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Russia hopes US mid-terms won't affect ties: Lavrov

Russia said on Friday it hopes the outcome of the US mid-term elections will not affect ties between Moscow and Washington.

Myanmar's Suu Kyi on the verge of freedom

Yangon: Myanmar's democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi is on the verge of being freed from house arrest, officials in the military-ruled country said on Friday, as anticipation grew among her legions of su

Israeli fighter jet crashes during training, crew missing

An Israeli air force F-16 crashed in the deserts of Southern Israel while it was on a routine training flight, the military said on Thursday, adding that its two-man crew were missing.

More than 700 raped in Angola-DR Congo expulsions: UN

More than 700 women, men and children were raped when Angola expelled thousands of people back to Democratic Republic of Congo over the past two months, the UN said.

Andy Warhol painting gets $35 million

An Andy Warhol painting titled Large Coca Cola put the fizz into Sotheby’s New York contemporary art auction on Tuesday when it beat expectations and sold for $35.3 million.

Man ends life live on Net

Tokyo, Nov. 10: A Japanese man committed suicide live on the Internet after heated exchanges with online users daring him to die.

The 24-year-old man in the northern city of Sendai was found dead on

US military mystified by vapour trail

Washington, Nov. 10: The US military said it had detected no launch of a foreign military missile off California.

A local TV station caught on camera what appeared to be a missile vapour trail as it

Pentagon is left stumped by mystery vapour trail

The US military said Tuesday it had detected no launch of a foreign military missile off the coast of California and offered assurances that whatever happened there posed no threat to the United States.

New Zealand tourist plane unbalanced before crash: report

A New Zealand tourist plane, which crashed killing nine people in September was overloaded and unbalanced when the accident occurred, an official report said today.

Barack back in childhood country

Jakarta, Nov. 9: The US President, Mr Barack Obama, said on Tuesday it was “wonderful” but also a “a little disorientating” to be back in Indonesia, where he spent four years as a schoolboy almost fou

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