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Argentine lawmakers approved a nationwide law Wednesday that would ban tobacco advertising and smoking in public ...

The transition from a strong US military presence in Iraq to an expanded diplomatic role is "vital" to ensure security ...

More than 3,000 police were deployed in and around the Holy City on Wednesday as Israelis marked Jerusalem Day to ...

British former special forces soldiers working for private security companies are in the Libyan city of Misrata, ...

Former Bosnian Serb army chief Ratko Mladic arrived in the Netherlands on Tuesday to face genocide and war crimes ...

At least 20 people were killed and 34 injured Tuesday when a speeding inter-provincial bus ran off a cliff in the high ...

A tour bus filled almost to capacity flipped over and crashed on a busy highway south of the US capital, killing four ...

At least 1,200 people have been killed or are missing after trying to flee Libya by boat in the past three months ...

The United States on Tuesday welcomed a call by Bahraini King Hamad for a national dialogue to begin July 1. "We ...

Attempts by Gulf monarchies to mediate in Yemen`s crisis are "over," opposition spokesman Mohammed Qahtan said Tuesday ...

Five more officers have joined the flow of defectors from the regime of Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi, arriving at the ...

Islamabad (ANTARA News/AFP - Pakistan`s prime minister Tuesday ordered an independent commission to investigate the ...

South Africa`s foreign minister called for an immediate ceasefire in Libya on Tuesday, after President Jacob Zuma`s ...

Young people`s fascination with television, the Internet, video games and other electronic entertainment is making it ...

Brazilian authorities will consider providing special protection to environmental activists who receive death threats, ...