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At least 18 people were killed and six wounded today in a suicide car bomb attack near a military base in Afghanistan's eastern province of Khost, where Afghan and foreign soldiers are stationed, authorities said.
	The bomber detonated the explosives at a military roadblock near the entrance to Camp Chapman, said Faizullah Ghairat, the Khost city police chief.
	Authorities were unable to specify the victims' identities or say if troops were among the casualties.
	There was no immediate claim of responsibility, but the Taliban has often targeted Afghan and foreign troops.
	"We counted 18 dead and six wounded," said a doctor at a hospital in the city.
	Ghairat put the toll at 25 dead and 16 wounded.
	Foreign troops including US soldiers are stationed at Camp Champan alongside Afghan soldiers.
	A statement from the NATO mission in Afghanistan said it was "aware" of the blast, but did not elaborate.
	In 2009, Camp Chapman was the target of a spectacular suicide attack claimed by Al-Qaeda. 

At least 18 killed in attack near Afghanistan military base

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Eurozone finance ministers included an option for a temporary Greek exit from the euro if Athens fails to agree a bailout deal, according to a document drafted today.
	If a deal is reached, Greece's bailout needs could amount to between USD 91.5-96 billion, said the document submitted to eurozone leaders at an emergency summit.
	"In case no agreement could be reached, Greece should be offered swift negotiations on a time-out from the euro area, with possible debt restructuring," the document obtained by AFP said. The passage was in brackets to indicate it was not unanimously approved and needs the approval of leaders.
	The document was submitted later today to the 19 eurozone leaders, who are hoping to reach a reform-for-bailout deal needed to keep Greece in the single currency bloc.
	A European source had told AFP yesterday that Germany had drawn up plans in an "internal paper" for a temporary five-year Greek exit from the euro if it failed to improve its bailout proposals.
	But the .

Greek 'time-out' from euro is an option: eurozone document

United Arab Emirates police have busted a cell of three Nigerian hackers who targeted US bank accounts, the interior ministry said today.
	The trio were arrested following a tip-off from police in California about "cyber-criminal activity based in the UAE", a statement said.
	They allegedly targeted individuals and institutions in the United States by hacking their emails and accounts to steal private documents and details.
	When police raided their hideout in the emirate of Ajman, officers found a list of more than five million electronic bank accounts.
	The mastermind of the cell is aged 24, while the other two are both 26. They had all entered the UAE as tourists.
	Cyber crimes are punishable by imprisonment and fines of up to USD 544,500 in the UAE.

UAE police nab Nigerians for hacking US accounts

Greece must start to implement tough reforms as early as next week in exchange for a bailout to keep it in the euro, according to proposals drawn up by finance ministers for a eurozone summit today.
	The resumed talks today amid sharp differences over how much to demand of Athens, after nine hours' wrangling yesterday failed to produce an agreement.
	"We have finalised our discussions. We have come a long way but a couple of big issues are still open," said Jeroen Dijsselbloem, head of the 19-nation eurozone finance ministers' group.
	"We are going to give those to the leaders, so it is up to them," Dijsselbloem said, without giving further details.
	Finland's Alexander Stubb, a consistent hardliner demanding Greece honour its reform commitments, said Athens would have to pass into law a first series of promised economic reforms by Wednesday.
	"I think we have a very good proposal on the table; it has far-reaching conditionality," Stubb said.
	He said the list also included "tough ...

Eurozone lists tough conditions for Greek debt deal

Talks between world powers and Iran on a historic nuclear deal entered today what France described as the "final phase", but Washington warned major issues must still be overcome.
	Hopes grew that a breakthrough might finally be in sight after a flurry of diplomatic activity ahead of the latest deadline on Monday for an agreement.
	"I hope we are finally entering the final phase of these marathon negotiations. I believe it," French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius told reporters as he returned to Vienna on the haggle's 16th day.
	The talks seek to nail down a deal curbing Iran's nuclear activities to make it extremely difficult for Tehran -- which denies any such goal -- to develop the atomic bomb.
	In return Iran will be granted staggered relief from painful sanctions, although the six powers insist on the option of reimposing the restrictions if Tehran breaches the deal.
	Despite the air of optimism in the Austrian capital, US and Iranian officials dampened speculation that an ...

