Secularist wins first Tunisian presidential poll, heads for run-off
Reuters, TUNIS :Tunisian secularist leader Beji Caid Essebsi has narrowly beaten incumbent President Moncef Marzouki in the first round of a landmark presidential election, but...
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Iran N-talks face obstacles even with more time
AP, Vienna :The United States and Iran say a new deadline in nuclear talks could allow them to finally reach a deal. But Tehran’s apparent...
Guard reinforcements contain damage in Ferguson
AP, Ferguson :National Guard reinforcements helped contain the latest protests in Ferguson, preventing a second night of the chaos that led to arson and looting...
Obama takes on hecklers over immigration policy
AP, Chicago : Taking on the hecklers who’ve been interrupting his speeches lately, President Barack Obama argued back Tuesday with a point-by-point rebuttal of their arguments...
US may send additional troops to Afghanistan next year
AFP, Washington :The US military likely will keep a slightly larger force in Afghanistan in 2015 than first planned and American troops will have authority...
Thai editor sentenced to jail for defaming king
AP, Bangkok :A military court in junta-ruled Thailand sentenced a Web editor to 4 ½ years in jail Monday for publishing an article five years...
UK to buy 14 combat jet from US
AFP, London :Britain on Monday announced it had signed a contract with US manufacturer Lockheed Martin to buy the first of 14 F-35B combat jets.The...
Some climate change impacts unavoidable: WB
Reuters. Oslo :Some future impacts of climate change, such as more extremes of heat and sea level rise, are unavoidable even if governments act fast...
Indian Kashmir heads to polls as BJP eyes power
Reuters, Srinagar :Indian Kashmir heads to the polls Tuesday amid tight security with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist party eyeing power for the first...
Turkey, US ease strains on IS but differences remain
Reuters, Istanbul :Turkey and the United States smoothed over some differences in the fight against Islamic State during a weekend visit by U.S. Vice President...
Russia gets greater control over Black Sea region
Reuters, Sochi :President Vladimir Putin signed a “strategic partnership” agreement with Georgia’s breakaway region of Abkhazia on Monday, angering Tbilisi, which said Moscow was looking...
Women are not equal to men: Erdogan
AP, Ankara :Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan set off a new controversy on Monday, declaring that women are not equal to men and accusing feminists...