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Study shows moon younger than previous estimates

Latest research shows that the Moon could be younger than previous estimates. The findings were published online ...

Quartet `concerned` by Israeli settlement move

The United States, Russia, the European Union and the United Nations on Tuesday attacked Israel`s move to expand a ...

Abbas names PNC speaker to form constitution

Palestinian National Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday nominated Salim Za`noon, speaker of the Palestinian ...

Full moon may outshine perseid meteor show this year

Stargazers in Taiwan may be disappointed early Saturday morning when a full moon makes it harder to see the annual ...

German diplomat Kobler to be new U.N. Iraq envoy

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday named veteran German diplomat Martin Kobler as his next special envoy ...

Four UN peacekeepers killed by mine in Abyei

A landmine on Tuesday killed four Ethiopian UN peacekeepers and badly wounded seven others on patrol in the disputed ...

Ramadan begins in Pakistan on Tuesday

The Muslim fasting month of Ramadan will begin in Pakistan on Tuesday, it was officially announced. "The crescent ...

Govt decides Ramadhan begins on Monday

The Indonesian government through its Religious Affairs Ministry decided on Sunday evening that this year`s Ramadhan ...

Hollywood films to be shown again in Indonesia

Hollywood films will be shown again in several Indonesian cinemas as of July 29, 2011, Tourism and Culture Minister ...

Bosnia sends canons to Afghanistan

Bosnia on Monday sent the first of about 60 canons it had promised to the Afghanistan National Army, NATO officials in ...

Guinea president survives rocket attack

Guinea`s newly installed president survived a rocket attack on his residence that left a guard dead Tuesday and led to ...

South Sudan admitted to U.N. as 193rd member

The General Assembly admitted South Sudan on Thursday as the 193rd member of the United Nations, sealing the new ...

UN chief condemns terrorist attacks in Mumbai

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday condemned the terrorist attacks in India`s commercial capital of Mumbai, ...

U.N. chief urges transparent elections in Egypt

In a meeting with Egypt`s foreign minister, U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon said on Friday the country`s upcoming elections ...

South Sudanese mark independence from north

South Sudanese celebrated the birth of their nation on Saturday after voting for independence in a referendum under ...