CAIRO - Egypt has decided to advance the election of a new president, giving in to the demands of increasingly violent protesters and raising hopes of a civilian government taking over the task of...

WASHINGTON - Amid an escalated tension threatening a nuclear conflict between the two nations, US President Barack Obama has said he did not believe Israel had decided on an attack on Iran to disrupt...

MOSCOW- Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has stressed need for Russia to adopt new democratic mechanisms to move forward and to be able to react swiftly to the interests and desires of large groups in...

DAMASCUS - The West voiced its ire over Russia and China's veto of the UN Security Council resolution on Syria even as more clashes and deaths were reported in the violence-wracked country.

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LONDON - Heavy snowfall and intense cold this winter, one of the most severe in decades, has taken its toll across Europe, with many rural areas badly affected and several deaths reported.

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A new United Nations report shows that almost 2,000 communities across Africa abandoned female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) last year, prompting calls for a renewed global push to end this...

A lack of job opportunities, inadequate education, vulnerable working conditions and insufficient government investment are some of the main concerns of young people around the world, according to a...

Although the Asia-Pacific region has witnessed widespread gains in combating the spread of HIV, experts at a United Nations meeting were told today that the epidemic is still outpacing the region's...

Russia has defended its rejection of a UN resolution condemning the violent crackdown in Syria, saying the Security Council was too hasty in putting it to a vote.

"It is unfortunate that the...

Russia and China are defending their veto of a United Nations Security Council resolution that would have endorsed an Arab League plan for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to transfer power to a...

The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has stopped Chinese airlines to pay charge on carbon emissions forced by the Europe Union (EU), and neither to hike freights, nor to add other fees...

Former world champion Kimi Raikkonen has rubbished claims made by his critics that he has lost passion for Formula One.

The 2007 world champion seemed less than completely involved in his last year...

The 12th India- European Union (EU) Summit will be held in New Delhi on February 10.

Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh will lead the Indian delegation, while Herman Van Rompu, President of European...

United Nations Human Rights Envoy Tomas Ojea Quintana has said he has witnessed a positive impact in Myanmar's recent human rights situation, but added that serious challenges still remain and need...

New Zealand cruised to a 141-run victory over Zimbabwe after amassing 372 for 6 at the Cobham Oval here in the second one-day international , and took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series.

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A tiny fighter from UK is recovering in hospital after becoming the youngest person to have open-heart surgery.

Surgeons pieced together Jasmine Carr's heart when she was 17 and a half hours old...

A quarter of Britons have claimed that they have been to ancient Wonders of the World, wiped off the Earth hundreds of years ago.

Over one in eight (13 per cent) said that they have seen the...

China's airlines are not allowed to pay a charge on carbon emissions imposed by the European Union (EU) nor are they allowed to hike freight or add other fees without government permission,...

Pakistan has lost over 8,500 billion rupees in corruption, tax evasion and bad governance during the last four years of Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani's tenure, Transparency International Pakistan...

Matthew Wade's impressive performance against India in the first One-Day international is putting more pressure on the out of form wicketkeeper Brad Haddin.

He scored a well played half-century...

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and chief of the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Hamas politbureau Khalid Mashaal signed here Monday the Doha Declaration of the Palestinian reconciliation.

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Al-Qaeda is trying to recruit women for carrying out suicide bombings in Britain, parliament members have warned in a report.

The terrorist group is using extremist websites to radicalise the...

A MIX of Aussie and overseas chart toppers will perform at the Groovin The Moo festival for 2012.The series of concerts will kick off in Bendigo on Saturday May 5 and include Maitland on Saturday May...

The project is based on 50 specially commissioned photographs of Muslim, Christian and Jewish monuments in the Balkans, shot by award-wining photographers. Aerides Bath in Athens will unveil a...

Infowars.com February 6, 2012 On the Monday, February 6 edition of Infowars Nightly News, co-host Aaron Dykes interviews Rev. Clenard Childress of Blackgenocide.com, a website that uncovers the...

RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb 6, 2012 (IPS) - The lack of transparency in the preparations for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil is raising concerns over the social implications of hosting the football...

Plunging temperatures and a supply squeeze sent UK wholesale gas prices soaring to their highest level in nearly six years yesterday, as Europe shivered in the grip of the big...

Washington - United States President Barack Obama unveiled new sanctions on Iran's central bank on Monday, tightening an economic choke hold with speculation rampant over a possible Israeli...

Thousands of Australians have been forced to abandon their homes as a record deluge sweeps through areas still reeling from devastating flooding last year that left 35 people...

The international community will fail to provide effective help during humanitarian emergencies unless aid charities and governments based in the world's poorest countries are given more...

Brazil raised more than $14.2 billion Monday as it auctioned off the management of its three most attractive airports -- Sao Paulo, Campinas and Brasilia -- ahead of the 2014 football World Cup. ...

A new book is set to shake things up like Dan Brown’s "The Da Vinci Code" when it hits shelves this March. "Re-Claiming the Bible for a Non-Religious World" aims to make the...

Emirates' third daily Milan flight, to be operated with an A330-200, brings an additional 15 tonnes of cargo capacity in each direction on the...

By Army Sgt. 1st Class Tyrone C. Marshall Jr.American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Feb. 6, 2012 – President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama will honor Iraq War veterans and their...

China's annual economic growth could be cut nearly in half this year if Europe's debt crisis tips the world economy into a recession, putting pressure on Beijing to unveil...

LAS VEGAS, Nevada: Republican Mitt Romney won the Nevada presidential caucus with 50 percent of the vote, more than twice his nearest rival Newt Gingrich on 21.1 percent, full results showed on...

Marriott announced three new hotels will join its portfolio in Europe, each to feature the innovative new European design model for the upper-moderate Courtyard by Marriott brand.The hotels are...

bloodshed . "What is happening is indescribable ," said Wael, a resident reached by telephone. "Security forces have been relentlessly shelling the city since this morning. On the...

war effort and then worked so hard to build a better country here at home. some members of that generation are getting their memories down on paper so we'll all have them. an increasing number...

Two Cabinet ministers will be challenged today over fears that British-made weapons have been used to suppress dissidents in Bahrain and...

DEREK SCALLYTEMPERATURES PLUNGED below -30 degrees in eastern Europe last night as the winter freeze claimed its 300th victim.Italy’s heaviest snowfall in a quarter of a century triggered a run...

No place is this more apparent than the Blue Dog Coalition, a faction of centrist, fiscally conservative House Democrats whose ranks have been decimated by the 2010 Tea Party wave, a crop of recent...

A radical Muslim cleric described as "Osama bin Laden's right-hand man in Europe" is to be released on bail in a matter of days despite accusations that he poses a grave threat to...

Canadian oil exports will be on the agenda as Prime Minister Stephen Harper leaves for China Monday afternoon. A delegation travelling with Harper, Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver and other...

In a clear signal that little progress has been made to reach a deal despite weeks of bipartisan negotiations, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said on Monday that he will prepare a...

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II walks past well-wishers holding Engilsh flags as she leaves following a visit to Dersingham Infant and Nursery School in Dersingham, Norfolk to start celebrations...

Feb. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Hedge funds seeking to wring profits from a Greek debt restructuring are underestimating the will of policy makers to impose losses on them, according to investors who say...

DNA testing suggests a swathe of seagrass in the Mediterranean could be the oldest known living thing on Earth, Australian researchers say. Carlos Duarte of the University of Western Australia in...