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Hundreds of people arrive in Beni from the city of Mangina, in eastern DR Congo, after at least eight civilians were killed and another 20 reported missing on Friday, in the latest massacre blamed on a militia in the troubled region. IMAGES
Kabul was reeling Thursday from its deadliest attack since 2001, with anguished residents burying their dead as authorities cleared away mangled wreckage and public anger mounted over the government's failure to protect citizens in the heart of the capital. IMAGES of victims' funerals
Thirty years after the bombing of the Argentine Israelite Mutual Association (AMIA) in Buenos Aires, sirens sound at 9:53 local time (12:53 GMT) - time when the attack took place - in memory of the 85 victims. IMAGES
Around 50 people, including several Americans, go on trial in the Democratic Republic of Congo accused of involvement in what the army said was a thwarted coup attempt last month. Armed men attacked the home of Economy Minister Vital Kamerhe in the early hours of May 19 before moving onto the nearby Palais de la Nation that houses President Felix Tshisekedi's offices. IMAGES
The United Nations begins withdrawal of MONUSCO peacekeeping forces from the Democratic Republic of Congo by handing over a first UN base to the national police. During an official ceremony at the Kamanyola base, close to the Rwandan and Burundian borders, the flags of the United Nations and Pakistan, the countries of origin of the peacekeepers in charge, were replaced by those of the DRC. IMAGES