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Al-Qaeda Launched In South Asia By Al-Qaeda Chief Zawahiri
Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri has announced in a videoed message the creation of an Indian branch of his militant group to "raise the flag of jihad" across South Asia.
In the 55-minute video posted online, Zawahiri pledged renewed loyalty to Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Omar.
Correspondents say his stated allegiance is an apparent snub to Islamic State (IS) militants.
IS is challenging al-Qaeda to lead worldwide Islamist militancy.
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Alliance 'stands with Ukraine' At Nato Summit
The Nato military alliance, at its summit in Wales, has said it "stands with Ukraine" in the face of Russia's "destabilising" influence.
Nato also called on Russia "to pull back its troops" from Ukraine and end the "illegal" annexation of Crimea.
UK government officials say fresh EU and US sanctions will be announced against Russia on Friday.
Separately, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and rebel leaders said a ceasefire could be agreed on Friday.
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Cameron 'not ruling out' air strikes on IS
David Cameron says he will not rule out air strikes against Islamic State (IS), which is holding a British hostage.
Asked if strikes could be launched without Syrian backing, he said President Assad's government was "illegitimate" given his "war crimes".
The prime minister told the BBC action must not be "Western intervention over the heads of neighbouring states".
The BBC understands Tory MPs are being canvassed for their views on military action against IS by party whips.
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UK diplomat dies after 'heart attack' in Lagos airport
The British Deputy High Commissioner in Lagos has died after a suspected heart attack in an airport in Nigeria.
Peter Carter, who was 57, had just arrived in Lagos's Murtala Muhammed International Airport from Houston, Texas, when he collapsed.
The British High Commission in Lagos said he had made an "exceptional contribution" to UK-Nigeria relations.
Mr Carter had served in India, Italy and Israel and was the British Ambassador to Estonia from 2007-12.
In 2000, Mr Carter had also helped to set up diplomatic relations between the UK and North Korea for the first time.
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Nato summit: £3.5bn armoured vehicle deal to be signed
The Ministry of Defence is set to sign a £3.5bn deal for nearly 600 new armoured vehicles ahead of the Nato summit in Wales.
The MoD will sign the order for 589 Scout Specialist Vehicles at General Dynamics in Caerphilly county.
David Cameron said the deal would aid UK security and "underpin" many jobs.
At the two-day summit in Newport, due to start on Thursday, the UK will call for increased defence spending by some of Nato's 28 member states.
Mr Cameron said the Scout deal would be the Army's largest single order for armoured vehicles for more than 30 years.
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Rwandan Nyamwasa Four guilty in South African murder plot
Four men have been found guilty of trying to murder Rwanda's former army chief, Gen Faustin Kayumba Nyamwasa, in South Africa in June 2010.
Another two suspects, including the alleged ringleader and the general's former driver, were acquitted.
The magistrate said the shooting of Gen Nyamwasa was politically motivated.
The general had gone to live in exile in South Africa several months earlier after falling out with his former ally, Rwandan President Paul Kagame.
Rwanda has denied involvement in the shooting.
The sentences will handed down on 10 September.
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UK terror threat level raised to Severe
The UK's terror threat level has been raised from "substantial" to "severe" in response to conflicts in Iraq and Syria, Home Secretary Theresa May says.
The new alert level rates the risk of an attack on the UK "highly likely", although Mrs May said there was no evidence to suggest one was "imminent".
It is the second highest of five possible UK threat levels.
PM David Cameron said new legislation would make it easier to take passports from those travelling abroad to fight.
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Amnesty States, Nigeria Army Committed Atrocities
Nigeria's army has committed atrocities in the north-east in its fight against Islamist militants belonging to Boko Haram, Amnesty International says.
The campaign group said it had seen "gruesome footage" including alleged members of the military slitting the throats of detainees.
The Nigerian authorities said such barbarity had no place in the military and promised to investigate. Boko Haram has been waging an insurgency in Nigeria since 2009.
Thousands of people have been killed in a series of bombings and assassinations in the north-east and in the capital, Abuja, this year alone.
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Security Environment In Japan 'increasingly severe'
The security environment around Japan has become "increasingly severe" amid tensions with China and concern over North Korea, the Japanese defence ministry's annual white paper says.
The paper was adopted by PM Shinzo Abe at a cabinet meeting on Tuesday.
It described China's declaration of an air defence identification zone over disputed East China Sea islands as a "profoundly dangerous act".
China's actions, it warned, could result in "unintended consequences".
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100 Still Missing After Bangladesh Ferry Capsizes
More than 100 people remain missing a day after a ferry capsized near the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka.
Rescuers have still not located the vessel, which sank in Munshiganj district, 30km (20 miles) from Dhaka.
Navy teams are using sonar to try to find the boat, which was carrying people returning from Eid celebrations.
Accidents are common on Bangladesh's river network and scores of people are killed every year, with overcrowding and poor boat quality often to blame.
Emergency teams rescued about 100 people from the ferry, the Pinak-6, on Monday.
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