International observers will be watching out for “potential spoilers” as southern Sudan votes on whether to break away from the rest of the east African nation next week, a leading human rights activist said Monday.

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A winter storm has caused disruption along the east coast of the United States, forcing many airports to cancel flights.

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US east coast hit by winter storm

Passengers travelling south on the east coast main line were forced to stop at Peterborough because of damage to overhead power cables.

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East coast trains in ‘utter chaos’

A UN report says criminal networks in the DR Congo army are a major cause of insecurity and conflict in the east of the country.

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DR Congo army ‘worsens conflict’

Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan attack a Nato outpost near Jalalabad airport in the east of the country, officials say.

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Taliban attack base in Jalalabad

A 41-year-old man is arrested by police investigating a murder in the east end of Glasgow in September.

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Man arrested over murder at flat

Drugs with an estimated street value of £3.35m are found in an industrial unit in the east end of Glasgow.

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Police seize drugs worth £3.35m

UN peacekeepers in DR Congo arrest a Mai Mai rebel leader over the mass rape of hundreds of civilians in the east of the country.

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DR Congo arrest over mass rapes