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Yemen`s Saleh asks to withdraw his U.S. visa application: official

Yemeni outgoing President Ali Abdullah Saleh`s office asked the U.S. embassy in Sanaa to return Saleh`s passport, ...

Afghan peace council to send mission to Qatar

A senior member of Afghanistan`s peace-making body will travel to Qatar soon to gather more details about plans for a ...

China opposes `unilateral` US sanctions on Iran

China said Wednesday it opposed "unilateral" sanctions against Iran, after US President Barack Obama signed into law ...

Iran warns US aircraft carrier away from Gulf

A US aircraft carrier deployed in the Middle East should "not return" to its base in the Gulf, the head of Iran`s ...

Evacuation ordered in flood-hit southern Thailand

Residents in some part of south Thailand were ordered to evacuate immediately from ravaging and expanding floods ...

Iran dismisses U.S. warnings over Strait of Hormuz

A senior Iranian military commander dismissed on Thursday the U.S. warnings over Iranian threats to close Strait of ...

Yemen demo attacked, 7 soldiers killed in an ambush

Loyalists of Yemen President Ali Abdullah Saleh on Friday attacked demonstrators gathered south of the capital calling ...

Yemenis protest against amnesty for Saleh

Hundreds of thousands of Yemenis demonstrated Friday across the country rejecting an amnesty given to President Ali ...

Indonesia concerned about stalled Doha round

Indonesian Trade Minister Gita Wirjawan has expressed concern about the stalled Doha round of trade talks which led to ...

Alleged Zetas gang founder caught with arsenal

An alleged founder of the Zetas who had led the brutal Mexican drug gang in 10 states was caught with an arsenal ...

Failing Climate Negotiations Put Indonesia at Crossroads

-      - NGO says Indonesia should safeguard economic growth now that this week's climate ...

Yemen unity cabinet expected within 2 days

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

2,300 indonesians are still in Yemen

Some 2,300 Indonesians are still staying in Yemen and hundreds already evacuated back to Indonesia in the worsening ...

Seychelles invites China to set up anti-piracy base

The Seychelles on Friday invited Beijing to set up a military base on the archipelago to beef up the fight against ...

Somali pirates jailed for French kidnapping

A French court on Wednesday jailed five Somali men for between four and eight years for taking a French couple hostage ...