Kenya's Supreme Court overturns presidential election, orders new vote #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Kenya's Supreme Court on Friday declared the results of last month's presidential poll "invalid, null and void" and ordered the election be re-run within 60 days.

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Iraq declares victory over IS group in 'liberated' Tal Afar #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Iraqi Prime Minister Hayder al-Abadi declared victory over Islamic State militants in Tal Afar and the entire province of Nineveh on Thursday, despite continued fighting in the small town of al-‘Ayadiya.

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FARC rebels reinvent themselves as political party, but keep acronym #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Former leftist rebels in Colombia have chosen a familiar-sounding, if polarizing, acronym for their fledgling political movement - FARC.

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Volunteer flotilla of makeshift rescuers comes to Harvey-hit Houston's aid #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Healthcare worker Jeremy Sparkman cut short his vacation in the Ozark Mountains. Horse wrangler Chris Pustejovksy collected money and supplies and led a convoy down from Fort Worth. Surgeon Rick Ngo paddled over from a nearby subdivision.

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