Moldova Heads for Narrow Pro-Europe Vote

Pro-European parties in Moldova are heading for a narrow victory over supporters of closer ties with Russia in parliamentary elections that took place Sunday amid a confrontation over the region’s future between the West and Moscow.



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Court Absolves U.S. Couple in Child's Death

A Qatari appeals court overturned a ruling against an American couple over the death of their adopted daughter, but they have been barred from leaving the Gulf nation.



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Egypt Militant Group Says it Killed U.S. Oil Worker

An Egyptian militant organization allied with Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the killing of an American oil worker.



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Militants Attack Town in Northeast Nigeria

Explosions and gunfire erupted before dawn in the northeast Nigerian town of Damaturu, sending some residents fleeing into the bush and others cowering in their homes in the latest attack by suspected Islamic extremists.



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Afghanistan Suicide Attack Kills at Least Nine

A suicide bomber killed at least nine people in an attack on the funeral of a pro-government tribal chief in northern Afghanistan, the latest assault amid a sharp rise in insurgent violence in the country.



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Papua New Guinea Plays Down Impact of Slumping Energy Prices

Papua New Guinea plays down impact of slumping global energy prices with nation on the cusp of an energy boom fueled by LNG exports to Asia.



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Edoardo Cignoli : Novartis's MS Treatment Fails in Trial

Novartis said a late-stage study showed little difference between the Swiss pharmaceutical group’s Gilenya drug and a placebo for treating a difficult form of multiple sclerosis.



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