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DAKAR, (Reuters) – China has brought cheap consumer goods, roads and schools to many parts of Africa over the last decade but the continent’s leaders are increasingly pushing for it to provide more of what many Africans want most: jobs.

COLON, Panama,  (Reuters) – Panamanian investigators unloading the cargo of a seized North Korean ship that carried arms from Cuba have found the two MiG-21 fighter jets the Cuban government had said were on board, the government said yesterday.

TAME, Colombia,  (Reuters) – Nineteen Colombian soldiers were killed in clashes blamed on the country’s Marxist FARC guerrillas, defense ministry sources said yesterday, the heaviest casualties the armed forces have suffered since the government began peace talks late last year.

MUTARE, Zimbabwe,  (Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s sole television station, state-owned and tightly controlled by President Robert Mugabe, is targeting the private life of his arch rival Morgan Tsvangirai with “attack ads” aimed at discrediting him before July 31 elections.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Gunmen stormed a graduation party at a home in Venezuela’s central Bolivar state and killed eight people, including six teenagers, the country’s public prosecutor said today.

CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s interim prime minister appealed yesterday for an end to the nation’s divisions following the overthrow of Islamist President Mohamed Mursi and said tough measures might be needed to revive the economy.

MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Group of 20 nations pledged on Saturday to put growth before austerity, seeking to revive a global economy that “remains too weak” and adjusting stimulus policies with care so that recovery is not derailed by volatile financial markets.

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – An Indian court yesterday sentenced six men convicted of the gang rape of a Swiss woman to life in prison, in one of several recent cases that have fuelled a public outcry over the high rate of sex crimes in India.

ROME (Reuters) – Four Costa Concordia crew members and a company official were sentenced to jail in Italy on Saturday for their part in the 2012 cruise ship disaster that killed 32 people, leaving only the captain still on trial.

NEW YORK/MIAMI (Reuters) – Trayvon Martin’s mother choked back tears as a crowd of 2,000 New Yorkers chanted “We love you” – one week after George Zimmerman was acquitted of murder by a Florida jury in the fatal shooting of the unarmed black teenager.

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – An Indian court today sentenced six men convicted of the gang rape of a Swiss woman to life in prison, in one of several recent cases that have fueled a public outcry over the high rate of sex crimes in India.

CANBERRA,  (Reuters) – Australia announced tough new measures to stem a dramatic increase in refugee boats from Indonesia yesterday, with a deal to send all boat arrivals to Papua New Guinea (PNG) for assessment and eventual settlement.

AMMAN,  (Reuters) – Israel and the Palestinians have laid the groundwork for resuming peace talks after an almost three-year stalemate, U.S.

SAN CRISTOBAL, Mexico, (Reuters) – Mexico could legalize marijuana within the next five years, stripping brutal drug cartels of a major source of income, former President Vicente Fox said yesterday.

CAIRO,  (Reuters) – Three Egyptians were killed during clashes between supporters and opponents of deposed President Mohamed Mursi late yesterday, after thousands rallied in Egyptian cities demanding the reinstatement of the Islamist leader.

SYDNEY,  (Reuters) – The former head of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency said he is aware of hard evidence that Huawei Technologies Co Ltd has spied for the Chinese government, the Australian Financial Review newspaper reported yesterday.

PANAMA CITY/MIAMI,  (Reuters) – When a North Korean ship carrying Cuban arms was seized last week in Panama on suspicion of smuggling drugs, Cuba first said it was loaded with sugar for the people of North Korea, according to a Panamanian official familiar with the matter.

DETROIT,  (Reuters) – Michigan Governor Ricky Snyder and Detroit’s emergency manager Kevyn Orr sought yesterday to assuage residents’ concerns over the city’s bankruptcy proceedings while acknowledging that a lengthy court battle awaits.

DETROIT,  (Reuters) – Detroit filed the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S.

KIROV, Russia,  (Reuters) – Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was sentenced to five years in jail for theft on Thursday, an unexpectedly tough punishment which supporters said proved President Vladimir Putin was a dictator ruling by repression.