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Bus carrying schoolchildren crashes in eastern France, killing 2 and injuring 16

A bus veered off a road in eastern France, struck trees and landed in a ditch, killing a 7-year-old girl and an 18-year-old boy

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Leader of Kenyan doomsday cult sentenced to 200 years in prison

The leader of a Kenyan doomsday cult linked to the deaths of hundreds of people has been sentenced to 200 years in prison for the murders of 191 people

Japan protests Russian takeover of Japan Tobacco subsidiaries in Russia

Japan has protested to Moscow after Russia placed four subsidiaries of Japan Tobacco under temporary Russian management

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Tanzania opposition leader Lissu sentenced to 4 years for incitement, acquitted of treason

A Tanzanian court sentenced opposition leader Tundu Lissu to four years in prison for inciting people to disrupt last year’s election but acquitted him of treason, ruling that prosecutors had failed to prove he intended to intimidate the government

Sri Lanka unions protest bills expanding police powers and warn of abuses

Trade unions and political activists in Sri Lanka's capital have rallied against proposed anti-terrorism and anti-crime bills