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Moscow will "certainly" back Palestinian UN bid

Russia will "certainly" support the Palestinian`s bid to be recognised as a state by the United Nations, deputy ...

Tens of thousands rally for UN bid in West Bank

Tens of thousands were rallying in the West Bank on Wednesday in support of a bid to secure UN membership for a ...

I`m not Superman but ia can help I. Coast find peace: Drogba

Football star Didier Drogba said Tuesday he was determined to make a valid contribution to re-establishing peace in ...

Anti-Kadhafi fighters take a pounding in Sirte

Anti-Kadhafi fighters on Wednesday admitted heavy losses and hospitals full of wounded from their assault on the ...

Senior Gaddafi general captured in south: official

A senior general loyal to Moamer Kadhafi has been captured in the southern Libya, an official from the country`s new ...

Events in Libya a "charade": Kadhafi in new message

Fugitive strongman Moamer Kadhafi denounced events unfolding in Libya as a "charade," speaking in an audio message ...

Bbomb blast injures at least 15 in Ankara

A powerful bomb explosion wounded at least 15 people in the center of the Turkish capital Ankara Tuesday, a government ...

32 inmates break out of three Mexican prisons

Inmates staged near simultaneous jailbreaks from three prisons in the Mexican state of Veracruz early Monday and at ...

At least three dead in Guatemala quakes

A large 5.8 magnitude quake and two smaller temblors that struck near the capital of Guatemala Monday have claimed at ...

Abbas tells Ban Palestinian statehood bid to come Friday

Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas officially told UN chief Ban Ki-moon that he would be submitting an application for ...

Bomb kills five, wounds 28 in nw Pakistan: officials

A bomb killed at least five people and wounded 28 others at a market selling CDs in the northwestern Pakistan city of ...

British soldier shot dead in Afghanistan: ministry

A British Royal Marine was killed after coming under small arms fire while on foot patrol in Helmand Province, ...

Yemen security forces kill 20 in Sanaa: medics

Yemeni security forces killed 20 people, including three dissident soldiers and two children, in the capital Sanaa on ...

Tamil protesters ask for probe into war crimes allegations

Tamils from across Europe demonstrated at the UN`s European headquarters on Monday, calling for a probe into alleged ...

Palestinian pm meets Israel minister over UN tensions

Palestinian prime minister Salam Fayyad held talks Sunday with Israel`s Defense Minister Ehud Barak as the two sides ...