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Report: China Offers $49m Rewards for Xinjiang Terrorist 'Hunt'

China is offering more than 300 million yuan ($49 million) for residents of Xinjiang, the homeland of mainly Muslim Uighurs, who help a crackdown on "terrorists", state media reported Monday.

A total of 4.23 million yuan was handed out to individuals and government agencies who helped in the killing and capture of 10 "suspected terrorists" in Hotan prefecture last week, the official Xinhua news agency said.

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Berri: Fate of the Country at Stake

Speaker Nabih Berri has warned that the “fate of the nation was at stake,” saying the Lebanese army should be equipped with an effective arsenal to confront terrorists.

In remarks to several newspapers that hit the newstands on Monday, Berri said: “The country ... does not tolerate blurred choices.”

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Rising Islamist Violence in Focus at Obama-Hosted Africa Summit

Rising violence from brutal Islamist groups in Africa will be a key issue at an Africa summit U.S. President Barack Obama is hosting in Washington this week.

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Agency: AIDS Conference Delegates Seek Asylum in Australia

Some 25 delegates to an international AIDS conference held in Melbourne last month fear returning home and will seek asylum in Australia, refugee and welfare agencies said Monday.

HomeGround Services, which helps find crisis accommodation for homeless people in Melbourne, said 14 delegates from African nations -- including Uganda and Tanzania -- had sought their help.

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Sudan Flood Victims Say Help Slow in Coming

When the skies again unleashed their fury over Khartoum before dawn on Sunday, there was little of Kamel Hussein's home left to be destroyed.

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U.N. Leader 'Deplores' Rise of Gaza-linked Anti-Semitism

The conflict in Gaza should  not be an excuse for anti-Semitic slurs and attacks, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said late Sunday.

Ban "deplores the recent upsurge in anti-Semitic attacks, particularly in Europe, in connection with protests concerning the escalation of violence in Gaza," read a statement from the U.N. leader's spokesman.

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Report: Germany Scraps Major Arms Deal with Russia

Germany has decided to scrap a major deal to provide a fully-equipped training camp to Russian forces due to the ongoing crisis in Ukraine, according to a newspaper report Monday.

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Rescuers Battle to Clear Bodies after 400 Die in China Quake

Rescuers laid out bodies in the streets Monday after at least 398 people were killed by an earthquake in China, leaving the idyllic mountain landscape littered with scenes of devastation and sparking a huge rescue effort.

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Attacks Kill 44 in and near Damascus

At least 44 people were killed in and near the Syrian capital Sunday in regime air strikes and rebel mortar fire, reports from a monitoring group and state media said.

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22 Dead in Libyan Capital as Parliament Opening Session Hangs in Balance

The Libyan government said Sunday that at least 22 people were killed in clashes in Tripoli and warned of a "worsening humanitarian situation."

On the political front, a formal opening session of Libya's elected parliament scheduled for Monday hung in the balance, with Islamists insisting on a Tripoli venue and nationalists calling for it to be held in the eastern city of Tobruk.

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