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US focused on Syria`s chemical arms after Assad

The United States is increasingly focused on how to secure Syria`s chemical weapons if President Bashar al-Assad falls ...

Haiti ex-leader Aristide questioned over corruption

Haitian ex-president Jean-Bertrand Aristide answered prosecutors' questions Wednesday in a landmark investigation for ...

Myanmar denies using chemical weapons on rebels

Myanmar on Thursday denied accusations it had used chemical weapons against ethnic minority rebels in the northern ...

Beyonce to sing national anthem at Obama inauguration

Pop diva Beyonce will sing the national anthem before hundreds of thousands of onlookers at US President Barack ...

Japan`s abe eyes SE Asia, not US, for foreign trip

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is set to make Southeast Asia his first foreign destination, reports said Tuesday, ...

US says crashed drone drifted into Philippine Sea

The United States confirmed Tuesday that it owned a drone found in Philippine waters, but said the craft only drifted ...

Constitutional fight over Chavez status intensifies

A constitutional fight over ailing President Hugo Chavez`s status intensified Tuesday with the government planning a ...

Japan to boost military budget amid China row

Japan will increase military spending in 2013 for the first time in more than a decade, the ruling party said Tuesday, ...

Jordan condemns Israeli settlement decision

Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh on Tuesday denounced Israel`s decision to legalise three settler outposts in ...

US: North Korea should refrain from hostile acts

The White House Tuesday warned North Korea to refrain from future hostile acts amid indications Pyongyang could soon ...

16 Qaeda suspects killed in Yemen: ministry

At least sixteen suspected Al-Qaeda operatives have been killed in Yemen in ongoing battles between the army and ...

Pakistan police shoot dead `two sectarian killers`

Pakistani police shot dead two people allegedly involved in sectarian violence in the troubled southwestern province ...

US embassy warns of possible attacks in Kenya

The US embassy in Kenya warned Monday of a possible attack which is "in the last stages of planning" on Nairobi hotels ...

Taking seat is up to Suu Kyi: Thein Sein

Myanmar`s president said Monday opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi`s decision on whether to take her seat in ...

Afghanistan, US finalise draft post-2014 deal: Kabul

Afghan and US officials have finalised the initial draft of a strategic partnership agreement that will govern ...