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Venezuela`s Chavez dies at 58

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez lost his battle with cancer Tuesday, silencing the leading voice of the Latin ...

Two US sailors admit okinawa rapel reports

Two US sailors Tuesday admitted raping a Japanese woman in Okinawa last October, news reports said, in a case that ...

US urges Palestinians, Israelis to exercise restraint

The Obama administration on Monday urged both the Palestinians and the Israelis to exercise restraint as tensions were ...

Tibetan teens in rare double immolation

Two Tibetan teenagers died after they set fire to themselves in protest at Chinese rule, reports and Western rights ...

Bulgaria government resigns amid growing protests

Bulgaria`s government resigned on Wednesday after violent nationwide protests against high electricity prices, joining ...

Tunisian president`s party quits government

The Tunisian Congress for the Republic (CPR) party decided to withdraw from the Islamist Ennahdha-led coalition in ...

President yudhoyono calls for end to Syrian violence

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, along with other leaders of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation ...

Governor prohibits coal transportation on public roads

South Sumatra Governor Alex Noerdin continues to prohibit coal transportation on public roads in the face of protests ...

Constitutional fight over Chavez status intensifies

A constitutional fight over ailing President Hugo Chavez`s status intensified Tuesday with the government planning a ...

Putin urges unity after year of protests

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday used a traditional New Year address to call for unity following a year of ...

Nearly 90% of Syria conflict dead killed in 2012

Nearly 90 percent of those who have died in Syria`s 21-month conflict were killed in 2012, the Syrian Observatory for ...

Iraq`s Deputy PM survives assassination bid

Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Saleh al-Mutlak survived an assassination attempt on Sunday during taking part in a ...

Argentina protests Britain's renaming of antarctic territory

Argentina summoned Britain's ambassador Friday to complain about London's decision to rename a disputed part of ...

Indonesia`s Democracy Index declines: Expert

The value of Indonesia`s democracy has declined over the past few years blamed on the attitude of both the people and ...

Violence as Mexico's Pena Nieto sworn in as president

Mexico's new President Enrique Pena Nieto pledged Saturday to reduce the poverty and violence plaguing his country ...