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NEWMARKET/TORONTO, Ontario (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his team yesterday urged Conservative supporters to get out the vote as polls showed Liberal rival Justin Trudeau holding a firm lead one day before the country’s fiercely fought election.

LUSAKA, (Reuters) – Zambians took part in a national day of prayer on Sunday seeking divine help for the country’s economic woes following a collapse in global copper prices.

CAIRO (Reuters) – Many Egyptian voters shunned the first phase of a parliamentary election on Sunday that President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has hailed as a milestone on the road to democracy but his critics have branded as a sham.

OPATOVAC, CROATIA/LJUBLJANA (Reuters) Migrants streaming across the Balkans reached Slovenia yesterday, diverted overnight by the closure of Hungary’s border with Croatia in the latest demonstration of Europe’s disjointed response to the flow of people reaching its borders.

DUBAI (Reuters) – Yemen’s Saudi-backed government said yesterday it was studying an invitation from the United Nations to attend talks aimed at ending a war between a Saudi-led coalition and Houthi militiamen who control much of the country including the capital.

CONAKRY (Reuters) – Guinea’s electoral commission yesterday declared President Alpha Conde winner of an October 11 election to give him a second five-year term.

SEOUL (Reuters) North Korea yesterday rejected the idea of resuming talks to end its nuclear program, saying previous such attempts ended in failure, and reiterated its demand that Washington come to the table to negotiate a peace treaty.

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian troops backed by Hezbollah and Iranian fighters made advances yesterday in their offensive to retake territory around the northern city of Aleppo from insurgents and jihadist fighters, a monitoring group said.

ABUJA, (Reuters) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has chosen a cabinet dominated by political veterans, opting to strengthen his power base rather than surround himself with technocrats who could overhaul Africa’s biggest economy.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – India’s top court yesterday struck down a law giving Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government a bigger say in the appointment of top judges, calling the new system harmful to judicial independence in the world’s largest democracy.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – A billionaire real estate developer from Macau accused by U.S.

OUAGADOUGOU, (Reuters) – The leader of last month’s failed coup in Burkina Faso, General Gilbert Diendere, has been charged with crimes against humanity, a senior military justice official said yesterday.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Reversing policy on Afghanistan, President Barack Obama announced yesterday he will prolong the 14-year-old U.S.

NAYPYITAW, (Reuters) – Myanmar’s government and eight armed ethnic groups signed a ceasefire agreement yesterday, the culmination of more than two years of negotiations aimed at bringing an end to the majority of the country’s long-running conflicts.

CHICAGO, (Reuters) – Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert is expected to plead guilty in a hush-money case stemming from allegations of sexual misconduct in a deal with prosecutors that could still force him to serve time in prison.

(Reuters) – Personal injury law firms around the United States are lining up plaintiffs for what they say could be “mass tort” actions against agrichemical giant Monsanto Co that claim the company’s Roundup herbicide has caused cancer in farm workers and others exposed to the chemical.

NAIROBI, (Reuters) – Kenya’s media united in outrage yesterday after lawmakers approved a new bill threatening reporters with fines and prison if they published anything that defamed parliament.

OTTAWA, (Reuters) – In the final week of Canada’s election campaign, the leaders of the opposition Liberals and New Democratic Party are locked in a fierce and divisive battle for the same center-left votes.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Joe Biden faced an altered political dynamic yesterday after Hillary Clinton reasserted her command of the Democratic Party presidential race during a debate that may have left little room for him to run.

GENEVA, (Reuters) – Shipping mergers are leaving an increasing number of countries serviced by too few suppliers to ensure a competitive market, the U.N.