Iran nuclear talks in 'final phase'

The jihadist Islamic State group acknowledged losing control of the city of Derna in eastern Libya, promising to "avenge" its fighters, in a video posted on Twitter.
	The 10-minute video posted yesterday by the "media office of the province of Barqa" in Libya confirmed the loss of Derna after clashes.
	The coastal city near the border with Egypt has often been described as the bastion of IS supporters in the North African country since its fighters first entered Derna in November 2014.
	It has seen fierce fighting in recent weeks between the jihadist group and members of the Mujahedeen Council of Derna.
	Its gunmen ousted IS from many areas of the city controlled for more than a year by armed groups including Ansar al-Sharia, which is close to Al-Qaeda.
	In the video recording, a man in military uniform promises to avenge the IS members who died in the fighting.
	Senior Middle East analyst Michael Nayebi-Oskoui at US-based global intelligence firm Stratfor said the loss of Derna does .

IS admits losing control of Libya city

Tanzania's ruling party today anointed government minister John Magufuli as its candidate for presidential elections due to be held in October, party officials said.
	Magufuli, 55 and currently the east African nation's minister of works, will be widely expected to succeed President Jakaya Kikwete, who will be stepping down after his second and final term.
	"I am proud of our candidate, he is a very hardworking man and I am certain he will be the best president," Kikwete said after ballots were counted in Tanzania's administrative capital of Dodoma.
	"He is a no nonsense man. We hope he will help the country to conquer poverty, fight graft and indiscipline."
	Presidential, parliamentary and local polls are due to take place on October 25. The ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party has been in power since modern Tanzania was formed in 1964, and currently has two-thirds of seats in parliament.
	The party said Magufuli scored 87 percent of the votes, beating off Justice Minister ...

Tanzania's ruling party picks presidential candidate

Pope Francis visited a Paraguay slum today in a show of support for one of the nation's poorest communities where residents are struggling for land rights.
	The visit on the pope's final day of his three-country South American tour underscores the theme of his trip, during which he has spoken out repeatedly against poverty, inequality and corruption.
	The community of Banado Norte in the capital Asuncion is prone to flooding from a nearby river and many residents ended up there after being displaced by corporate agricultural land buys in other parts of the country.
	While Paraguay, a nation of some seven million people, has seen rapid growth in recent years, 40 per cent of the population remains mired in poverty.
	Residents of Banado Norte are technically squatting on municipal land but want the right to stay. The pope appeared to directly address the issue.
	"I couldn't be with you without being on your land. Your land," he emphasised.
	The pontiff stopped at several homes to visit ..

Pope Francis visits slum on final day of South America tour

Soumya Sarkar and Mahmudullah struck half-centuries after Bangladesh dismissed South Africa cheaply, crushing the Proteas by seven wickets in the second ODI to tie the three-match series in Dhaka Sunday.
     Soumya hit a stroke-filled unbeaten 88 while Mahmudullah made 50 as Bangladesh raced to 167-3 with more than 22 overs in hand, keeping Bangladesh in the series after Friday's first game loss.
     Earlier the home team made swift work of the visitors, bowling with heart for 162 runs in 46 overs, effectively making the contest a one-sided affair.
     Kagiso Rabada, who had set a new one-day debut bowling record in the previous match, raised hopes when he bowled out Tamim Iqbal (five) and Litton Das (17). But Soumya and Mahmudullah stood firm for a 135-run third wicket stand as the Tigers carried the game safely in front of packed stadium.
     Soumya, who faced 79 balls and hit 13 fours and a six, swept Imran Tahir over the mid wicket fence to complete the emphatic victory -- ...

Bowlers, Soumya shine as Bangladesh level series

The United Nations and European states today welcomed a UN peace deal initialled by some Libyan factions but not by the opposition as a step towards restoring stability there.
	Plunged into chaos since the 2011 overthrow of dictator Muammer Gaddafi, Libya has two parliaments and governments vying for power, as a slew of armed groups battle for control of its oil wealth.
	The elected parliament which initialled Saturday's agreement in Morocco, along with some members of political parties and civil society and local officials, is based in the eastern city of Tobruk.
	The rival General National Congress (GNC) is based in Tripoli and was set up by a militia alliance, including Islamists, known as Fajr Libya, after it seized the capital last August.
	The two sides have been locked in months of thorny negotiations brokered by UN envoy Bernardino Leon who has struggled to clinch a deal on a national unity government and hold fresh polls.
	The GNC boycotted yesterday's ceremony in the ...

