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Africa sex victims on hunger strike in Paris
Nine female refugees from Djibouti enter the 13th day of a hunger strike in France to denounce alleged rapes and sexual exploitation by soldiers in their country.

Nine female refugees from Djibouti enter the 13th day of a hunger strike in France to denounce alleged rapes and sexual exploitation by soldiers in their country.

Tens of thousands of Peruvians march against the candidacy of presidential front-runner Keiko Fujimori.

The US is attempting to stifle the progress and emergence of Iran as a regional and global power, says Eric Draitser.

Egyptian satellite provider Nilesat stops airing Lebanese news channel Al-Manar.

Kuwait signs a deal with Finmeccanica company to buy 28 Eurofighter jets.

A European watchdog says Europeans spend more than 24 billion euros a year on illicit drugs, warning of the links between the trade and terrorism.

An Iranian official says the country’s airlines have no need for Saudi airspace.

The death toll from yellow fever in Angola rises to 225, the country’s heath minster says.

Bahraini regime forces clash with demonstrators following the funeral of a teenage protester.

The sales of Sukhoi Su-30 fighter jets to Iran are not prohibited under Resolution 2231, Russia says, rejecting a US claim.

A senior Hamas official rejects Israel’s claim that he is misappropriating cement imports into the Gaza Strip.

Nearly 500 active-duty and reserve personnel in the US military killed themselves last year, according to the Pentagon.

Energy giant BP has been ordered to pay for the devastating Gulf of Mexico oil spill of 2010.

US President Barack Obama calls destroying Daesh his top priority and expresses confidence in victory.

Yemen’s Houthi Ansarullah movement has called a ceasefire in several border regions with Saudi Arabia.

Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz and Democratic hopeful Bernie Sanders emerge victorious in Wisconsin primary.

US Republican Senator Susan Collins calls on Congress to hold hearings on President Barack Obama’s Supreme Court nominee.

Authorities in Libya's capital say they are ceding power to a UN-brokered unity government to end the political chaos in the country.