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Italy court sentences man for school bomb murder

ROME (Reuters) - An Italian court sentenced a man to life imprisonment on Tuesday for the murder of 16-year-old Melissa Bassi, who died when a homemade bomb exploded outside her school in the southern city of Brindisi in May last year.Full story

Tanzania police fire teargas at protesters near blast site

DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - Tanzanian police fired teargas and warning shots on Tuesday to disperse thousands of people protesting against a weekend bomb attack on an opposition campaign rally, eyewitnesses said. Full story

North Korea nuclear test still shrouded in mystery

VIENNA (Reuters) - The outside world may never find out what type of fissile material North Korea used in its nuclear test four months ago, leaving a key question about the explosion unanswered, officials and experts said on Tuesday. Full story

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Onlookers gather outside a Shi'ite mosque to inspect the damage after a suicide bomb attack in al-Qahira district of northern Baghdad, June 18, 2013. REUTERS/Saad Shalash

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