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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 central bank.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 town of ...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 diplomatic muscle ...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 east of ...Britain says in talks with Iran about reopening embassies
The United Kingdom and Iran will restore some bilateral diplomatic relations, with each country appointing non-resident Chargé d\'affaires to work towards mending ...Libya summons US ambassador for clarification of Al-Qaeda capture
The Libyan government has summoned the U.S. ambassador in Tripoli to seek clarification about the capture of a Libyan citizen, who is ...Myanmar pardons 56 political prisoners
Myanmar\'s president pardoned 56 political prisoners Tuesday, an amnesty apparently timed to highlight the government\'s reforms ahead of a regional summit as ...Egyptian violence spreads as security forces hit by attacks
At least nine soldiers were killed and 50 injured in incidents Monday in Cairo, the southern Sinai and north of Ismailia, Egyptian ...Two Americans, German win Nobel medicine prize
Two Americans and a German won the 2013 Nobel medicine prize on Monday for their work on how hormones and enzymes are ...Powerful Typhoon Fitow hits eastern China
Typhoon Fitow hit China\'s east coast with winds up to 151 kilometers per hour killing at least two people early on Monday ...