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Moroccan government sues authors of report accusing it of spying: state news agency

The Moroccan Interior Ministry has filed a lawsuit against a group behind a report that allegedly accuses the intelligence services of spying on rights activists and journalists, according to the state news agency MAP. International rights groups condemn curbs on freedom of speech and information in Morocco, where journalists and activists are regularly prosecuted under laws that criminalize defamation of the state or king.

Britain's Cameron won big by selling stability over fear

Prime Minister David Cameron sealed a surprise election win by persuading Britons to choose the security of modestly rising living standards over an implausible pretender many feared could become the puppet of Scottish nationalists. Blending the promise of "the good life" fueled by a strong economic recovery with fear of resurgent Scottish separatists calling the shots in a country they want to break up, Cameron steamrolled the opposition Labour Party and won his party's first outright majority in 23 years.

Russia stages war's victory parade, draws rebuke from Ukraine

Thousands of troops marched across Moscow's Red Square on Saturday and tanks rumbled through streets to mark the 70th anniversary of victory over Nazi Germany, an event boycotted by Western leaders over Russia's role in the Ukraine crisis. Russia's Vladimir Putin has used the anniversary to whip up patriotism and fuel anti-Western sentiment, and at a parade in Kiev President Petro Poroshenko said Moscow was trying to hog the credit for the World War Two victory at Ukraine's expense.

Egyptian court sentences Mubarak, sons to 3 years in jail

An Egyptian court sentenced former president Hosni Mubarak and his two sons to three years in jail without parole on Saturday in the retrial of a corruption case. Mubarak, who ruled Egypt with an iron fist for 30 years, and his sons Gamal and Alaa may not have to serve any jail time for those corruption charges because they already spent that amount of time in prison in other cases.

Queues outside shops, banks after protests paused in Burundi's capital

Long queues formed outside shops and banks in the Burundian capital Bujumbura on Saturday, Reuters witnesses said, as people took advantage of a day-long pause in protests against the president's decision to run for a third term. A total of 19 people have died in the demonstrations against Pierre Nkurunziza's plan to run again, which its opponents say violates the constitution and a peace deal that ended an ethnically-charged civil war in 2005.

More than 100 Saudi-led air strikes hit Yemen: Houthis

A Saudi-led coalition struck northern provinces of Yemen on Saturday in a third consecutive night of heavy air strikes, the Houthi rebels said, following their shelling this week of Saudi border areas. More than 100 air strikes hit areas of Saada and Hajjah provinces, including the districts of Haradh, Maidi and Bakil al-Mir, the Houthis said.

Australian police thwart imminent bomb attack, teen charged

Australian police said on Saturday they had thwarted an imminent terror attack after discovering explosives at a Melbourne home and arresting a 17-year-old boy, in the latest example of the threat posed by radicalized teenagers in the country. Acting on a tip-off from the national security phone line, police and security agencies began investigating the youth and later raided his home in Greenvale, 20 kms (12 miles) north of Melbourne, on Friday when the threat was "imminent."

Military plane crashes at Seville airport, government says

A military plane crashed at Seville airport on Saturday, Spain's defense ministry said. As many as seven people were on board, El Pais newspaper reported. The ministry was not able to confirm whether there were any casualties from the crash.

China must guard against Japan's denial of history: army paper

China's military warned on Saturday of the need for a high degree of vigilance against attempts in Japan to deny its history of aggression, ahead of President Xi Jinping's attendance at World War Two commemorations in Moscow. The People's Liberation Army Daily, the military's official newspaper, said some political groups and figures in Japan are still denying the "barbarous crimes" of Japanese aggression, and still "paying homage to the souls of war criminals whose hands are stained with blood".

North Korea boasts firing ballistic missile from subs in new potential threat

North Korea said on Saturday it had successfully conducted an underwater test-fire of a submarine-launched ballistic missile, which, if true, would indicate progress in the secretive state's pursuit of building missile-equipped submarines. An ability to fire ballistic missiles from submarines by the North would pose a significant new threat to South Korea, Japan and the United States that have tried to contain the North's growing nuclear and missile capability, a military expert said.