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World Leaders Pledge Iraq Support In Islamic State Crisis
Thirty countries have pledged to help Iraq fight Islamic State (IS) militants "by all means necessary".
A joint statement by foreign ministers taking part in a major conference in Paris talks said support would include "appropriate military assistance".
The talks had been called to agree a strategy to combat the group, which controls large parts of Iraq and Syria.
The conference followed a whirlwind tour of the Middle East by US Secretary of State John Kerry.
Mr Kerry, who attended the summit, has been drumming up support for a plan of action unveiled by President Barack Obama last week.
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Ian Paisley has died
Former Democratic Unionist Party leader Dr Ian Paisley, 88, has died, his wife Eileen said.
In a statement, Baroness Paisley said her "beloved husband" had "entered his eternal rest" on Friday morning.
"Although ours is the grand hope of reunion, naturally as a family we are heartbroken," she said. "We loved him and he adored us, and our earthly lives are forever changed."
Baroness Paisley said that his funeral would be private.
Martin McGuinness, Sinn Féin, who was his deputy first minister in the Northern Ireland Assembly, said he had learned of the death with deep regret and sadness.
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Prince William and Kate expecting their second child
The Duchess of Cambridge is pregnant with her second child.
Kensington Palace said that - as when the duchess was pregnant with Prince George - she was suffering from very acute morning sickness and was being treated by doctors at the palace.
Prince William and Catherine's second baby will become fourth in line to the throne, behind older brother Prince George, who is 13 months old.
The palace said the Queen and both families were delighted with the news.
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What Has The Ice Bucket Challenge Achieved?
The media is reaching saturation point in its coverage of the ice bucket challenge. But what has actually been achieved?
The format is simple - somebody has water, often full of ice cubes, dumped over their head. They then nominate people they know to undertake the same challenge.
There have been in excess of 2.4 million ice bucket-related videos posted on Facebook, and 28 million people have uploaded, commented on or liked ice bucket-related posts.
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Bloomberg Has Ex-New York Mayor Back
Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has returned to the helm of Bloomberg, the data and financial news company he founded more than three decades ago.
Mr Bloomberg still owns 88% of the company, and is taking up the role less than a year after leaving City Hall.
He will be replacing Daniel Doctoroff, who steps aside as president and chief executive at the end of the year.
Both men indicated the decision was mutual after realising there was no room at the top for both of them.
"I never intended to come back to Bloomberg LP after twelve years as Mayor," Mr. Bloomberg said in a statement.
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Sinai Bomb Attack Kills Egyptian Police
At least 11 policemen have been killed in a bomb attack on a convoy in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, officials say.
Two others when injured when a device exploded as they travelled through the village of Wefaq, near the Gaza border.
Security forces have been carrying out an offensive in northern Sinai, killing and capturing dozens of suspected members of jihadist militant groups.
Militants have stepped up attacks on soldiers and police since the overthrow of President Mohammed Morsi last year.
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88 Men Arrested In Saudi Arabia For Plotting Attacks
Saudi Arabia has arrested 88 people accused of plotting attacks inside and outside the country, officials say.
The interior ministry said the men had been monitored for several months before their arrest and "were on the verge of carrying out operations".
Police say three of the men are from Yemen, one is still being identified and the rest are Saudis.
Correspondents say Saudi Arabia has stepped up its security amid Islamic State's offensive in Iraq and Syria.
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Government Dismissed By Yemen President To End Stand-Off
Yemen's president has dismissed his government and promised to review fuel subsidy cuts in a bid to end a stand-off with Zaidi Shia rebels.
Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi would name a new prime minister to form a national unity administration, state media reported.
However, the initiative was rejected by the rebels, who are known as Houthis.
Thousands of their supporters have been holding protests across the country for weeks, calling on the government to be dissolved and the subsidies restored.
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Islamic State Accused Of Ethnic Cleansing
Amnesty International says it has new evidence Islamic State militants are carrying out "a wave of ethnic cleansing" against minorities in northern Iraq.
The human rights group said IS had turned the region into "blood-soaked killing fields".
The UN earlier announced it was sending a team to Iraq to investigate "acts of inhumanity on an unimaginable scale".
IS and allied Sunni rebels have seized large swathes of Iraq and Syria.
Thousands of people have been killed, the majority of them civilians, and more than a million have been forced to flee their homes in recent months.
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Libyan Plane Crashes Near Parliament In Tobruk
A Libyan military jet has crashed in the eastern city of Tobruk, causing a huge inferno and killing a child and at least two other people, officials say.
The jet hit a block of flats near the new parliamentary building after developing a "technical fault", a security official said.
The jet was controlled by forces loyal to ex-General Khalifa Haftar who have been battling Islamist militias.
The Islamist-linked Libya Dawn group seized the capital, Tripoli, last week.
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