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Sisi to sweep presidential polls after initial count

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.

Threat forces US out of consulate

2013-08-10 09:27

The United States has evacuated all non-emergency staff from its consulate in the Pakistani city of Lahore, citing "specific threats" amid a worldwide alert over al-Qaida intercepts.

Rudd steps up war of words with Murdoch

2013-08-10 08:32

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd intensified a bitter war of words with Rupert Murdoch on Friday as the head of the media mogul's Australia arm quit in a shock move during an election campaign.

Putin-Obama meeting at G20 summit not planned

2013-08-09 21:27

No separate meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Barack Obama was planned at the upcoming Group of Twenty (G20) summit, a Kremlin aide said Friday.

Edinburgh zoo says giant panda may be pregnant

2013-08-09 20:58

The female panda Tian Tian may be pregnant, the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) said on Friday.

Chinese company helps contain the airport fire

2013-08-09 20:10

When a huge fire was gobbling Kenya's largest airport on Tuesday dawn, four vehicles from a neighboring Chinese company carrying workers and water rush to help contain the fire.

India loses 220 languages in 50 years: report

2013-08-09 19:34

Most of the lost languages belonged to nomadic communities making up 3 to 4 percent of the Indian population, or some 50 million people.

UK's Tesco plans market expansion in China

2013-08-09 19:07

British retail giant Tesco announced Friday that it had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the China Resources enterprises (CRE) to create a leading multi-format retailer in China.

Crane operator creates wooden robot

2013-08-09 19:05

Balandin says he does not use blueprints and designs the parts as he works on them.

California wildfire destroys 26 homes

2013-08-09 16:07

A rapidly spreading wildfire chewed through a rugged Southern California mountain range on Thursday, destroying more than two dozen homes.

Israelis, Palestinians to continue peace talks

2013-08-09 14:37

The Israelis and Palestinians will start their second and third rounds of peace talks after they resumed the talks in Washington late July.

US orders non-essential staff to leave Lahore

2013-08-09 14:25

The United States on Thursday night ordered non-emergency staff from its consulate general in Lahore, Pakistan to leave, citing specific terror threats.

Kazakh students indicted in Boston bombing probe

2013-08-09 12:02

A US grand jury indicted two students from Kazakhstan on obstruction of justice charges, alleging they helped hide evidence related to the April Boston marathon bombing.

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