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Bible described as the 'Mona Lisa of illuminated manuscripts' goes on display in Rome

A 15th-century Bible which is considered one of the most spectacular examples of Renaissance illuminated manuscripts went on display in Rome on Thursday as part of the Vatican's Holy Year celebrations.

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Iran near 'water bankruptcy' due to government mismanagement: Report

Iran has entered a state of permanent "water bankruptcy" in which the Islamic Republic's demand far exceeds any renewable supply, according to a report released this week by the Middle East Forum think tank.

Pakistan says Afghan nationals carried out this week’s suicide attacks

Pakistan’s interior minister says Afghan nationals carried out two fatal suicide attacks this week, one targeting a cadet college near the Afghan border and the other outside a court in the capital, Islamabad

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Mass arrests followed Cameroon's post-election violence in which 16 people died, minister says

Authorities in Cameroon said 800 people were arrested and 16 killed during clashes with security forces over the election victory of President Paul Biya. It is the government's first official comment on the death toll since the unrest began.

France marks 10 years since Bataclan massacre and other Islamic State attacks that still scar Paris

Sophie Dias fought back tears outside the Stade de France Thursday as she described living with what she called "a void that never closes" since the night her father became the first person killed in France's deadliest peacetime attack, a night that still scars Paris and shapes the country 10 years on.