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.
Israeli and Palestinian negotiators met on Monday evening in the West Bank city of Jericho away from the media.
President Barack Obama spoke with Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on Monday about possible international responses to the Syrian crisis.
Snipers shot at a UN team set to inspect the site of a suspected deadly chemical weapons attack on Monday, further ratcheting up tensions.
Kerry: Syria chemical arms use 'obscenity'
Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday outlined the clearest justification yet for US military action in Syria, saying there was "undeniable" evidence of a large-scale chemical weapons attack.
The United Nations said Monday that it would be in touch with the United States over reports that the world body was spied on by the US National Security Agency (NSA).
A team of UN chemical weapons inspectors in Syria carried out their first day of investigation despite a sniper attack against their convoy.
China welcomes Singapore's prime minister who has been caught in a media storm recently for his China-related remarks.
Western accusations that Syrian government forces used chemical weapons are "an insult to common sense", President Bashar al-Assad said.
The US National Security Agency (NSA) bugged the video conferencing system at the UN headquarters in New York and cracked its encryption.
The Russian Foreign Ministry on Sunday urged all outside powers concerned about the Syria crisis to exercise restraint and give up the idea of unilateral armed intervention.
Close to 1,200 participants throw their hats into the air inside a hangar, in an attempt to set a world record, at an event to promote the city's bid to host the 2020 Olympic Games.
Serbia wants to strengthen cooperation with China by providing various projects for Chinese investors in the energy, infrastructure, agriculture, textile and metallurgical industries, and tourism and culture.
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