UN, EU welcome Libya deal, despite opposition boycott

Turkish security forces have over the last three days detained 45 foreign nationals seeking to cross into Syria to join Islamic State jihadists from the southeastern city of Gaziantep, the Dogan news agency reported today.
	If confirmed, the detentions would mark a stepping up of pressure on IS by the Turkish authorities after the arrest of 21 suspected members of the group in Istanbul and elsewhere on Friday.
	Gaziantep has long been seen as a staging post for IS recruits who travel to the city by bus after flying from their countries to Istanbul. They then make the short illegal journey over the border to Syria.
	Dogan news agency said that today alone, 25 foreign nationals, mainly citizens of Tajikistan, had been arrested at Gaziantep bus station.
	It said that police units had been working  intensively at the bus station since Friday and had in total detained 45 people who wanted to cross into Syria to join IS.
	Many would-be jihadists had also brought their families with them, it 

Turkey arrests 45 IS recruits in southeast: report

The attack on the Serbian prime minister in Bosnia that marred Srebrenica massacre commemorations exposed the deep divisions still lingering decades after the Balkans' inter ethnic wars ended.
	Regional leaders and media condemned yesterday's attack which saw premier Aleksandar Vucic chased from the memorial for the 1995 slaughter of some 8,000 Muslims, by a bottle and stone throwing mob.
	Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic said today that the incident recalled the run-up to the bloody 1990s conflict in Bosnia that killed 100,000 people.
	"No one should remain indifferent towards the savagery of this incident which recalls those of 1992", Nikolic said in a statement.
	Nikolic added Vucic was attacked because he came "with his hand extended in a gesture of reconciliation."
	The premier earlier told reporters in Belgrade he was not hurt by a stone that hit him in the mouth and that only his glasses were broken in the attack.
	Vucic had just laid a flower at a monument for thousands of ..

Srebrenica attack shows Balkan wounds still run deep

A bomb explosion today in a tunnel near Aleppo Citadel in Syria damaged a wall of the fortress that is part of the UNESCO-listed Old City, state media and a monitor reported.
	The blast partly destroyed the wall of the monumental 13th century citadel that overlooks the Old City, said the official SANA news agency and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
	"A powerful explosion was heard after midnight Saturday. It was caused by the blowing up of a tunnel in the Old City near the Aleppo Citadel," the Observatory said.
	"The blast caused the collapse of part of the wall of the citadel," said Observatory chief Rami Abdel Rahman.
	The Observatory said the rebels dug the tunnel "but it was the regime which blew it up to prevent them from reaching an army position".
	Abdel Rahman said the explosion was followed by clashes between rebels and government forces who are battling for control of the northern city.
	SANA said "terrorists" blew up the tunnel, causing the damage to the historic ..

Blast damages citadel wall in Syria's UNESCO-listed Aleppo

A soldier and three Boko Haram members died today when the Islamists raided a prison in southeastern Niger in a likely bid to free detained colleagues, humanitarian and government sources said.
	The attack on the prison at Diffa, near the border with Nigeria, occurred between 0000 and 0100 GMT, a humanitarian source said.
	"They killed a captain of the prison guard and three of the attackers died," the source said, adding that they "came on foot" and were probably trying to free some Boko Haram members held in the prison.
	Two other jail guards were injured, the source said. The attackers were dressed in army uniforms and had grenades and assault rifles.
	Diffa is located in the heartland of the Boko Haram insurgency. Many young people from Diffa have joined the ranks of Boko Haram, getting paid about USD 500 per month, according to local officials.
	In June, 38 civilians were killed -- including 14 women and 10 children -- in a Boko Haram attack targeting two villages close to ...

Niger soldier among four killed in Boko Haram prison attack

A Palestinian who injured four Israeli border policewomen and a civilian when he drove his car into them was sentenced today to 25 years in prison, the Israeli justice ministry said.
	Court documents released by the ministry said that Mohammed Sleiman, from Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem, admitted to five counts of attempted murder in a plea bargain.
	In March, Sleiman ploughed into a group of Israeli border policewomen as they crossed a busy road outside their base on the line separating west and east Jerusalem, wounding four of them.
	He then hit a civilian cyclist, the court transcript said.
	"Immediately afterwards, the accused stopped his vehicle, and got out, carrying an axe," it said.
	It added that he ran toward a border policeman and a security guard at the base entrance who both ordered him to halt, then shot and wounded him when he continued to advance.
	The prosecution said the attack was premeditated.
	"He had decided in his heart to carry out a terrorist attack by ...

