Sudan calls time on Darfur talks
Sudan will withdraw from peace talks with Darfur rebels if no deal is reached by Thursday, President Omar Bashir says.
Laurent Gbagbo youth supporters 'to seize Alassane Ouattara's headquarters'
Ivory Coast strongman Laurent Gbagbo's most notorious street lieutenant has vowed that the country's youth will rise up from Saturday and seize his rival Alassane Ouattara's headquarters.
Obama bypasses Senate, appoints envoy to Syria
Robert Ford to become first US ambassador to Damascus since 2005; opponents say move rewards Syrian regime for bad behaviour.
Iraq civilian death toll lowest since invasion: study
The number of Iraqi civilians killed in violence in Iraq this year fell to its lowest level since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion, but the decline is slowing as low-level conflict takes root, a study showed on Thursday.
Taliban given new start for new year
Dozens of former Taliban are being released from detention in Pakistan to spend the new year with their families.
Is Israel a democracy? Five actions in 2010 that fueled the debate.
Recent actions by Israel's religious and right-wing communities have challenged the rights of the country's growing Arab minority.
Austria sets 2024 as earliest date for end to Turkey’s EU talks
Austrian Foreign Minister Michael Spindelegger has suggested that Turkey’s ongoing negotiations for European Union membership will not be completed before 2024.
Officers ordered to send donations for Ergenekon defendants
A unit under the General Staff has reportedly ordered officers to make electronic donations to cover the legal expenses of military people who have been put on trial in the Ergenekon case.
Irish gov’t may face no-confidence vote
Irelands opposition Labour Party said on Wednesday it would call a vote of no confidence in the deeply unpopular government if it has not set a date for an election by the end of January.
Iranian sentenced to lose eye and ear
Man convicted after mistaking victim for former classmate who had bullied him at school
Britain agreed secret deal to back Mujahideen
Britain secretly agreed to back Afghan resistance fighters after the Soviet invasion of their country, some of whom would go on to form al-Qa'eda.
Tunisian minister fired after unrest
Tunisia's president fired the country's communications minister Wednesday after protests over unemployment that spread to several towns and led to at least two deaths.
Hungary's tough new laws worry other EU countries
For decades Hungary was one of Eastern Europe's most democratic nations, leading former Soviet countries in adopting the political and economic norms of the free world.
Comoros islanders pick new leader
Residents of the coup-ridden Comoros islands elect the ruling party's Ikililou Dhoinine as the new president, the electoral commission announces.
UK feared Israel would use nuclear weapons, archives reveal
Secret cable from 1980 shows British officials' concern over "Israel's dangerous mood of isolation and defiance"; Thatcher exasperated by Begin.
Montenegro names Luksic as new PM
Montenegro's parliament approves Igor Luksic as the country's new prime minister following the resignation of Milo Djukanovic.
Seoul's message to North Korea on nukes is mixed
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak on Wednesday hinted at a return to six-party denuclearization talks, but later his point man on North Korea stressed that his key tasks next year include inducing change inside the secretive North and preparing for unification.
Border of Afghanistan, Pakistan unsealable
There's no practical way for U.S. troops to seal Afghanistan's vast border with Pakistan and stop all Taliban fighters from slipping through, so they are focusing on defending vulnerable towns and fighting insurgents on Afghan soil, a U.S. military commander said Tuesday.
Iran, India oil row escalates; contries' bankers to meet
An oil trading dispute between India and Iran escalated as Tehran refused to sell oil to India under New Delhi's prohibitive new rules, sources on both sides said on Wednesda
Falklands oil setback for Desire
Shares in Desire Petroleum fall sharply again after another disappointment over the firm's oil exploration off the Falkland Islands.
Russian oil monopoly ends in Serbia
The Serbian government has abolished a Russian-controlled company's monopoly on the import of oil and allowed free pricing of gasoline in the Balkan country
Estonia adopts euro as of Jan 1
Estonians will replace their currency, the kroon, with the euro beginning Jan 1 with both joy and hesitation, as Europe's public debt turmoil is more likely to engulf more countries after the crises in Greece and Ireland.
Billions to be spent to protect forests
The central government will spend 220 billion yuan ($33 billion) over the next decade to protect China's natural forests.
Blizzard delays $1 billion in holiday sales
A blizzard in the Northeast this weekend postponed about $1 billion in holiday retail sales by keeping shoppers out of stores in the days after Christmas, research firm ShopperTrak said on Wednesday.
Lawson boss to visit China ahead of expansion
Japanese convenience store chain plans almost 10,000 new outlets
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Pregnant Spanish women pushing to get 'baby cheque' bonus
Pregnant women in Spain are pushing to give birth before January 1st to receive the €2500 (£2130) 'baby cheque' from the government before the scheme ends and are asking to be induced or have caesarean sections.
Rabbis' wives call on Jews not to date Arabs
An Israeli group of prominent rabbis' wives has urged Jewish girls not to date or work with Arabs, underscoring the rising power of the religious Right and fuelling fears of growing racism in the cou
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