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Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez lost his battle with cancer Tuesday, his death silencing the leading voice of the Latin American left and putting the oil-rich nation on a path to early elections.
Vice President Nicolas Maduro, who struggled...
Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International urged Saudi authorities to halt Tuesday's scheduled executions of seven young men condemned for crimes committed when they were minors.
The two rights groups said in separate statements that...
President Bashar al-Assad said his regime has conquered the "conspiracy" against it, even as rebels overran the capital of Raqa province and captured its governor in the biggest success of their revolt.
Assad, in comments published...
A record 259 nominees are in the running for this year's Nobel Peace Prize—209 individuals and 50 organisations—with the laureate to be announced in October, the Nobel Institute said on Monday.
The list is known to include...
Israel said it will reopen the Kerem Shalom commercial crossing into southern Gaza on Monday, six days after closing it after a rocket fired from the Palestinian enclave hit the Jewish state.
"Due to a security assessment it has been decided...
Human Rights Watch raised fears Sunday of a "mockery of justice" as it urged United Arab Emirates authorities to ensure a fair trial for 94 Islamists accused of plotting against the Gulf state, on the eve of the hearing.
"It appears...
Finance Minister Morsy Hegazy said Sunday he expected his government to reach an agreement with the International Monetary Fund on a US$4.8 billion loan before parliamentary elections in April, state media reported.
The crucial loan has been...
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said in a rare interview he is ready to negotiate with the opposition but will not step down, as the UN chief and his Syria envoy offered to broker peace talks between his regime and rebel leaders.
Assad offered to...
The number of mobile telephones worldwide is set to catch up to the globe's population next year, the United Nations' telecommunications agency said Thursday.
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) said mobile subscriber...
Tunisian students and Salafis have faced off in renewed scuffles over the "Harlem Shake" dance craze in the cities of Sidi Bouzid and Tunis, witnesses said on Thursday.
In Sidi Bouzid, birthplace of Tunisia's 2011 revolution, Regueb...
