East Timor opposition coalition heads for victory in election

DILI (Reuters) - A coalition of East Timor's opposition parties, including a party led by independence hero Xanana Gusmao, was heading for victory on Sunday in an election held after months of deadlock in the tiny Southeast Asian nation's parliament.

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Multiple blasts hit eastern Afghan city, gun battle underway

JALALABAD, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Afghan security forces battled a group of attackers who stormed a government building in the eastern city of Jalalabad on Sunday in a coordinated attack that killed at least six people and wounded dozens, local officials said.

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Mahathir, Anwar step in as tensions flare within Malaysia's ruling alliance

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and jailed politician Anwar Ibrahim tried to ease a rift within the ruling alliance on Sunday after differences erupted between their supporters over cabinet positions.

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Thai activists drop protests, vow to resume if deal with junta fails

BANGKOK (Reuters) - A Thai anti-government movement vowed on Sunday to resume its protests unless the ruling junta keeps the promises it made in return for the group agreeing to end more than a week of demonstrations ahead of a coup anniversary later this month. 

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Rouhani says Iran may remain part of nuclear accord

DUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani reiterated on Sunday that Tehran would remain committed to its 2015 nuclear deal if its interests can be protected and said the U.S. withdrawal from the accord was a "violation of morals".

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Multiple blasts hit Afghan city, gunbattle underway: officials

JALALABAD, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A gunbattle raged between Afghan security forces and militants following a series of explosions on Sunday in the eastern city of Jalalabad, a government official said.

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Paris knife attacker was French citizen born in Chechnya: sources

PARIS (Reuters) - The assailant who killed a 29-year-old man in a central Paris knife attack on Saturday night was a French citizen born in the Chechnya region of Russia in 1997, judicial sources said on Sunday.

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PM Abadi leading Iraq election, Sadr strong: sources

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi's list appears to be leading in Iraq's parliamentary election followed by influential Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's alliance, an election commission source and a security official told Reuters.

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Malaysia's Mahathir says country has sufficient revenue to remove GST

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's newly elected Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Sunday the country has sufficient revenue to remove the unpopular goods and services tax (GST), state news agency Bernama reported.

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Suspected IS-inspired suicide bombers attack Indonesian churches, at least 11 dead

SURABAYA, Indonesia (Reuters) - Suicide bombers suspected to be from an Islamic State-inspired group killed at least 11 people and wounded 40 in attacks on Christians attending Sunday morning services at three churches in Indonesia's second-largest city of Surabaya, officials said.

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PM Abadi appears ahead in Iraq election, followed by Sadr list: initial results

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi's list appears to be leading in Iraq's parliamentary election followed by influential Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's alliance, an election commission source and a security official told Reuters.

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Lebanon's Hariri replaces chief of staff after election setback

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri has replaced his chief of staff after his Future Party lost more than a third of its seats in parliamentary elections a week ago.

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Father speaks out after Australia's worst mass shooting for decades

SYDNEY (Reuters) - The father of four murdered children spoke out on Sunday as details emerged of the mass shooting that killed three generations of the same family on a farm in the Margaret River wine-growing region in the country's rural south west.

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