question: in a move likely to provoke beijing , the falun gong spiritual group plans to hold an international conference inside hong kong 's city hall , followers said wednesday .

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summary: hong kong oks falun gong conference

question: a nigerian opposition candidate and incumbent was on sunday pronounced the winner of a local gubernatorial vote seen as litmus test for africa 's largest democracy ahead of presidential elections next year .

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summary: opposition wins flawed nigerian vote

question: turkey 's parliament wednesday extended the government 's mandate to order strikes against kurdish rebels in northern iraq as an attack on a police bus in the country 's southeast killed five people .

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summary: turkish parliament extends mandate on iraq strikes

question: qatar pressed ahead with a summit on friday on israel 's deadly offensive against gaza over the objections of the palestinian leadership and regional heavyweights egypt and saudi arabia .

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qatar hosts gaza crisis summit over saudi objections