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The French Foreign Ministry said the African Sahel region was no longer safe for its citizens after two Frenchmen were killed in Niger by suspected al-Qaeda militants.

2 Frenchmen killed in Niger,Qaeda suspected

PARIS: The French Foreign Ministry said the African Sahel region was no longer safe for its citizens after two Frenchmen were killed in Niger by suspected al-Qaeda militants. The pair were found dead,apparently killed by their kidnappers on Saturday,after French special forces joined a failed attempt to rescue them.

Jerusalem hotel demolished by Israel

JERUSALEM: Bulldozers demolished a hotel in an Arab east Jerusalem neighbourhood Sunday to make way for a new Israeli enclave. Shepherd Hotel,purchased by a Jewish American millionaire in 1985,is to be replaced by 20 apartments for Israelis. The

structure was knocked in Sheikh Jarrah,a flashpoint for anti-Israel protests.

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Hackers hit N Korea sites on heirs bday

SEOUL: Hackers have attacked North Koreas official YouTube and Twitter accounts,posting a cartoon showing Kim Jong-ils heir apparent driving a sports car into a crowd of starving countrymen. The cyber attack took place on Saturday,believed to be leader-in-waiting Kim Jong-uns birthday.