passengers and eight crew members aboard, the airline said.

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Theresa May faces heavy Brexit defeat in parliament, eurosceptics warn

British Prime Minster Theresa May's Brexit deal faces a heavy defeat in parliament on Tuesday because she has so far secured no major changes from the European Union, the leaders of two major eurosceptic factions in parliament said on Sunday.

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Labour should support staying in EU if there is second Brexit referendum: Starmer

Britain's opposition Labour Party should support staying in the European Union if there is a second referendum on the topic, the Party's Brexit spokesman Keir Starmer said on Sunday.

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Algerian government plane lands in Geneva as Bouteflika to depart

An Algerian government plane landed at Geneva's Cointrin airport on Sunday after a source in Algiers said President Abdelaziz Bouteflika was expected to return home after two weeks in the Swiss city's main hospital.

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Ethiopian Airlines jet crashes with more than 150 aboard, reports say

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Ethiopian airliner crashes on way to Kenya

The Boeing 737 passenger jet reportedly had 149 passengers and eight crew members on board.

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Ethiopian Airlines says flight has crashed with 149 passengers and eight crew members

An Ethiopian Airlines flight to Nairobi crashed early on Sunday with 149 passengers and eight crew members aboard, a spokesman for the airline told Reuters.

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Interserve facing crucial vote on rescue plan

Outsourcing giant Interserve is urging shareholders to back its rescue deal this week.

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Algeria's Bouteflika to return to the country on Sunday: source

Algeria's President Abdelaziz Bouteflika is expected to return to the country on Sunday, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters.

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