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Two killed in sectarian attack in southwestern Pakistan

QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) - Two people from the ethnic Hazara community were shot dead in a sectarian attack in southwestern Pakistan on Sunday, where targeted killings of minorities have continued despite improvements in overall security. Source: Reuters World News

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Germany's Social Democrats choose first female chair in hope of revamp

Wiesbaden, GERMANY/BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) elected Andrea Nahles as their first ever female leader on Sunday, hoping she can reinvigorate the country's oldest party after it suffered heavy losses in September's election. Source: Reuters World News

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Blast at election center in Afghan capital kills dozens

KABUL (Reuters) - A suicide bomber blew himself up outside a voter registration center in the Afghan capital Kabul on Sunday, killing at least 52 people and wounding more than 100, in the most serious attack yet on preparations for elections scheduled for October. Source: Reuters World News

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Turkish opposition deputies switch to help fledging party fight snap elections

ISTANBUL/ANKARA (Reuters) - Fifteen Turkish parliamentarians from the main opposition have switched to the fledgling Iyi Party to ensure it can run in snap June elections called by President Tayyip Erdogan, officials from the opposition CHP said on Sunday. Source: Reuters World News

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Germany's Social Democrats choose first ever female chair to revamp party

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) elected Andrea Nahles as their first ever female chairwoman on Sunday, hoping she can reinvigorate the country's oldest party after it suffered heavy losses in September's election. Source: Reuters World News

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Air strikes pound insurgent enclave close to Damascus

BEIRUT/LONDON (Reuters) - Air strikes pounded a jihadist-held area near Damascus on Sunday, footage broadcast by Syrian state TV stations showed, as the Syrian government stepped up efforts to wipe out the insurgency's last foothold near the capital. Source: Reuters World News

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Nicaragua's Ortega offers benefits rethink as protest death toll rises

MANAGUA (Reuters) - Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega said on Saturday he was ready to consider changing an unpopular social security overhaul that has sparked days of deadly protests and one of the biggest crises of his leadership. Source: Reuters World News

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