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Pilots Working For Air France Begin Week Long Strike Over Jobs Move
Pilots for Air France have begun a week-long strike.
The carrier will run less than 50% of normal flights, it said.
The pilots are protesting against a transfer of jobs by the airline to a low-cost carrier to keep up with competition.
Air France is urging passengers around the world to change or postpone travel. Last week it said it would transfer much of its European operations to low-cost carrier Transavia.
The same difficult conditions are faced by large airlines across Europe, facing tough rivalry from budget airlines and Gulf state carriers, that are often backed by royal families.
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Social Democrats Rule Out Far-Right Pact In Swedish Election
The leader of Sweden's Social Democrats says he will try to form a government after their election win, but will not work with the far right.
Results show Stefan Lofven's opposition party is set to return to power, but with no clear parliamentary majority.
They give the centre-left bloc 43.7%, ahead of 39.3% for Fredrik Reinfeldt's centre-right ruling coalition. The far-right Sweden Democrats were at 13%.
Mr Reinfeldt admitted defeat and said he would step down as PM on Monday.
He also confirmed that he would step down as leader of the conservative Moderate Party.
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Australia Prime Minister To Govern From Indigenous Area
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott is spending a week governing the country from a remote indigenous community in the Northern Territory.
He arrived in Arnhem Land on Sunday, honouring an election promise to spend a week every year in an indigenous area.
Mr Abbott says he wants to hear from local people about community needs.
His visit comes a day after he committed Australian troops to the fight against Islamic State militants.
On Sunday Mr Abbott announced the deployment of 600 troops to the United Arab Emirates ahead of possible combat operations against Islamist militants in Iraq.
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Boss Of ENI Investigated For Corruption In Nigerian Deal
The chief executive of the Italian oil and natural gas company ENI is under investigation over international corruption allegations.
Claudio Descalzi is facing questions about a large Nigerian oil deal.
The company said in a statement that "it is cooperating with the Milan prosecutor's office" and that it "continues to deny any illegal conduct".
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Western Weekend Adopted In Mauritania To Boost Prosperity
The west African country of Mauritania is moving its weekend to Saturday and Sunday to be more in tune with its European business partners.
"It's clear that not being on par with our trading partners is causing us huge losses," says Seyedna Ali Ould Mohamed Khouna, Mauritania's public service minister. With a Muslim majority, the country has traditionally started the weekend on Friday, and local newspaper Essirage fears there may be large protests when the switch takes effect on 1 October.
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John Kerry - Egypt Has Key Role In Fight Against Islamic State
Egypt has a key role to play in countering Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria, US Secretary of State John Kerry said on a visit to Cairo.
He said Egypt could "publicly renounce" IS ideology, reaffirming US support for Egypt's battle against Sinai militants.
Foreign fighters crossing Sinai en route for Syria are advising local militants there, US officials say.
Mr Kerry is on the last leg of his Middle East tour as he tries to form a broad coalition to tackle IS militants.
He has already enlisted the support of 10 Arab states so far but he has ruled out Iran joining the US-led coalition.
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Army In Nigeria Repels Boko Haram Attack Near Maiduguri
The Nigerian army says it has killed some 100 Boko Haram militants, after repelling an attack on a key town in north-eastern Borno state.
Government forces reportedly seized vehicles and ammunition from insurgents while securing Konduga, 35km (22 miles) from the state capital Maiduguri, on Friday.
The battle followed a warning by elders that Maiduguri was "surrounded".
Boko Haram has been trying to establish a caliphate in Borno since 2009.
A feared commander known only as Amir is believed to be among the dead Boko Haram militants.
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Explosives Siezed From Al-Shabab Cell By Police In Uganda
Police in Uganda say they have seized large amounts of explosives during raids on suspected al-Shabab militants.
Authorities said the terrorist cell was planning to carry out imminent attacks in the capital Kampala.
Nineteen people have been arrested and are being interrogated about their intentions, a police spokesman said.
Uganda has been on high alert since al-Shabab's leader, Ahmed Abdi Godane, was killed in a US air strike in Somalia earlier this month.
Last week, the US embassy in Kampala warned of possible revenge attacks against US targets in response to the air strike on 2 September.
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Father Won't Forgive Killers In Algeria Gas Plant Siege Inquest
The father of a Briton killed in a siege at an Algerian gas plant has not "forgiven or understood" his son's death, an inquest has heard.
Stephen Green from Fleet in Hampshire was one of six British workers killed at the In Amenas plant in January 2013.
His father David told the hearing, at the Royal Courts of Justice in London, he felt "anger at those responsible".
Forty workers and 29 militants were killed during the siege.
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British Tourists Killed In Koh Tao Thailand
Two British tourists have been killed in an attack on a beach in southern Thailand, local police have said.
Police believe the man and woman were attacked on Sunday night, on the island of Koh Tao.
The victims, whose bodies were found with serious injuries early on Monday, were a 23-year-old woman from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, and a 24-year-old man from Jersey.
The UK Foreign Office said it was urgently investigating the reports.
Jersey Police said the man's family had been informed and police were co-operating with the Thai and British authorities who were leading the investigation.
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