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 has warned that there will be "repercussions" against any US military strike against his country.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has warned that the United States can "expect everything" if it attacks Syria.
DPRK leader Kim Jong-un has a baby daughter, according to US basketball star Dennis Rodman who met Kim last week.
The White House asserted Sunday that a "common-sense test" dictates the Syrian government is responsible for a chemical weapons attack that President Barack Obama says demands a US military response.
The 63rd edition of the Miss World pageant opened Sunday after protests by Muslim hard-liners confined the event to Indonesia's predominantly Hindu resort island of Bali.
Belgian Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo has said that China's fast-growing economy can handle any economic difficulties.
Chinese diplomat touts benefit of Sino-Belgian ties
China's top naval official left for the United States Sunday, a move experts described as part of the "rare, determined and intensive efforts" by Beijing and Washington to improve military ties.
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Sunday extended congratulations to Australia's newly elected Prime Minister Tony Abbott.
India is all set to launch its maiden mission to Mars this November, a top official has said.
Former US basketball star Dennis Rodman returned on Saturday from his second visit to Democratic People's Republic of Korea this year where he again met the country's leader Kim Jong-un, but did not come back with jailed American missionary Kenneth Bae.
An unmanned US spacecraft rocketed toward the moon on Friday night on a mission to explore its atmosphere and the role of dust in the lunar sky.
An unmanned rocket is scheduled to blast off late Friday night (11:27 pm EDT) from Virginia's Eastern Shore with a robotic explorer that will study the lunar atmosphere and dust.