Maliki to unveil Iraq government
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki prepares to unveil his cabinet, more than nine months after inconclusive parliamentary elections.
Riot police guarded filling stations around Tehran as deep cuts in subsidies on fuel and other essential goods took effect.
The United Nations says hundreds of people in Ivory Coast have been abducted from their homes since last month's disputed election.
Lukashenko wins election with 79.1 percent
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko won re-election to a fourth term with 79.1 percent of the vote on Sunday, Dec. 19, according to results of a pro-government exit poll.
Thousands protest over Belarus 'vote-rigging'
Tens of thousands of demonstrators filled the streets of Minsk last night, attempting to storm the main government building in protest against elections that looked set to give authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko a fourth term in office. Around 40,000 people attempted to enter the building late in the evening, breaking glass doors and windows, but were chased back by riot police.
Saudi king may move ground zero mosque
Saudi King Abdullah, in an effort to quiet Muslim criticism in the United States, is quietly looking into moving the ground zero mosque to a less controversial Manhattan location, according to news reports surfacing Sunday.
Seoul to go ahead with drills despite threats of war
South Korea will go ahead with live firing drills from a disputed island on Monday, local media said, despite threats of attack by Pyongyang and pressure from Russia and China to cancel the exercise.
Turks up in arms against planned US vote on Armenian bill
The imminent possibility of a US House of Representatives vote on a resolution declaring the World War I-era killings of Armenians a genocide has prompted frantic efforts from Turkey, both at governmental and nongovernmental level.
Japan's new defense guidelines and its midterm defense buildup program for the next five years, adopted by its cabinet on Dec 17, sent worrying signals that could jeopardize regional peace and stability and hurt its own pacifist image in the international arena.
Guatemala declares state of siege in town taken over by Mexican drug gang
Guatemala has declared a state of siege in a northern province that authorities claim has been overtaken by Mexican drug traffickers.
Palestinian Leader Has 60 Israelis to Lunch
President, Mahmoud Abbas, hosted a rare two-hour meeting with about 60 Israeli politicians, public figures and activists at his headquarters on Sunday.
'Stricter Sharia if Sudan splits'
Sharia law will be reinforced in northern Sudan if the country splits after next month's referendum, President Omar al-Bashir says.
Witnesses report rioting in Tunisian town
Police in a provincial city in Tunisia used tear gas late on Saturday, Dec. 18, to disperse hundreds of youths who smashed shop windows and damaged cars, witnesses told Reuters.
Govt to invest $15 b in farmland
The government plans to invest more than 100 billion yuan ($15 billion) over the next five years to ensure enough farmland to guarantee China's food security, the Ministry of Land and Resources said over the weekend.
Algeria, Spain Launching Medgaz Pipeline in the End of 2010
The Medgaz gas pipeline, linking Algeria directly with Spain, will be launched in the next few weeks,
Ministers set to meet bank chiefs
The chancellor and the business secretary will meet the heads of the biggest UK banks later in a bid to restrain them from paying big bonuses
As Hiring Falters, More Workers Become Temporary
There are signs the economy is moving toward a higher reliance on temporary workers, one that will outlast the economic slump.
Mass. offshore wind farm strives to energize sales
Cape Wind has outlasted a decade of government review, a slew of court brawls and fierce opposition from mariners, fishermen, Indian tribes and Kennedys just to win the right to sell its wind-fueled electricity. Now, all it needs are customers.
Fast rail route announcement due
The preferred route for a controversial high-speed rail line between London and Birmingham is set to be revealed later.
As Students Endure More Strains, So Do College Mental Centers
Surveys show that nearly half of students who visit counseling centers have serious mental illness.
Farmers in China are getting data via mobiles and meet investors online
Israeli raid victims honored by memorial in Madrid
A monument has been erected in Madrid in memory of nine civilian Turkish activists who were killed during a May 31 raid by Israeli naval forces on a Gaza-bound flotilla.
Qur'an etched in Saddam's blood
As country debates whether to destroy everything connected to former dictator, Shia-led regime remains sensitive about relics
Secret lunch hour sterilisations offered to women who do not want their partners to know
Women are being offered secret lunch hour sterilisations so they can hide their decision not to have babies.
A three-year restoration of the Suleymaniye Mosque in Istanbul is complete, and it reveals some original details.
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