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Myanmar releases detained students

Myanmar on Saturday released student leaders held in the country`s largest crackdown on dissent since the end of ...

Blast injures five Gaza children: hospital

An explosion injured five Palestinian children in the central Gaza Strip on Saturday, a hospital said, blaming Israeli ...

US drone kills nine militants in Pakistan: official

A US drone attack on a militant compound in Pakistan`s northwestern tribal area killed nine insurgents and injured ...

Human Rights Council backs Internet freedom

The UN Human Rights Council (HRC) in Geneva passed its first resolution on Internet freedom on Thursday with a call ...

UN soldier dies in clashes between mutineers, DRC troops

A UN soldier from India was killed during clashes between renegade soldiers of the DR Congo and government troops on ...

Sudan rebels free 63 Sudan troops: Red Cross

Rebels in Sudan`s Darfur region have freed more than 60 Sudanese soldiers who have been handed over to government ...

Rocket from Gaza hits Israel: police

A rocket fired from the Gaza Strip hit southern Israel on Thursday, causing no injuries or damage, an Israeli police ...

Pakistani leaders meet on NATO blockade

Pakistan`s top civilian and military leaders met Tuesday to discuss whether to end a seven-month blockade of NATO ...

Five Qaeda suspects `killed by drone` in Yemen

A US drone killed five suspected Al-Qaeda militants in the Yemeni province of Shabwah on Tuesday, when two missiles ...

Israeli air raid on gaza, no casualties reported

Israel carried out an air raid on the Gaza Strip early Monday targeting "a group of terrorists preparing to fire ...

S.korea--Japan postpone landmark military pact

South Korea Friday postponed at the last minute the signing of a landmark military agreement with Japan, amid anger in ...

Yudhoyono congratulates elected president of Egypt

Indonesian Head of State Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has spoken on the telephone to congratulate Mohamed Moursi on his ...

Yemen arrests Qaeda cell suspected of deadly Sanaa attack

Yemeni forces have arrested a cell of Al-Qaeda operatives suspected of carrying out a suicide bombing in Sanaa in May ...

Pakistan blast kills eight, including six Shiites

A bomb explosion killed at least eight people, including six Shiite pilgrims, in Pakistan`s insurgency-torn southwest ...

Annan proposes transitional government for Syria: Envoys

International envoy Kofi Annan has proposed setting up a Syrian transitional government that could include followers ...