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Port Of Tianjin, China Rocked By Massive Explosions
The massive explosions in China's northern city of Tianjin are now known to have killed at least 50 people.
More than 700 have been injured and hospitals are struggling to cope with the number of casualties.
The blasts, at a warehouse storing toxic chemicals, destroyed tower blocks and burned out thousands of cars. The fireball could be seen from space.
Twelve firefighters are among those who lost their lives; 36 of their colleagues are still missing.
Tianjin is one of China's most important industrial centres, and one of the busiest ports in the world.
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Baghdad Market Truck Bomb Kills 59
At least 59 people have been killed after a truck bomb exploded in north-eastern Baghdad, Iraqi officials say.
The blast tore through the crowded Jameela market in the predominantly Shia district of Sadr City.
The Sunni jihadist group, Islamic State (IS), said it was behind the bombing and that it targeted Shia militiamen.
Meanwhile, medics say more than 20 civilians died when bombs dropped by the Iraqi air force hit a maternity and children's hospital in Falluja.
The city lies west of Baghdad and has been controlled by IS since January 2014.
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Fake Solicitor Sentenced To 16 Months In Prison
A man who tricked high-ranking judges into thinking he was a solicitor has been sentenced to 16 months in prison.
Birmingham Crown Court heard Mohammed Kabba falsely claimed to be a lawyer and intervened in an immigration case.
The judge said Kabba, 52, of Coventry Road, Birmingham, had committed such serious offences, only a custodial sentence would suffice.
Kabba had denied perverting the course of justice by pretending to be a lawyer acting on behalf of a migrant.
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UK Will Make Formal Protest To Ecuador Over Julian Assange
The UK is to make a formal protest to the government of Ecuador over the country's decision to "harbour" Julian Assange, the Foreign Office has said.
The Wikileaks co-founder sought asylum at London's Ecuadorean embassy in 2012 to avoid extradition to Sweden.
UK officials said the bill for policing the embassy, which stands at £12m ($18.8m; €16.8m), was "unacceptable".
Earlier, Swedish prosecutors dropped two sex assault claims against Mr Assange, who had denied the claims.
Mr Assange still faces the more serious accusation of rape, which he also denies.
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Relationship Between US & Egypt Warms Up
Are US-Egyptian ties finally warming, after two years in which a chill appeared to have descended?
Secretary of State John Kerry visited Cairo recently to resume the strategic dialogue with Egypt for the first time since 2009.
Shortly beforehand, Washington delivered eight F-16 fighter jets to Egypt, with more to follow in the coming months.
They are part of the US's annual military aid to its important Middle East ally.
A large part of this $1.3bn (£834m) package was suspended after the Egyptian army ousted Islamist former President Mohamed Morsi in July 2013.
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Families Threaten To Sue Sir John Chilcot Over Iraq Inquiry
Families of British soldiers killed in Iraq are threatening to take legal action against Sir John Chilcot, who led the inquiry into the conflict.
He has said publication of his report has been delayed to allow those who have been criticised to respond.
Lawyers for the soldiers' families claim he acted unlawfully by refusing to set a deadline for publication.
The five-member panel, led by Sir John, began its work in 2009 and held its last hearings in 2011.
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Suspect Of Ikea Knife Attack Faced Deportation
The main suspect accused of killing two people at an Ikea store in Sweden faced imminent deportation and attended a meeting on his asylum status just hours before the knife attack, officials say.
The 35-year-old Eritrean, who was found at the scene with serious knife injuries, had earlier met to discuss his failed residency application, the Swedish Migration Agency said.
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Economy In Greece Grows By 0.8%
The Greek economy grew by 0.8% in the second quarter of the year, confounding expectations of a steep contraction.
The official figures, based on a flash estimate, also revised a reading of 0.2% negative growth in the first quarter to a flat reading, showing no change in economic activity.
The reading did not break down which sectors had been most active.
The figures from the country's Elstat agency come as the Greek parliament prepares to vote on new bailout plans.
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Guinea-Bissau's President Vaz Dismisses His Government
Guinea-Bissau's President Jose Mario Vaz has dismissed the government following a rift with Prime Minister Domingos Pereira.
The two men are said to have disagreed on a number of issues including the use of aid money and the return to Guinea-Bissau of a former army chief of staff.
The West African state returned to civilian rule in June last year.
With a history of coups, no elected leader has served a full term since independence from Portugal in 1974.
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Croatia Fears The Worst For Tomislav Salopek
Croatia says it fears the worst for one of its nationals abducted in Egypt but cannot confirm he has been beheaded by militants affiliated to Islamic State.
An Egyptian jihadist group has claimed it killed Tomislav Salopek, who was seized three weeks ago.
A photo purporting to show his body was posted on Twitter by a user associated with the group called Sinai Province.
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