Hamid Karzai in Britain for talks
Afghan President Hamid Karzai is in the UK to meet PM David Cameron following France‘s decision to speed up the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai is in the UK to meet PM David Cameron following France‘s decision to speed up the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan.
Pakistan‘s former military leader Pervez Musharraf has decided to postpone his return to the country, one of his aides says.
A policeman was reportedly killed as protests swept across Senegal after a court cleared President Abdoulaye Wade‘s bid for a third term.
An undersea quake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale Saturday struck near the eastern coast of Honshu island in Japan, the US Geological Survey said.
The head of the United Nations office dedicated to disaster risk reduction wrapped up her visit to the Philippines today by comparing the damage caused by Typhoon Sendong to that of major tsunamis suc
A US man dubbed the ‘Barefoot Bandit‘ has been sentenced to six and a half years in jail for a string of audacious crimes across the country.
George Osborne is expected to reinforce his message to the eurozone that Britain is “ready” to help boost IMF resources to bail out struggling economies – but only if strict criteria are met.
Reuters – A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 jolted eastern Japan on Saturday morning, but there were no immediate reports of injury or damage and no tsunami warning was issued.
AP – A magnitude-5.5 earthquake rattled Yamanashi prefecture in central Japan on Saturday morning, the Japan Meteorological Agency reported. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
Scores of civilians have been killed in Syria as government forces shelled buildings and fired into crowds.
Reuters – The United States said on Friday that Japan has improved market access for a broad range of U.S. goods and services, as Washington continues to consider Tokyo‘s application to join a proposed free trade pact in the Asia Pacific.
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