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Tajikistan's government on Tuesday accused a banned Islamist opposition party of being behind an attack which killed four tourists from the United States, Switzerland and the Netherlands. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2mZw6Op

Japan pledged to reduce its controversial stocks of plutonium, the world's biggest inventory of the highly toxic material held by a state without nuclear weapons, following pressure from the United States, China and other countries. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2ArbzM1

The United Nations human rights office called on Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to release all peaceful activists, including women held for campaigning to lift a long-time ban on driving. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2OqycDv

Zimbabwe's electoral commission said on Tuesday there was no rigging or cheating in the first national election since the end of Robert Mugabe's nearly four decade rule. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2Arvtqt

Both sides suggest they are confident of a win but observers say the race is too close to call. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2NSE1Z2

Paul Manafort will face 18 charges relating to bank fraud when he attends court on Tuesday. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2vfDkS2

The BBC hears from residents holding out in village flooded by a controversial dam project in Cambodia. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2OwHFcq