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Libya pm says truce agreed after desert clashes

Libya`s transitional government head Abdel Rahim al-Kib on Saturday announced that a ceasefire deal has been struck ...

US to send election observers to Myanmar

The US State Department said Wednesday it is sending one observer each from two US-funded pro-democracy groups to ...

Israel, Palestinians trade fire but truce largely holding

The Israeli air force and Gaza militants traded sporadic fire overnight but a fragile truce between the sides that ...

U.S. welcomes Israeli-Palestinian ceasefire

U.S. State Department on Tuesday welcomed the newly-reached ceasefire deal between the Israelis and the militants in ...

France urges Syria ceasefire to evacuate journalists

France called for a ceasefire in the rebel-held area of Baba Amr in Syria`s city of Homs on Wednesday so it could ...

US backs humanitarian ceasefire in Syria

The United States supports calls for a humanitarian ceasefire in Syria to bring relief to civilians caught up in a ...

Myanmar must break ties with n. Korea: McConnell

The top US Senate Republican on Tuesday said he could back easing sanctions on Myanmar if it advances a host of ...

Syria to let monitors stay, Obama ups pressure

Syria is ready to let Arab monitors extend their mission beyond this week, an Arab League source said, but U.S. ...

Yemen unity cabinet expected within 2 days

Prime minister-designate Mohammed Basindawa is expected to announce a national unity government within two days, a ...

Myanmar agrees ceasefire with rebel group: mediator

Myanmar has reached a ceasefire deal with one of the war-torn country`s major ethnic guerrilla groups, a mediator said ...

Myanmar president signs protest bill: state media

Myanmar`s president has formally approved a bill allowing citizens to protest peacefully if they have permission, ...

Gaza militants fire rockets, testing truce

Gaza militants fired rockets at southern Israel on Monday, in violence that tested a shaky truce brokered by Egypt ...

One killed in Israeli strike on southern Gaza: medics

One Palestinian was killed and another wounded on Sunday in a fresh Israeli raid on Gaza which came just hours after ...

Egypt brokers ceasefire after Israeli-Palestinian bloodshed

Egypt helped broker a fresh ceasefire by militants in Gaza Sunday, after violence left nine Palestinians and one ...

UN Council to hold Yemen vote Friday

The UN Security Council will vote Friday on a resolution condemning the worsening violence in Yemen and calling on ...