Initial poll count on Wednesday shows that Egypt's former military chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will sweep the presidential election with an overwhelming majority of votes.
Don't expect a breakthrough, but the chances for progress have seldom been better. This is the message coming from Iran and six world powers ahead of renewed talks this week.
Norwegian King Harald V accepted on Monday the resignation of the government led by Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg.
Obama said lawmakers appear to have made progress on a deal to reopen the government and avert a looming default on Monday as he prepared to meet congressional leaders.
Senate leader 'confident' fiscal crisis can be averted
US fiscal negotiations sputter as deadline nears
The UK will make it easier for Chinese nationals to apply for visas to visit the country, a move designed to lure more Chinese tourists.
UK, Ireland join forces to lure more Chinese visitors
EU eyes flexible visa rules for Chinese tourists
NZ to ensure smooth travel for Chinese visitors
The death toll from Mekong River and flash floods in Cambodia has risen to 122 in the past four weeks.
India and Russia will conduct joint military exercise from Friday.
More than 380 people were arrested Sunday after a riot triggered by the slaying of a Russian man by a migrant in southern part of the Russian capital.
Indian authorities Monday said the death toll in Sunday's stampede at a temple in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh has crossed 110.
Senate Majority Harry Reid said Sunday that he was engaged in negotiations with Republican Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and was "confident" they could resolve the fiscal crisis confronting Washington.
A Palestinian official dismissed Sunday a British medical journal's report which linked Arafat's death with poisoning.
Senators put faith in party leaders to devise a plan that would reopen the government and steer clear of a potential default, saying it's unthinkable that political obstinacy would prevent the US from paying its bills.
US fiscal negotiations sputter as deadline nears
Deal to resolve fiscal crisis stalls in Congress
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Afghan President Hamid Karzai ended two days of talks on a bilateral security pact on Saturday without a deal because they could not agree on the issue of legal immunity for U.S. troops
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