GHAZNI, Afghanistan -- A total of 15 Taliban fighters were confirmed dead as their own mine went off prematurely in the eastern Ghazni province on Saturday, provincial governor's spokesman Aref Nuri said Sunday.

"A Taliban suicide bomber was going to say goodbye with his comrades before reaching his target in Nawa district on Saturday morning but his vest exploded prematurely killing 15 insurgents including the suicide bomber," Nuri told Xinhua. (Afghanistan-Mine blast)

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TEHRAN -- The Iranian ambassador to Britain on Sunday warned London not to escalate tensions with Tehran.

"The UK government should contain those domestic political forces who want to escalate existing tension between Iran and UK well beyond the issue of ships," Hamid Baeidinejad tweeted. (Iran-Britain-Oil Tanker Seizure)

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CAIRO -- Egypt's Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) said on Sunday that the population in the country has reached 99 million.

The capital Cairo recorded the highest number of 9.8 million people, followed by Giza with a population of 8.9 million, Sharqiya with 7.4 million and Qaliyubia with 5.8 million. (Egypt-Population)

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PARIS -- Two humanitarian groups said Sunday they have resumed migrant rescue operations in the Mediterranean Sea with a new vesssel.

"We set sail again and travel to the central Mediterranean to continue our life-saving mission. For this we chartered a new ship, the Ocean Viking," said Doctors Without Borders (MSF) and SOS Mediterranee. (Mediterranean-Rescue-Mission) Enditem

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