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.
Turkey has successfully completed a trial run of a rail tunnel under the Bosphorus connecting Istanbul's European and Asian sides
Russia planned to resume launches of its Proton-M rockets, with five scheduled before the end of the year.
Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Araqchi said that London should take measures to restore relations with Iran, as it was Britain that has unilaterally severed ties with the Islamic republic.
A woman poses as she has her picture taken amid 1600 panda sculptures in Berlin August 5, 2013.
The faithful pray on the esplanade of the Hassan II Mosque on Laylat al-Qadr during the holy month of Ramadan, in Casablanca early Aug 5, 2013.
Nearly half, or 49 percent, of the Filipino families consider themselves poor, the second quarter survey of the Social Weather Station (SWS) showed Monday.
At least six people, including two children, were killed in landslides triggered by heavy monsoon floods in the southern Indian state of Kerala since Sunday night.
A US military helicopter crashed on Japan's southern island of Okinawa on Monday, US Forces in Japan said.
Western and Arab envoys met senior Muslim Brotherhood leader Khairat El-Shater on Monday at the jail where he is being held, Egypt's state news agency reported on Monday, contradicting an earlier denial of a visit by the Interior Ministry.
A two-year-old boy has died after being attacked by a dog at his grandmother's home in the town of Deniliquin in southern New South Wales (NSW), Australia, police said on Monday.
With the Aug 15 anniversary of Japan's defeat in World War II looming, concerns are mounting once again over whether Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his Cabinet members will visit the controversial Yasukuni Shrine.
Iran's new president, Hasan Rowhani, took the oath of office before Parliament on Sunday, starting his four-year term as Iran faces grave challenges over its sluggish economy and international isolation due to the country's controversial nuclear program.
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