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Mgaloblishvili was previously Georgia's ambassador to Turkey [AFP]
Mikheil Saakashvili, Georgia's president, has named a new prime minister, saying the former Soviet state needed "new energy" to tackle fresh challenges after the country's war with Russia in August.

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Hague spokeswoman faces court

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Hartmann was a spokeswoman for Carla Del Ponte, pictured, the former ICTY prosecutor [EPA]
A former spokeswoman for the international war crimes tribunal in The Hague has declined to enter pleas on two contempt of court charges for disclosing confidential information after leaving the court.

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US tries al-Qaeda 'media director'

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More than 200 prisoners remain held at the Guantanamo Bay prison [EPA]
War crimes proceedings have begun against Ali Hamza Ahmad al-Bahlul, the alleged media director of al-Qaeda network, at the US Guantanamo Bay prison camp in Cuba.

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Italians protest over education cut

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Protesters hold a placard that reads: 'Public school is a right, to defend it is a must' [AFP]
Thousands of high school and university students have been protesting in the Italian capital against the government's plan to cut jobs and funding for the education system.

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Several detained over Croatia blast

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Police said the explosive device had been hidden near Pukanic's car [AFP]
Croatian police have detained several people suspected of involvement in a bomb attack in Zagreb last week that killed a high-profile journalist and his employee.

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Pakistan Taliban 'commander killed'

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Pakistani forces are battling pro-Taliban fighters in South Waziristan for months now

A Pakistani Taliban commander accused of launching cross-border attacks in Afghanistan was among 16 people killed in a suspected US missile strike, according to a senior Pakistani official.

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Tribal leaders meet in Pakistan

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The mini-jirga in Islamabad is being attended by Afghan politicians and tribal leaders [AFP]

Officials from Pakistan and Afghanistan, including tribal leaders, are meeting in Islamabad to find solutions on how to tackle Taliban and al-Qaeda violence.

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Afghanistan blast kills US soldier

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A suicide bomber, disguised as a policeman, has killed an American soldier and wounded six other people at a police headquarters in northern Afghanistan. Be first to comment this article \| Quote this article on your site \| Views: 118 Tags: Afghanistan US soldier
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