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A Vietnamese military court on Tuesday sentenced the first military official to go on trial in the communist-ruled country's ongoing crackdown against corruption to 12 years in jail.
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Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his main opponent Nelson Chamisa both said on Tuesday they were confident of victory, after peaceful voting in the first election since the end of Robert Mugabe's nearly four decade rule.
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Saudi Arabia said on Tuesday it would form a higher committee for hydrocarbons to be headed by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the state news agency SPA said.
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A Zimbabwean election observer group said on Tuesday there were concerns about the independence of the country's election commission in the run-up to the July 30 vote but noted the election was handled better than in previous years.
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A diver emerges from the bottom of Bangkok's Chao Phraya river after hunting for sunken treasure. (AFP)

Bangkok, Thailand: 

Kneeling before his homemade metal scuba helmet, Bhoomin Samang prays for good fortune before he dives into the day's work -- scouring the bed of Bangkok's Chao Phraya river for sunken treasure.

The 62-year-old is part of a

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The 43-year-old was the first person to be prosecuted for terrorism in Britain. (Reuters)

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A former British soldier alleged to have fought alongside Kurdish forces battling the ISIS group in Iraq and Syria had terrorism charges against him dropped on Tuesday.

James Matthews, from east London, was due to face trial in November after being

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