Palestinian jailed for 25 years over Jerusalem car attack

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras told US Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew today his country wanted the eurozone to provide a bailout, but one that "respects the Greek people".
	In a phone conversation, Tsipras said Greece had demonstrated it wanted an agreement, a government source said of the conversation, also reported by the state news agency ANA.
	The premier was said to have told Lew a sustainable deal was one which "respects the Greek people and all of their sacrifices in the last five years".
	Neither the source nor ANA said what Lew's response was.
	The US treasury secretary has regularly added his voice to the debate in the eurozone about the Greek crisis, urging creditors to examine a restructuring of Greece's huge debt mountain.

Tsipras tells US Treasury Secretary deal must 'respect' Greeks

"Major issues" must still be resolved in talks between world powers and Iran on a nuclear deal, a US official said today following signs that an agreement may be close.
	"We have never speculated about the timing of anything during these negotiations, and we're certainly not going to start now -- especially given the fact that major issues remain to be resolved in these talks," the senior State Department official said.
	Iranian diplomat Alireza Miryousefi, writing on Twitter, quoted a senior official from Tehran as saying a deal by tonight was "logistically impossible" as the agreement being drawn up spanned 100 pages.
	The so-called P5+1 group -- Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia and the United States -- faces a Monday deadline to reach a deal to end a 13-year standoff with the Islamic republic, which is seeking relief from crippling sanctions.
	The talks are aimed at finalising a deal to make it extremely difficult for Iran to develop nuclear weapons.
	Tehran denies its ...

US says 'major issues' remain in Iran nuclear talks

Divided eurozone leaders clashed over the fate of Greece today with a catastrophic exit from the single currency looming large as they struggled to reach a bailout deal with debt-hit Athens.
	Germany's fiscal hawks faced off against doves led by France at a summit of the 19 eurozone leaders in Brussels, with Athens facing demands to push through new reform laws next week.
	Despite the fact Greece's banks could run dry soon, an emergency summit of all 28 EU leaders billed as the last chance to keep the country in the euro was called off due to slow progress.
	Greece's leftist Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras insisted a deal was possible tonight "if all parties want it", adding that he was ready for an "honest compromise".
	But German Chancellor Angela Merkel took a tough line as usual, echoing her usual position and that of several mainly newer eastern European euro members.
	"There will be no agreement at any price," Merkel told reporters, complaining of a loss of trust in Athens and ...

EU powers clash over Greece as euro exit looms

German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned today a Greek bailout deal would not come "at any price" as she arrived for a eurozone summit aimed at bridging gaps on how to keep Greece in the single currency.
	"There will be no agreement at any price," Merkel told reporters in Brussels as she joined leaders from the 19-country eurozone.
	Merkel pointed to the question of trust in the hard-left government in Athens, which she called "the most important currency", and warned of "tough negotiations" ahead.
	The chancellor said the eurozone finance ministers' meeting ahead of the summit had not yet agreed on a document for formally launching negotiations for a bailout.
	European sources said the meeting of finance ministers, known as the Eurogroup, was still continuing as leaders arrived for the summit.
	Sources said the ministers want Greece to endorse further economic reforms in return for a third bailout estimated at more than 80 billion euros.
	They said a draft document included a German ...

Greece deal will not be 'at any price': Merkel

Chadian police today warned that anyone found wearing the Muslim full-face veil would be arrested, after a Boko Haram suicide bombing in the capital left 15 dead.
	Yesterday's attack in a bustling N'Djamena market by a man disguised as a woman in a full-face veil also injured 80 and spread panic across the city.
	"This attack just confirms that a ban" on the full-face veil was justified, national police spokesman Paul Manga said, adding that "it now must be respected more than ever by the entire population."
	"Anyone who does not obey the law will be automatically arrested and brought to justice," he warned.
	The bomber detonated his explosives belt when he was stopped for security checks at the entrance to the city's main market.
	Muslim-majority Chad banned the full-face veil, ramped up security measures and bombed militant positions in Nigeria last month after the first ever Boko Haram attack in its capital.
	Security was tightened across the dry and dusty capital today with police 

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