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Thailand declares state of emergency in Bangkok, surrounding areas
Thailand’s government has imposed a 60-day state of emergency in Bangkok and surrounding provinces following months of protests by anti-government demonstrators in ...World weather in 2013 was fourth hottest on record
Last year was tied for the fourth warmest year on record around the world.Al-Nusra Front in Lebanon claims Beirut bombing
An al-Qaeda-linked group has said it carried out a suicide car-bomb attack killing at least four people in a Beirut suburb known ...Ukraine president warns Kiev protesters amid clashes
Clashes continue between police and protesters in the Ukrainian capital Kiev - prompting the president to warn of a threat to the ...UN revokes Iran invite to Syria peace talks
The UN secretary-general has withdrawn his invitation to Iran to join this week\'s Syria peace talks, saying he is "deeply disappointed" by ...CAR elects new president as EU promises more peacekeeping troops
The Central African Republic has appointed the mayor of Bangui to be interim president, as the European Union agreed to send 500 ...Iran suspends 20% uranium enrichment as historic deal implemented
Iran has started halting uranium enrichment to 20 percent and has begun down-blending uranium enriched to higher levels, the state-run Fars news ...UN chief invites Iran to Geneva 2, Syria opposition threatens to withdraw
The UN chief has invited Iran, one of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad\'s main regional allies, to participate in the first phase of ...Thousands protest in Ukraine, defying court ban
Tens of thousands of demonstrators have massed in central Kyiv in defiance of Ukraine\'s new legislation that significantly limits their right to ...20 Pakistan soldiers killed as bomb hits military convoy
At least 20 soldiers have been killed in north-western Pakistan in a bomb blast that struck an army convoy, sources in the ...