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.
A 1975 Lincoln Towne Coupe customized with a horse and rider is displayed during the Concours d'Lemons in Seaside, California, August 17, 2013.
New Zealand Foreign Minister Murray McCully will visit China this week to update authorities on the response to recent meat and dairy issues.
Iran's new Foreign Minister Mohammad-Javad Zarif said that his country is ready for "purposeful" nuclear talks within a specified timetable.
A newly declassified CIA document confirms the existence of famed Area 51 in Nevada, but conspiracy theorists will be disappointed that the spy agency offers no proof of alien spaceship landings in the desert.
Egyptian police fired tear gas Sunday in an attempt to free a guard from rioting detainees, killing at least 36 as the country's military leader vowed to tolerate no more violence after days of clashes that killed nearly 900 people.
Smoke rises after an eruption of Mount Sakurajima in Kagoshima, southwestern Japan, in this handout photo taken and released by Kagoshima Local Meteorological Observatory August 18, 2013.
Egypt's Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy said on Sunday that he asked that all foreign aid be reviewed objectively and reasonably.
India will launch a 2,000-kg telecommunication satellite, GSAT-14, from the southern spaceport of Sriharikota on Monday.
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Sunday accepted the Republic of Korea's proposal to arrange the reunion of families separated by the Korean War.
The search operation resumed Sunday morning as 85 were still missing following ship collision in central Philippine province of Cebu.
A ferry sank in the central Philippines on Friday after colliding with a cargo vessel, leaving at least 28 dead and over 200 missing.
Divers have found the bodies of four sailors who were on board an Indian naval submarine that was badly damaged by a fire after an explosion, but it was unlikely any of the 14 other crew members would be found alive, the navy said on Friday.
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