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Sierra Leone's Koroma Re-Elected in Outright Poll Victory

Sierra Leone's President Ernest Koroma swept to a second term Friday, winning 58 percent of votes in a poll that observers praised for its peacefulness and which focused on the nation's post-war recovery.

The 59-year-old incumbent triumphed over his main rival Julius Maada Bio of the Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP) who trailed with 37.4 percent of votes.

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Bosnian Muslims Protest against Israel

Some 2,000 Bosnian Muslims staged a protest march Friday to condemn "aggression against Palestinians" during Israel's recent strikes on targets in Gaza.

The protestors, mostly Bosnian Muslims and youngsters from Turkey or Arab countries studying in Bosnia, chanted "Israel, terrorists!" or "Zionists, terrorists."

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U.N. Anti-Torture Body Slams 'Impunity' in Russia

The U.N.'s top anti-torture body criticized Friday the lack of accountability in Russia for perpetrators of torture, amid a growing number of abuse allegations against security forces.

"We are seeing very few effective investigations, especially criminal investigations that lead to prosecution" of perpetrators of torture in Russia, said vice president of the U.N. Committee Against Torture, Felice Gaer.

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French Alps Shooting Probe to Seek Details from Iraq

Investigators probing the shooting of a British-Iraqi man's family in the French Alps are to request information from Iraqi authorities about his father, a prosecutor told AFP Friday.

Investigators are to send a rogatory letter, a formal request for judicial assistance, in the next few days in the hope of shedding light on the possible motives for the shooting, Annecy prosecutor Eric Maillaud said.

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Violent Detention Center Protest Erupts in Greece

Twelve undocumented migrants and four policemen were injured on Friday in a violent protest that broke out inside a detention center in Komotini, northern Greece, local police said.

Scores of migrants protesting against their open-ended detention threw stones and broken masonry at the police, who fired back tear gas, the police said.

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Myanmar Blames Rohingya Militants for Border Attack

Myanmar authorities on Friday accused a Rohingya militant group of carrying out an attack that left one dead and three people missing -- including a soldier -- near the Bangladesh border.

The incident in Rakhine State, where scores have died in two rounds of communal unrest between Rohingya Muslims and Buddhists, took place on November 6 as the soldier and civilian engineers inspected a border fence near Maungdaw.

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U.N. Wants to Use Drones in DR Congo Conflict

The United Nations wants to use drones for the first time to monitor fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where Rwanda has been accused of aiding rebels, officials said Friday.

Peacekeeping chiefs have been in contact with the governments of DR Congo and of Rwanda about the sensitive move, which could set a precedent that would worry other United Nations members, diplomats said.

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Two More U.S. Servicemen Arrested in Japan

Two more U.S. servicemen were arrested in Japan on Friday, police said, as anti-American sentiment runs high following the rape of a woman in the southern Japanese island of Okinawa.

Police in Yokohama, southwest of Tokyo, arrested 23-year-old U.S. sailor Oscar Hayes Wiygul III on suspicion of public indecency after he allegedly walked around naked in an Internet cafe.

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2 Killed, Dozens Injured in Massive Texas Pileup

Two people died and more than 80 people were hurt Thursday when at least 140 vehicles collided in Southeast Texas in a pileup that left trucks twisted on top of each other and authorities rushing to pull survivors from the wreckage.

The collision occurred in extremely foggy conditions at about 8:45 a.m. Thanksgiving Day on Interstate 10 southwest of Beaumont, a U.S. Gulf Coast city about 80 miles east of Houston.

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Sarkozy Escapes Charge but Financing Probe to Continue

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has escaped indictment but will continue to be investigated over allegations that his 2007 election campaign was financed with funds secured illegally from the country's richest woman.

After more than 12 hours of interrogation, a panel of three examining magistrates decided late Thursday to treat Sarkozy as a witness under caution rather than formally charging him.

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