Barack Obama began his first presidential visit to Israel, pledging an "eternal" alliance with the Jewish state as it faces the Iranian nuclear... Read More
Syrian troops and insurgents accused each other of using chemical weapons for the first time, as a newly elected rebel premier ruled out dialogue... Read More
Up to 60 people have been killed in a series of car and suicide bombings mainly in Shia areas in and around Iraq's capital, Baghdad, officials say.
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At least 20 people have been killed in a series of explosions at a bus station in the northern Nigerian city of Kano.
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When Barack Obama last went to the Middle East, he bore a soaring speech for the ages. This time, he says he's just going to listen and will carry... Read More
Pakistan's Prime Minister has hailed as "a victory" for democracy the completion of a full term by an elected government for the first time in the country's... Read More
The new Chinese President, Xi Jinping, has said he will fight for "the great renaissance of the Chinese nation," in his first speech as head of... Read More
The United States is ready to abandon the final phase of its European missile defence system,in a move that could revive arms control talks with Russia.
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A Syrian army general has reportedly defected to the opposition, saying that morale in the army had collapsed.
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A North Korean propaganda website has warned of strikes against Southern islands and advised residents to leave.
The website, linked to the regime,... Read More
The US plans to bolster its missile defences on the west coast to counter the threat from North Korea, Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel has announced.
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President Francois Hollande said France is ready to "take its responsibilities" and supply weapons to Syria's rebels if it cannot convince its... Read More
Pope Francis warned that the troubled Catholic Church risked becoming little more than a charity with no spiritual foundations if it failed to... Read More
The United States said it was renewing the exemptions for Japan and some European Union countries from tough US sanctions imposed on nations buying oil... Read More
The UN urged governments to unlock the funds it desperately needs to assist one million refugees who have fled Syria's war, which a charity said... Read More
Cardinals of the Catholic Church have failed to elect a new pope on their first day in the Vatican conclave.
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The body of an Indian man charged over the gang rape and murder of a Delhi student has been handed to his family after a post-mortem examination.
Ram... Read More
Catholic cardinals had a final day of talks yesterday before going into lockdown in the Sistine Chapel to elect a new pope after Benedict the 16th shock... Read More