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Syria opposition seeks to unify as momentum for talks builds

ISTANBUL - Syria's fractious opposition scrambled to agree a new leadership on Friday in a bid to present a coherent front at peace talks which the United States and Russia are convening to seek an end to more than two years of civil war.

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IMF's Lagarde escapes formal investigation in French case

PARIS - French magistrates decided on Friday not to place IMF chief Christine Lagarde under formal investigation over her role in a 285-million-euros ($368.5 million) arbitration payment made to a supporter of former president Nicolas Sarkozy. | Video

IMF 4:35pm EDT

Taliban attack international compound in Afghan capital

KABUL - Taliban militants launched a large-scale attack involving the United Nations in the center of the Afghan capital Kabul on Friday, sparking a five-hour battle with security forces. | Video

Guatemalan ex-president extradited to U.S. on money laundering charges

GUATEMALA CITY - Former Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo was extradited on Friday to the United States to face money laundering charges, the U.S. embassy in Guatemala said.

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Bahraini protesters clash with police over raid on cleric's home

LONDON - Hundreds of Bahraini Shi'ite Muslims angered by a raid last week on a top cleric's home clashed with police on Friday, while thousands more gathered in the cleric's village for a peaceful sit-in against their Sunni-led government.

Bahrain 12:31pm EDT

Algerian jihadi mastermind claims Niger suicide attacks

NIAMEY - French special forces and Niger troops shot dead on Friday the last two Islamists involved in a twin attack on a military base and a French uranium mine in Niger, which was claimed by the mastermind of January's mass hostage-taking in Algeria.

Africa, Mali 12:19pm EDT