Weeks ago, militants exploded a car bomb near the presidential palace and before that they struck a beachside restaurant.

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On Friday police and protesters clashed near the presidential palace, after a week of violence in which dozens died.

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The US has urged Egypt to investigate cases of police abuse after a man was stripped and beaten by uniformed officers near the presidential palace.

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Both were killed when the guard opened fire as their vehicle approached the DHL office, located near the presidential palace in the capital, Interior Ministry spokesman Zemarai Bashary said.

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Business travellers may also check in at the classy 260-room Leela Palace New Delhi near the Presidential Palace, with its oversized 51sqm guestrooms, or the modern 507-room Hyatt Regency Delhi, one of the largest five-star hotels in town.

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The jihadists, fighting under the banner of Ansar al-Sharia (Partisans of Islamic Law), said in a Facebook post that the suicide-bombing, carried out near the presidential palace, was aimed at Yemen's defence minister in retaliation for a campaign that has killed dozens of their fighters.

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Al-Hajji said clashes raged for hours at various spots near the city center, including close to the presidential palace.

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Clashes raged for hours at various spots near the city center, some close to the presidential palace, said Bashir Al-Hajji, a spokesman for a Free Syrian Army brigade in Aleppo.

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We visit some of the towns near Lima or spend a nice day downtown at the Plaza de Armas in front of the Presidential Palace or maybe see the Cathedral of Lima, founded in the 16th century by Francisco Pizarro.

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