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.
Sydney has been ranked as the world's 10th costliest city for expatriates, according to Mercer's 2013 Cost of Living Survey released on Tuesday.
Nineteen people were killed and 20 others injured in a pre-dawn highway accident in Thailand on Tuesday.
People try to move a vehicle submerged in a flooded parking lot near a river after a torrential rain fall in Seoul in this July 22, 2013 photo from Yonhap. Yonhap reported that heavy rain battered the central part of the Korean Peninsula, including Seoul, Monday, killing two people and flooding homes and roads, quoting the police.
The German government announced a plan on Monday to look into the ties between its secret services and the United States intelligence agencies.
At least 41 people were killed in clashes that raged overnight after militants launched coordinated attacks on two Iraqi prisons in an attempt to free inmates.
An overwhelming majority of U.S. blacks say the verdict of George Zimmerman was wrong, while a majority of whites say the verdict was right, a Gallup poll showed Monday.
Prince William's wife Kate gave birth to a baby boy on Monday, their first child who will be third in line to the British throne.
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The fifth round of talks between the Republic of Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea on reopening the industrial park in Kaesong ended on Monday without a major agreement.
More politicians in the United States are gradually becoming interested in Beijing's goal of building "a new type of great power relationship between China and the United States".
The new Chinese leadership is pushing forward with its development and reform initiatives, Premier Li Keqiang said on Monday, adding that these efforts will play an important role in the global economic recovery.
Ailing former South African president Nelson Mandela gains strength every day, his grandson said Monday.
All parties in the Syrian conflict should devote themselves to ousting terrorists and extremists from the Mideast country.
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