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Rains Kill Nine People in SW Pakistan

Torrential rains killed at least nine people including children in southwestern Pakistan this week, disaster management officials said on Friday.

The deaths occurred during the last 48 hours in different parts of the oil and gas rich Balochistan province that borders Iran and Afghanistan.

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'Project Fear' Stalks Britain's EU Referendum Campaign

Prime Minister David Cameron stands accused of unleashing "Project Fear" to try and keep Britain in the EU at a June referendum -- but experts say both camps are resorting to negative campaign tactics to win support.

Cameron's old friend and nemesis Boris Johnson, who came out for Brexit in a surprise snub to the premier last month, has led the attacks with a string of well-crafted broadsides accusing the "Remain" camp of scaremongering.

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Turkey Insists EU Migrant Deal Will Respect International Law, Says Official

Turkey's controversial draft deal with the European Union to help ease the migrant crisis will respect international law, Ankara insisted Friday, following serious criticism from the United Nations and rights groups.

EU and Turkish leaders agreed on Monday to a tentative proposal including the return of migrants landing in Greece and a 'one-for-one' swap of Syrian refugees.

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Former Republican Candidate Ben Carson Endorses Trump

Retired neurosurgeon and former Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson endorsed billionaire Donald Trump on Friday, describing his former rival as "a very intelligent man."

Carson made the endorsement at one of Trump's clubs in Palm Beach, Florida.

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Danish Activist Convicted for Helping Migrants to Sweden

A Danish author and child rights' activist was on Friday convicted of people smuggling for helping a Syrian family en route to Sweden to seek asylum, her spokeswoman said.

A court in the southeastern town of Nykobing ordered Lisbeth Zornig, a high-profile figure in Denmark who has formerly served as the country's ombudsman for children's rights, and her journalist husband to each pay a fine of 22,500 kroner (3,000 euros, $3,350) for having aided migrants on the road to a new life.

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Children Exposed to Raw Sewage, Noxious Fumes at Greek Border Camp

At a migrant camp on the Greece-Macedonia border, children queue barefoot in the mud and rain for a single sandwich, others wade about in flooded fields.

Days of heavy rain have turned Greece's Idomeni border camp into a foul-smelling bog, exposing migrant children to raw sewage, noxious fumes and bitter cold, with aid workers describing conditions as "critical".

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Dozens Pay Respects at Milosevic's Grave, 10 Years on

Supporters of the late Serbian strongman Slobodan Milosevic paid their respects at his grave Friday, 10 years after he died in The Hague where he was on trial for war crimes.

Known as the "Butcher of the Balkans", Milosevic fueled ethnic conflict and mass murder in the former Yugoslavia during his 13 years of iron rule, defying international sanctions and NATO bombs.

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Torrential Rains Kill at Least 15 in Brazil

Torrential rains overnight killed at least 15 people on the outskirts of the Brazilian economic capital Sao Paulo, rescue workers said Friday.

Ironically, the flooding comes on the heels of two years of drought that caused severe water shortages in the sprawling metropolis of 20 million people.

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Report: France Awarded Top Honor to Saudi Prince 'at His Request'

The awarding of France's top honor to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, which sparked a storm of criticism, was done at the royal's request, a French magazine reported this week.

Causette, a monthly women's magazine, published an exchange of emails between French diplomats ahead of the awarding of the Legion d'Honneur on March 7.

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172 Nigerian Migrants Flown Home from Libya

The International Organization for Migration flew 172 Nigerian migrants including six women home from Libya on Friday, the organization said.

An AFP cameraman said a child was among the migrants who left Tripoli's Mitiga airport at 4:30 am (0230 GMT) dressed in tracksuits and sports shoes.

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