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• British, French journalists released after one day arrest in Burgundi

  Burgundi police arrested a British journalist and a French colleague in a raid. Both men were released a day later after French media and foreign ministry demanded immediate release of the journalists.

• Europe readying sanctions against Burundians over election

  The European Union is ready to impose sanctions on Burundians failing to help end the Central African nation's crisis, the EU's foreign policy chief said on Thursday, following elections that Brussels and Washington say were not credible.

• Seventy killed, hundreds injured in Burundi unrest: rights group

  At least 70 people have died in Burundi since clashes erupted between security forces and activists protesting against President Pierre Nkurunziza's bid for a third term, a leading Burundian human rights group said.

• Burundi opposition leader says elections must be held by August

  Burundi opposition leader Agathon Rwasa said a presidential election must be held by August at the latest, but a fair vote was unlikely without security and a free media.

• Burundi opposition figure shot dead in capital: activist

  A Burundi opposition figure and his bodyguard were shot dead in the capital by gunmen on Saturday, a civil society activist and residents said, adding to tensions after a month of protests against President Pierre Nkurunziza's bid for a third term.

• Burundi president fires defense chief after coup attempt

  Burundi's embattled President Pierre Nkurunziza sacked his defense and foreign ministers on Monday, five days after surviving an attempted coup by generals opposed to his bid for a third term in office.

• Fearful and desperate, refugees flee Burundi unrest

  They are coming in their thousands, a steady stream of men, women and children bearing what few possessions they can carry as they flee their native Burundi and the pro-government militias they fear are bent on death and destruction.

• Burundian protesters back on the streets after failed coup

  About a hundred protesters took to the streets of Bujumbura on Saturday against Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza's decision to seek a third term, a day after he returned to the capital following a failed coup.

• Fighting flares after Burundi army chief says coup attempt failed

  The head of Burundi's army said on Thursday that an attempted coup had failed and forces loyal to President Pierre Nkurunziza were in control but heavy gunfire in the capital suggested the battle for power was not yet over.

• Belgium halts some Burundi aid over clashes, others may follow

  Belgium said on Monday it had suspended some aid to Burundi, ratcheting up international pressure on the donor-reliant African nation over protests against the president's quest for a third term.

• Man burned alive in Burundi protest against presidential bid

  Protesters burned a man alive on the streets of Burundi's capital on Thursday, saying he was a member of the ruling party's youth wing that had attacked them during demonstrations against the president's third-term bid, a witness said.

• Burundi protest organizers call halt to demonstrations for two days: civil society leader

  Burundi protest organizers who have staged six days of demonstrations against President Pierre Nkurunziza's decision to seek a third term of office have called for protests to be halted for two days, a civil society leader said on Saturday.

• Hundreds of students seek refuge outside U.S. embassy in Burundi

  Hundreds of students from a Burundi university shuttered by the government were seeking refuge outside the U.S. embassy in the capital on Friday, amid unrest and escalating tensions ahead of the June 26 presidential vote.

• Hundreds rally against president in Burundi, police fire in air

  Police fired tear gas and shot in the air to disperse hundreds of people protesting in the outskirts of Burundi's capital on Tuesday against President Pierre Nkurunziza's decision to run for a third term.

• Burundi police confront anti-president protesters, army on streets

  Police fired tear gas and water cannon at protesters rallying in Burundi's capital on Monday against the president's decision to run for a third term, a move critics say violates the constitution.

• Burundi ruling party nominates president for third term, risking unrest

  Burundi's ruling party chose President Pierre Nkurunziza to run for a third five-year term on Saturday, a move critics say is unconstitutional and may trigger unrest.