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Israel closes a disputed Jerusalem holy site after a prominent Jewish activist is shot and a Palestinian suspect in the case is killed.


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Protesters angry at plans to allow Burkina Faso's President Blaise Compaore to extend his 27-year-rule set fire to parliament in the capital.

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