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.
Prince William's wife, Kate, has been admitted to the hospital in the early stages of labor on Monday, palace officials said.
More than 150 people have died so far while over 500,000 displaced in the monsoon floods which hit the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh a fortnight back.
The moon is pictured next to Christ the Redeemer statue ahead the visit of Pope Francis in Rio de Janeiro July 21, 2013.
A Norwegian interior designer jailed in Dubai for illicit sex after she reported being raped says she has no regrets about coming forward if her warning will protect others from a similar fate.
A panel of legal experts started work on Sunday to revise Egypt's Islamist-tinged constitution, a vital first step on the road to fresh elections ordered by the army.
Portuguese President Anibal Cavaco Silva on Sunday said the coalition government will stay in power until the end of their term in 2015, rejecting calls for snap elections.
King Albert II of Belgium delivers an abdication speech during a ceremony at the Royal Palace on Belgian National Day in Brussels July 21, 2013.
Abe's coalition scored a decisive victory in an election on Sunday -- so big that there are suspicions he will lose interest in difficult economic reforms and pursue nationalist agenda instead.
Victory improves Abe's hand
China will send its senior naval commander to visit the US in September ahead of the Rim of the Pacific naval exercise next year, which will involve naval forces from both countries, a senior US officer has said.
A helicopter crashed in Russia's Murmansk region in northwest Russia on Sunday morning, killing three people, local authorities said.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling bloc won a decisive victory in an upper house election on Sunday, setting the stage for Japan's first stable govt since 2006.
People gahter outside the Lindo Wing of St. Mary's hospital in London, July 20, 2013. The nation awaits news of a new royal baby.
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