Afghans vote in historic presidential election

Apri 5 BBC

Millions of Afghans are set to vote for a new president in what will be the nation's first ever transfer of power through the ballot box. A massive security operation is under way to thwart the Taliban which has vowed to disrupt the election.

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South Sudan peace talks break as crisis worsens

Apri 5 Arab News

Peace talks aimed at ending over three months of civil war in South Sudan have been paused until the end of April, rebels said on Wednesday, despite UN warnings that millions of lives are at risk.

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Malaysia plane MH370: Pinger locator deployed in search

Apri 5 BBC

The hunt for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 moved into a new phase on Friday with the deployment of a towed pinger locator to find the black box. Two ships with locator capabilities are searching a 240km (150 mile) path in a bid to retrieve the data recorder.

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