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A strict curfew has been imposed in a northern Nigerian state to stop violence from spiraling out of control as situation continues to be tense, a day after suicide car bombers attacked three churches, triggering retaliatory strikes by Christians that left nearly 40 people dead.

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Ahead of a fresh round of talks between Iran and six major world powers in Moscow, a senior Iranian lawmaker urged Western countries to recognize the Islamic republic's "inalienable" nuclear rights, the Press TV reported Sunday.

There have been multiple church bombings in Nigeria.

Major-General Robert Mood (centre) in the town of Al-Rastan, Homs province, Syria.

A top pro-government warlord in Pakistan's North Waziristan tribal agency has banned vaccinations in the region, saying the healthcare drive was a cover for U.S. spies.

According to The Express Tribune, warlord Hafiz Gul, who has a non-aggression treaty with Pakistani authorities, made the announcement. Gul believes that the U.S. is playing host to the Haqqani network- the deadly Taliban group blamed for most violence in neighbouring Afghanistan.

Egyptians are awaiting the results of an election for their first post-revolution president. But shortly after the polls closed, the role of the new leader became less certain.

Egyptians are at the polls for the second and final day of a run-off presidential election to choose a successor to Hosni Mubarak, ousted in a revolution last year. But, the choice has left some wondering what the revolution was all about.