Egypt's ruling party set to win embarrassing victory
Drug addiction blights Punjab in India
There is growing concern in India about the rapid rise in drug addiction cases in Punjab, one of its wealthiest states.
Nuclear fuel bank represents an outlet for crisis
Bahrain's Foreign Minister Sheikh Khalid Bin Ahmad Al-Khalifa asserted that the US proposal for
Egypt set to vote amid fraud row
Egypt's ruling party are set to dominate a second round of parliamentary elections, a week after the first round was condemned for alleged fraud.
EU hesitant over Kyoto extension
The European Union is still hesitating over whether to extend the Kyoto Protocol after its first commitment period expires in 2012, while environmentalists are trying to save the only global carbon reduction regime.
Thabo Mbeki to mediate Ivory Coast poll row
Former South African President Thabo Mbeki was due to arrive in Ivory Coast on Sunday to help mediate a dispute over an election meant to resolve a decade of conflict, but which looks increasingly likely to worsen it.
2 Oaths of Office Taken in Ivory Coast
A political standoff sharpened as two rival candidates declared themselves president, even as thick plumes of smoke rose over the city from protesters burning tires.
Ecuador volcano spews ash and gas
Ecuador is evacuating people from towns and villages around the Tungurahua volcano after a rapid increase in seismic activity on Saturday.
Cantona calls for mass bank protest
Former football star Eric Cantona has urged the public to express their anger with the banks by simultaneously withdrawing their funds on Tuesday.
The roof falls in on Millionaires Row
In 2007 Shrewsbury Road in Dublin was the sixth most expensive street in the world. Now, post-crash, homes have been abandoned and the tycoon residents have run for the hills
Spanish controllers return to work
The Spanish government declared a "state of alarm" yesterday for the first time in three decades, assuming sweeping powers that allowed the military to take control of the country's airspace and order Spain's striking air traffic controllers to work or face prison.
Mine-clearing work in Karkamış nears completion
Work to clear mines at the ancient site of Karkamış, located in Gaziantep province and bordering Syria, is nearing completion, according to a statement from a local culture and tourism official.
Brazil army to stay in Rio slums
Brazilian soldiers deployed to some of Rio de Janeiro's most violent neighbourhoods during an operation aimed at driving out drug-traffickers are to take on peacekeeping duties there.
Q&A: Why only 51 percent of Israelis support equal rights for Arab minority
A survey released this week showed stark views of the country's Arab minority, whose growing presence is challenging Israel's claim to being 'Jewish and democratic.'
The European Union has sent a special frontier force to tackle the thousands of illegal immigrants crossing its busiest border, near Orestiada in Greece.
Robotic legs helping stroke patients recover
Liam Neeson angers Narnia fans by suggesting Aslan is Mohammed
Aslan could be Mohammed or Buddha, according to Liam Neeson.
Armenians of Ukraine concerned over Ukrainian-Turkish history textbooks
National Congress of Armenians of Ukraine appealed to Ukrainian Education and Science Minister Dmitry Tabachnik expressing concern over publication of joint Ukrainian-Turkish manual for history teachers
War machines: recruiting combat robots
War would be a lot safer, the United States Army says, if only more of it were fought by robots.
The covert war against nuclear Iran
Sophisticated cyber-worms, motorcycling assassins: but who is behind the increasingly sinister campaign against the Iranian energy programme?
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