South Africa robbers attack envoy
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Robbers in South Africa beat the Tanzanian ambassador unconscious at his farewell dinner.
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The Italian and U.S. Ambassadors to Sri Lanka were slightly injured on Tuesday when Tamil Tiger rebels shelled a delegation of diplomats led by the island's human rights minister, officials said.
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Militants kidnapped an American and three other foreigners in a bloody assault on their office in the capital Monday, and gunmen assassinated
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Police in South Africa arrest two men over the robbery and murder of a Welsh father-of-five at his home.
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The Italian and U.S. ambassadors to Sri Lanka were slightly hurt on Tuesday when Tamil Tiger rebels shelled a delegation of diplomats led by the island's human rights minister to the restive east, officials said.
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An assassination attempt was made Sunday on the man who may replace Yasser Arafat as Palestinian chief.
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Three armed men, suspected robbers, were  thought to be trapped in the Spanish consulate in the Swiss  capital Berne Monday but three of their hostages had left the  building, police said.
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Four men held in Norway over a synagogue attack are accused of targeting the US and Israeli embassies, prosecutors say.
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Rebels penetrate African nation's capital and clash with government troops near presidential palace.
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A European Union diplomat working in Ivory Coast is killed by an unidentified attacker, officials say.
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GAZA CITY -- Gunmen fired on the Palestinian foreign minister's convoy yesterday, and militants launched mortar shells at President Mahmoud Abbas's office in a daylong wave of factional violence that killed three people.
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At least one person has been killed and four foreigners were kidnapped during an attack by armed assailants against an oil installation belonging to Italian company Agip in southern Nigeria.
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BAKU, Azerbaijan - A group of militant Islamists planned to attack the US Embassy and other government buildings in Azerbaijan with stolen military grenades and assault rifles but were thwarted by security forces, officials said yesterday.
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U.S. envoy Jendayi Frazer called violence in Kenyaâs Rift Valley âclear ethnic cleansingâ aimed at Kikuyu people.
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South Africa&#39;s deputy president, Jacob Zuma, began a fight for his political life yesterday when he was repeatedly named in corruption charges against his friend and financial adviser, Schabir Shaik.
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Three armed intruders, thought to be  robbers, who had taken at least three hostages at the Spanish  consulate in the Swiss capital were on the run Monday after  Swiss police stormed the building, police said.
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The legal attache for the U.S. Embassy was shot as he got out of his car in what appeared to be a botched robbery attempt, an embassy spokeswoman said Wednesday.