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Turkey votes in parliamentary elections

Turkey voted Sunday in parliamentary polls, with the Islamist-rooted Justice and Development Party set to win a third ...

Chavez recovers after surgery in Cuba

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez was recovering satisfactorily Sunday after undergoing surgery in Cuba and was ...

Thousands of Syrian refugees flood into Turkey: report

Around 4,300 Syrians have fled a brutal crackdown against pro-democracy protesters and are staying in camps in ...

Kadhafi offered way out, heritage site `shelled`

Turkey said it has offered Moamer Kadhafi guarantees to leave Libya but has yet to receive a reply, as rebels on ...

US foresees $46 billion in 2011 military sales

The United States plans to export $46.1 billion in weapons this year, nearly doubling its 2010 figures, officials said ...

German passenger strips naked on flight: airline

A German passenger stripped naked on an Iberia flight from Madrid to Frankfurt, forcing the pilot to turn the plane ...

Real peace only possible `if Hamas on board`

A lasting peace between Israel and the Palestinians is only possible if Hamas is involved, a group of former top ...

Turkey has offered Kadhafi "guarantee" to leave Libya: pm

Turkey has offered a "guarantee" to Moamer Kadhafi in return for his departure from Libya but has received no reply, ...

Iraq Shiite insurgents claim attack on US soldiers

A Shiite militant group that Washington alleges is sponsored by neighbouring Iran claimed responsibility Friday for ...

Somali interior minister dies after suicide attack

Somali Interior Minister Abdishakur Sheikh Hassan died on Friday after a suicide attack at his home, apparently ...

Six dead as storm exits Philippines

Six people were killed and 27 others were missing at sea as Tropical Storm Sarika headed out of Philippine waters ...

Dominican Republic`s cholera death toll climbs to 36

The number of cholera-related deaths in the Dominican Republic jumped from 23 to 36 over the past two weeks, while the ...

Saleh attack was bomb, "inside job": US experts

The attack that injured Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh was an assassination bid, likely an "inside job," using an ...

Canada to pull out of NATO air surveillance

Canadian Forces will soon announce their withdrawal from a key NATO air surveillance program as part of cost-cutting ...

1,000 Al-Qaeda fighters still in Iraq: Panetta

CIA chief Leon Panetta told lawmakers Thursday that 1,000 Al-Qaeda fighters are still operating in Iraq and said US ...