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N. Korea takes case against rogen film to UN

North Korea has lodged a formal protest at the United Nations against a Hollywood comedy about an assassination bid on ...

Somali lawmaker shot dead, second in 24 hours

Insurgents assassinated a Somali lawmaker Tuesday, police and witnesses said, the second such killing in 24 hours and ...

Pakistan rejects Musharraf`s request for getting treatment abroad

Pakistan on Wednesday rejected a request by former military President Pervez Musharraf to allow him to go abroad for ...

India minister orders release of Rajiv Gandhi`s killers

The chief minister of an Indian state Wednesday ordered the release of all seven people jailed for plotting the ...

Jihadist group claims Egypt police general killing

An Al-Qaeda inspired group said it carried out the assassination on Tuesday (Jan. 28) of a top Egyptian police general ...

Russia says Arafat died of natural causes

Russia said on Thursday former Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat died of natural causes, not radiation poisoning, but a ...

British intelligence had role in plot to kill Lumumba

A former British intelligence officer claimed that Britain played a role in the assassination of Congolese ...

Tunisian president`s party quits government

The Tunisian Congress for the Republic (CPR) party decided to withdraw from the Islamist Ennahdha-led coalition in ...

Former Tajik prime minister arrested in Kiev

Ukrainian authorities this week detained a former Tajik politician, who has long been living in the United States, ...

Iraq`s Deputy PM survives assassination bid

Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Saleh al-Mutlak survived an assassination attempt on Sunday during taking part in a ...

Top Yemen army officer escapes assassination bid

A top Yemeni army commander, in charge of a southern region where the strategic Al-Anad air base is located, escaped ...

UN chief calls for end to brutality against women

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon on Wednesday emphasized the importance of stopping brutality against women, saying ...

Defer travel to Gaza, Central and Southern Israel

Filipinos were advised by the Philippine government against travelling to Gaza and some parts of Israel amid ...

Armed men kill Syrian journalist in Damascus

Basel Tawfiq Yussif, a journalist of Syria`s state TV, was killed Thursday by armed groups in a restive district in ...

World pressure for Gaza truce intensifies

The U.N. chief called for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary ...