Maldives police stop presidential election
Police in the Maldives have forced the postponement of the re-run of the presidential poll, declaring the vote illegal and ...Al-Shabaab suicide bomber attacks restaurant in Somalia
The Shabab militant group in Somalia claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing on Saturday that killed at least 13 people ...New report says Syrian rebels committed war crimes
Syrian rebels led by al Qaida’s regional affiliates killed and kidnapped hundreds of civilians during an offensive in coastal Syria ...Battles rage around Syria chemical weapons sites
International inspectors in Syria have visited three of the 20 sites linked to the country\'s chemical weapons programme, as anti-government ...Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zidan freed after kidnap
Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan has been released hours after being seized by militiamen, the government says.Canadian author Alice Munro wins Nobel Prize for Literature 2013
Alice Munro won Nobel Prize 2013 in literature and became the first Canadian woman to take the Nobel Prize since ...Obama nominates Janet Yellen as Fed chief
US President Barack Obama has officially nominated Federal Reserve vice-chair Janet Yellen to be the next head of the US ...Bangladesh garment factory fire kills at least 10
As many as 10 people are dead after a fire at a garment factory on Tuesday evening in the Bangladeshi ...China seeks to soothe sea rifts at Asia summit
Asian leaders met against a backdrop of divisive territorial disputes and flagging free trade efforts Wednesday, with China flexing more ...Lebanon slams Syria for cross-border raid
Lebanon\'s President Michel Sleiman on Tuesday criticised Syria for a cross-border raid that he said targeted an ambulance in the ...
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