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.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said Thursday that he agreed to put chemical weapons under international observation "upon the request of Russia and not because of the American threats".
Russia successfully put three satellites into orbit, the federal space agency Roscosmos said Thursday.
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea appeared to be restarting its 5-megawatt plutonium- producing reactor in the Yongbyon nuclear complex, which houses nuclear facilities such as centrifuges for uranium enrichment.
India unveils its Mars mission space craft on Wednesday, saying the launch of the space craft is likely to happen in late October or early in November.
Americans paused in solemn ceremonies to cherish the memory of the innocent people who died when hijacked jetliners crashed into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a Pennsylvania field 12 years ago.
The five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council met on Wednesday to discuss Syria's chemical weapons crisis, but no deal was reached.
Colombia's National Police (NP) said Wednesday that a Canadian citizen has been arrested for trying to smuggle two kilograms of cocaine stashed in a latex belly taped to her body faking pregnancy.
US Secretary of State John Kerry will meet with Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Geneva, Switzerland, on Thursday and Friday, to discuss Syria's chemical weapons.
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said on Wednesday that Europe's recovery from its financial crisis is still fragile but "within sight" and he urged the commission to push ahead with reforms.
In an address to the nation on Tuesday President Obama said he asked Congress to postpone a vote to authorize the use of force.
US President Barack Obama met with Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel to review security measures on the eve of the 12th anniversary of the September 11 attacks.
Prosecution in the trial of the horrific gang rape case in the Indian capital last December has demanded death sentence to all four rapists convicted by a fast track court.
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