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France backs Ban`s bid for new term as UN chief

France, which holds a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council, said Monday it was backing Ban Ki-moon`s ...

Ban set to announce run for new UN term

UN leader Ban Ki-moon has called a press conference on Monday at which he is expected to announce he will seek a new ...

Libya`s EU ambassador defects along with staff

Libya`s EU ambassador Hadeiba Hadi on Thursday said he was defecting along with all his staff to join the struggle for ...

US ambassador meets with Indonesian diplomats selected for scholarship program

Ambassador Scot Marciel recently hosted a group of young Indonesian diplomats selected to participate in the ...

Eu imposes new sanctions on Iran

The EU tightened its sanctions on Iran on Monday, adding more than 100 firms to a blacklist of companies hit by an ...

Saleh refuses to sign Yemen deal despite pressure

Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh refused to sign a transition of power deal on Sunday, saying it would push the ...

Canada expels five Libyan diplomats

Canada, which is participating in NATO`s air operations in Libya, has expelled five diplomats from Libya`s embassy in ...

Greece to send humanitarian aid to Benghazi

Greece will send a humanitarian aid ship to Libyan rebel`s stronghold of Benghazi, Greek Foreign Minister, Dimitris ...

6.0 magnitude quake rattles Costa Rica

A 6.0 magnitude earthquake shook Costa Rica on Friday, alarming residents of the Central American country and causing ...

ASEAN urged to develop SME policy index

Participants of ASEAN Symposium entitled, "Towards a People-Centered ASEAN Community: Strengthening SMEs in ASEAN" ...

EU to impose arms embargo on Syria--EU diplomats

European Union member states reached preliminary agreement to Friday to impose an arms embargo on Syria and consider ...

US envoy heads to Sri Lanka amid war flap

A US envoy heads to Sri Lanka next week to encourage a full accounting over its civil war after the government angrily ...

25 killed as Syrian tanks storm Daraa: activists

Thousands of Syrian troops backed by tanks stormed the flashpoint town of Daraa on Monday killing at least 25 people, ...

Yemen protests kill 3 as opposition haggles

Yemeni security forces shot dead three more protesters against President Ali Abdullah Saleh on Monday while opposition ...

Jimmy Carter in Beijing for N. Korea visit

A group of former statesmen led by ex-US president Jimmy Carter on Sunday said they were in Beijing on the way to ...