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.
Voting booths opened at 8 am local time on Saturday in the eastern states of Australia for voters to decide which party will lead the country in the next three years.
South Korea expanded its ban on Japanese fisheries products on Friday over fears of contamination from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, accusing Tokyo of not providing enough information on the crisis.
US President Barack Obama resisted pressure on Friday to abandon plans for air strikes against Syria and enlisted the support of 10 fellow leaders for a "strong" response to a chemical weapons attack.
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US spy agencies said on Friday that the latest media revelations based on leaks from former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden will likely damage U.S. and allied intelligence efforts.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday described China as his country's strategic partner both in trade and cooperation.
Another Russian naval ship is on its way toward the Syrian coast, the Interfax news agency reported Friday.
The National Security Agency, working with the British government, has secretly been unraveling encryption technology that billions of Internet users rely upon to keep their electronic messages and confidential data safe from prying eyes.
Russia's President Vladimir Putin welcomes US President Barack Obama before the first working session of the G20 Summit in Constantine Palace in Strelna near St Petersburg, September 5, 2013.
China and South Korea completed first-stage negotiations on their bilateral free trade agreement ( FTA), setting foundations for more in-depth talks over mutual opening and liberalization, Seoul's trade ministry said Friday.
The Republic of Korea (ROK) and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Friday restored a military hotline along the west coast to help reopen the Kaesong industrial complex.
A rare giant panda born two weeks ago at the Smithsonian National Zoo is female, zoo officials said on Thursday.
US President Barack Obama faced growing pressure from Russia's Vladimir Putin and other world leaders on Thursday to decide against launching military strikes in Syria, which many of them fear would hurt the global economy and push up oil prices.
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