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AP, Indonesia : Authorities extended a danger zone around a rumbling volcano in western Indonesia on Sunday after it spewed blistering gas farther than expected,...

BBC Online : Direct talks on ending the conflict in South Sudan have officially opened in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa. The negotiations are focusing...

Reuters, Cairo : Egypt’s foreign ministry summoned Qatar’s ambassador on Saturday to complain about interference in its internal affairs after Doha criticized Cairo’s crackdown on...

CNN : About 140 million Americans are bracing for a polar blast that’s barreling across the country this week, shattering records along the way. Much...

BBC Online : A judge in the Indian capital, Delhi, has said that pre-marital sex is “immoral” and against the “tenets of every religion”. Judge...

BBC Online : Fourteen people have been killed and 10 injured in a stampede at a mosque in China’s northwest Ningxia region, according to state...

BBC Online : Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir has arrived in Juba for talks with President Salva Kiir over the conflict in South Sudan, reports say....

Reuters, Chicago : A blast of Arctic air gripped the vast middle of the United States on Monday, bringing the coldest temperatures felt in two...

PTI, Balasore : India on Tuesday test-fired its indigenously developed Prithvi-II missile, which is capable of carrying 500 kg to 1,000 kg of warheads and...

Reuters, Washington : US senators pushing a bill to slap new sanctions on Iran if it goes back on an interim deal under which it...