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US urges `stronger` UN resolution on Syria

The United States wants "stronger" United Nations action on Syria and will push the Security Council for a resolution ...

Syria delays league chief visit as death toll rises

Syria requested the 11th-hour postponement of a planned visit by the Arab League chief to press for an end to its ...

Two dead, five hurt in Mexico casino blast

Two people were killed and five others wounded Thursday in a bomb blast at a casino in the northern Mexican industrial ...

ICC, Libyan rebels in talks over transfer if Qadhafi`s son

The International Criminal Court (ICC) and Libyan rebels are involved in talks on Monday on transferring a captured ...

US urges Turks, Saudis to press Assad to step down

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Tuesday that Turkey, Saudi Arabia and other governments should call on Syrian ...

Clashes in Al-Qaida group kill four

Fierce clashes erupted Monday evening in the al-Qaida militants following an outbreak of disputes among them, leaving ...

Libya rebels, govt hold talks in Tunisia: source

Libyan rebels and representatives of Muammar Gaddafi`s government held negotiations late on Sunday in a hotel in ...

Media watchdog slams Vietnam blogger jailing

Watchdog Reporters Without Borders called on Vietnam to halt a "dangerous" trend in "Chinese-style" censorship after a ...

Berlusconi and Obama deplore crackdown as death toll keeps rising

United States president Barack Obama and Italy`s prime minister Silvio Berlusconi have condemned the violent crackdown ...

Syria denies military entrance, bombardment in northeastern province: official

An official military source on Sunday categorically denied as "baseless" media reports by satellite TV stations that ...

Kuwait has no plan to expel Syrian ambassador

The Gulf state of Kuwait, which has called for a halt to bloodshed in Syria, said on Sunday it has no plans to expel ...

China arrests 2,000 in food safety crackdown

China has arrested around 2,000 people and closed nearly 5,000 businesses in a major crackdown on illegal food ...

France, Britain, seek exit from Libya

With their Libya bombing campaign dragging on unresolved, France and Britain have been forced to accept ruler Moamer ...

UN to start airlifting food to Somalia

The UN World Food Programme was set on Tuesday to start airlifting food to Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya after an ...

Two Peru soldiers killed in clash with leftist rebels

Two soldiers were killed and two others wounded when army patrols clashed with remnants of the once-powerful Shining ...