Muslims in France 'like Nazi occupation'
Marine Le Pen, the leader of the French far-Right, drew heavy criticism after she said Muslims praying outside were like Nazi occupiers.
Iran not a rogue state: Australia
Australia is at odds with its major security ally the United States over Iran, saying it is not a "rogue state" and its nuclear weapons program is for deterrence, not attack, according to U.S. cables released by WikiLeaks.
Barzani says Kirkuk belongs to Kurdistan
Iraqi Kurdish leader Massoud Barzani has said that his semi-autonomous region has the right to self-determination and to the disputed city of Kirkuk, which is situated on top of some of Iraq’s largest oil reserves.
Japan to Refocus Military on China
Japan is about to release guidelines reducing forces pointed toward Russia in favor of units that can respond to China.
Sudan's southern independence referendum
Lawyers for a Sudanese campaign group on Sunday launched a legal bid to halt the country's referendum for southern independence, accusing organisers of mishandling the process
Netanyahu does not want to share Jerusalem
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed a call from a key government partner to share the holy city of Jerusalem with the Palestinians, a reminder of the obstacles facing already troubled peacemaking efforts. Conflicting claims to east Jerusalem lie at the heart of ...
Shut Out by Mubarak, Egypt's Opposition Considers a New Path
With the regime's conduct of the recent election closing off the parliamentary avenue, opposition parties coalesce into a democracy movement
Thaçi claims Kosovo election victory
Exit poll puts Thaçi's party six percentage points ahead of its main rival, the Democratic League of Kosovo
Armenia's president threatened on Friday to recognize Nagorno-Karabakh as independent if Azerbaijan resorts to force to resolve their dispute over the rebel enclave.
‘Ahmadinejad to visit Turkey this month’
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will visit Turkey later this month to participate in a summit of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO
Sinn Féin leaders 'were aware' of Northern Bank heist plans
Gerry Adams and Martin McGuinness held lengthy negotiations with the former Irish prime minister Bertie Ahern to save the Northern Ireland peace process in the full knowledge that the IRA was planning to carry out the biggest bank robbery in its history, according to leaked US cables passed to WikiLeaks.
Iceland walks out of fishing talks
Britain and the EU are on the verge of a trade war with Iceland and the Faroe Islands after talks to agree a quota for fishing mackerel collapsed.
Afghanistan plans national electronic ID cards
War-torn Afghanistan lacks basic national infrastructure, yet on Sunday the government unveiled plans for a $100 million electronic identification system with cards to be issued to all Afghans within five years.
US public-private conflict over Uzbekistan
The post-Soviet state of Uzbekistan is a nightmarish world of "rampant corruption", organised crime, forced labour in the cotton fields, and torture, according to the leaked cables.
U.S. free-traders sour on China
Long-simmering trade tensions between the United States and China have broken out into open verbal warfare, with some highly respected and influential voices on trade now advocating an all-out economic war with the Asian giant.
Tunisia: Japan contributing to solar projects in Morocco
Morocco and Japan have signed, in Tunis, an agreement on renewable energy cooperation, with a view to
Egypt Red Sea beaches to reopen
Egypt is to reopen beaches in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh after a series of shark attacks, with new measures to protect swimmers.
Wealthy Beijingers buy foreign homes
Strict policies introduced by the government to cool the rocketing real estate market in the capital have led many of the city's richest residents to look overseas for their real estate investments
Mona Lisa painting 'contains hidden code'
Art historians are probing a real life Da Vinci Code style mystery after discovering tiny numbers and letters painted into the eyes of the artist's enigmatic Mona Lisa
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