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19 June 2013 Last updated at 11:46 ET

Deadly attack on Somalia UN officeA Somali government soldier runs to take cover during crossfire after gunmen attacked a United Nations compound in the Somali capital Mogadishu, 19 June 2013

At least 15 people, including four foreigners, are killed in an assault by militant Islamists on a UN office in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, a minister says.

Nigeria motorbike raiders 'kill 48'

Gunmen on motorbikes kill 48 people in an attack on a remote village in northern Nigeria's Zamfara state, an official says.

Congolese cyclistsFirst cycling Tour de Congo begins

The first cycling tour of the Democratic Republic of Congo starts, but cyclists will not be riding to the volatile east of the vast country.

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