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The leader of the United Nations nuclear monitoring arm said Tuesday that he expects to sign a deal soon on an investigation into potential military uses of Tehrans nuclear program.
At a meeting on Wednesday with European leaders, President François Hollande of France will press the issue of euro bonds, which some officials consider a step too far.
A partnership between conservative and liberal politicians seeks to displace the ascendant Coalition of the Radical Left in coming elections that could determine Greeces future in the eurozone.
A huge suicide bombing on Monday stunned the beleaguered government and delivered a stark setback to the American campaign against Al Qaedas regional franchise.
In drought-racked Niger, the difficult search for water frequently falls to children as young as 10, and they often arrive late to school, or not at all.
President Vladimir V. Putins choices for his Kremlin administration will be the political heavyweights who have accompanied him for more than a decade.
As the investigation into Saturdays bombing continued, thousands gathered for the funeral of Melissa Bassi, a student at the vocational school in southern Italy.
The president, Dioncounda Traoré, was beaten unconscious by a pro-military crowd after a deal was reached for the leader of the ruling junta to step aside.
The opposition leader, Anwar Ibrahim, accused of inciting protesters to break through barriers, says the prime minister is using the courts to intimidate him.
American, Japanese and South Korean diplomats warned on Monday that North Korea would face more sanctions if it conducted a nuclear test following its failed rocket launch last month.
Gen. Sarath Fonseka, who led the military campaign that ended two decades of civil war, then ran unsuccessfully for president, was freed after nearly two years in prison.
One of Myanmars biggest businesses heroin and methamphetamine manufacturing is thriving near the Thai border, led by members of well-armed minority ethnic groups.
If Greece makes it through the current political crisis and stays in the euro zone, one useful case study is Germany's reunification, which suggests that the adjustment could take decades.
The Peoples Bank of China has enjoyed direct computer access to Treasury auctions since last year, allowing it to buy United States debt without first having to go through a Wall Street bank.
Abdullah al-Senussi, who ran Libyas extensive spy network, was indicted Monday for illegally entering Mauritania using false identity documents, a judicial official said.
The prosecutors office in Lille said Monday that it had opened a preliminary investigation into allegations that Dominique Strauss-Kahn sexually assaulted a woman at a Washington hotel in 2010.
Fighters from Colombias main leftist rebel movement attacked an army patrol from Venezuelan territory on Monday, killing at least 12 soldiers and wounding 4 others, Colombian officials said.
At least 28 Chinese fishermen who had been detained by North Korean gunmen for 13 days returned home on Monday, according to reports in the Chinese state news media.
A Lebanese broadcaster captured harrowing footage of the fighting between rival Sunni factions that support opposite sides of the Syrian conflict, including armed men squeezing off rounds and darting through darkened streets.
PARIS - On the eve of negotiations in Baghdad between Iran and the world powers, the head of the United Nations nuclear monitoring arm signalled an apparent breakthrough over arrangements to inspect Iran's military installations. Returning from a visit to Tehran, Yukiya Amano, the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, said he expected a deal to be signed soon on an investigation into possible military applications of the Iran's nuclear program. Read more »
European governments and banks are on the warpath against top international ratings agencies blamed for exacerbating their financial problems. But is it a case of 'shoot the messenger'?
The Beijing police launch a campaign against lawbreaking foreigners. A well-known TV host calls for "foreign trash" to be thrown out of the country. Being non-Chinese in China today is an uneasy business.
In India, researchers are beginning to study the effects that the explosive growth in the mobile phone market has had on women's lives, in some cases, breaking the pattern of marital isolation.
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