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Rwanda Genocide Suspect Appeals Danish Extradition

A Rwandan sought by Kigali for his alleged role in the 1994 genocide will contest a Danish extradition ruling in the European Court of Human Rights, his lawyer said Thursday.

Emmanuel Mbarushimana, 51, appealed the Wednesday decision by Denmark's Supreme Court to extradite him to Rwanda on the grounds that he won't get a fair trial there, his lawyer Bjoern Elmqvist said.

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DR Congo's M23 Rebels, Chief Surrender to Uganda

Democratic Republic of Congo's M23 guerrillas, including rebel chief Sultani Makenga, have surrendered en masse in Uganda, officers said Thursday, signalling the end of an 18-month insurgency.

The rebel surrender follows a crushing defeat at the hands of the U.N.-backed Congolese armed forces.

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Pope to Receive Putin on November 25

Pope Francis will receive Russian President Vladimir Putin on November 25, the Vatican said on Thursday, as the Roman Catholic Church seeks to improve ties with the Russian Orthodox Church.

Putin has previously met the pope's predecessor Benedict XVI as well as late pope John Paul II and there are hopes for what would be an historic meeting between a pope and a Russian patriarch.

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Guarded Hopes for Deal at Iran Nuclear Talks

Negotiators from Iran and six world powers met Thursday to broker a deal that could see Tehran freeze its disputed nuclear program in exchange for some relief from sanctions.

Officials have said that a long-awaited agreement on curbing Iran's nuclear ambitions may be finally within reach, after years of fruitless talks were given fresh momentum by the election of Iran's new President Hassan Rouhani, seen as a relative moderate.

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N. Korea Arrests S. Korean Spy

North Korea said Thursday a South Korean spy has been arrested while trying to use "dishonest elements" for a mission to destabilize its social system.

Security authorities recently captured an agent of South Korea's intelligence service in Pyongyang, according to the North's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).

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World's Strongest Typhoon Swirls towards Philippines

The world's most powerful typhoon this year gained strength on Thursday as it swirled towards the Philippines, forcing mass evacuations across a vast swathe of the disaster-weary nation.

Authorities warned more than 12 million people were at risk from Typhoon Haiyan, which was generating wind gusts exceeding 330 kilometers (200 miles) an hour and set to hit on Friday morning.

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Four Killed in Ethiopia Bus Bomb

Four Ethiopians were killed in a bomb blast on a bus near the Sudanese border, the information minister said Thursday, as security forces remain on high alert following attack warnings.

"One minibus was blown up on the road and four people were killed," Information Minister Redwan Hussein told AFP, adding it was not known who the attackers were.

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Sunni Rebels Claim Iran Prosecutor Assassination

The Sunni extremist group Jaish-ul Adl has claimed responsibility for the assassination of a public prosecutor in Iran's restive southeast, media reports said Thursday.

The reports came a day after Mousa Nouri, prosecutor of the city of Zabol which lies near the Afghan border in Sistan-Baluchestan province, was gunned down in a "terrorist attack," according to officials.

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Japan Putting Missiles on Pacific Gateway Islands

Japan is putting missiles on islands marking the gateway to the Pacific, officials said Thursday, as part of a huge military drill that has unsettled Beijing.

The exercise, aimed at bolstering Japan's defense of remote islands, has already seen a launching system and a loader for Type-88 surface-to-ship missiles installed on Miyako island, complete with two missiles.

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Thai PM Pleads for End to Anti-amnesty Protests

Thailand's embattled prime minister appealed Thursday for an end to escalating street protests against a contentious political amnesty, warning that the unrest would scare off foreign investors and tourists.

Thousands of demonstrators have turned out daily in Bangkok since the lower house of parliament last Friday passed a bill which could allow fugitive former premier Thaksin Shinawatra to return.

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