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Published:Thursday | November 11, 2010 | 5:39 PM

A survey has found that most US troops think allowing gays to serve openly in the military would have a minimal effect on US war efforts.

Published:Thursday | November 11, 2010 | 5:37 PM

At least 20 people were killed and 100 injured during an attack on an anti-terrorist police headquarters in Pakistan's largest city, Karachi.

Published:Thursday | November 11, 2010 | 11:28 AM

The world's leading economies, the G20, have begun a summit in South Korea, with currency policies set to dominate the agenda.

Published:Thursday | November 11, 2010 | 11:25 AM

The 19-year-old American teenager dubbed the Barefoot Bandit has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Seattle.

Published:Thursday | November 11, 2010 | 9:11 AM

Thousands of angry university students took to the streets in England yesterday to protest against plans by the government to increase tuition fees and cut funding.

Published:Wednesday | November 10, 2010 | 4:40 PM

A United States federal appeals court judge has told a law school audience in Puerto Rico that the US should consider legalising marijuana.

Published:Wednesday | November 10, 2010 | 12:36 PM

A series of bombings and mortar attacks targeting Christian areas has killed at least three people in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad.

Published:Wednesday | November 10, 2010 | 12:00 AM

NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC):The Bahamas says it remains committed to working with the United States in eradicating the illegal drugs trade."While our efforts to defeat this complex problem will always require...

Published:Wednesday | November 10, 2010 | 12:00 AM

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP):After two years of waiting, Indonesians are finally getting the chance to welcome back their adopted son.

Published:Wednesday | November 10, 2010 | 12:00 AM

ALBANIA (AP):Police say a driver error caused a fatal bus crash that killed nine people and left 41 injured in southern Albania.

Published:Wednesday | November 10, 2010 | 12:00 AM

MOSCOW (AP):A reporter for a suburban Moscow newspaper was beaten up on Monday, two days after another Moscow journalist was bludgeoned on the head, arms and legs in a brutal attack that was captured on video and has caused a national...

Published:Tuesday | November 9, 2010 | 11:50 AM

The failure of a South African school to respond to an alleged gang-rape of a pupil on the school grounds has angered rights groups and ministers.

Published:Tuesday | November 9, 2010 | 11:48 AM

The inquiry into the Gulf of Mexico oil spill has found that three major companies lacked a safety culture and made serious mistakes ahead of the catastrophe.

Published:Tuesday | November 9, 2010 | 7:49 AM

US President Barack Obama has backed India's bid to secure a permanent membership on the United Nations Security Council.

Published:Monday | November 8, 2010 | 4:40 PM

Child pirates should not be tried as adults if an international tribunal is established to combat the growing piracy problem off Somali's coast, the U.N.'s representative for children in armed conflict said Monday.

Published:Monday | November 8, 2010 | 2:31 PM

Deepening America's stake in Asian power politics, President Barack Obama on Monday endorsed India's bid to become a permanent member of the U.N. Security Council, hoping to elevate the nation of a billion people to "its rightful place in the world"

Published:Monday | November 8, 2010 | 12:03 PM

A radical US-born Yemeni Islamist cleric has called for the killing of Americans in a new video message posted on radical web sites.

Published:Monday | November 8, 2010 | 11:56 AM

British retailers are being urged to support social initiatives such as Fair Trade, instead of just looking to maximise their profits.

Published:Monday | November 8, 2010 | 10:03 AM

Latin American media leaders warned Sunday that press freedoms in the region are under threat from narco-violence in Mexico and political repression in Venezuela, Bolivia and Ecuador.

Published:Monday | November 8, 2010 | 12:00 AM

ROME, Italy (AP): The estranged former ally of Premier Silvio Berlusconi urged him to resign yesterday for the good of the country and begin discussing a new government with a revised legislative agenda.In a highly...

Published:Monday | November 8, 2010 | 12:00 AM

SEOUL, South Korea (AP):Somali pirates have freed a hijacked South Korean-operated supertanker and its 24 crew after seven months of captivity, officials said yesterday amid reports that a record ransom ...

Published:Sunday | November 7, 2010 | 11:54 AM

The people of Burma have voted in the country's first national elections in 20 years.

Published:Sunday | November 7, 2010 | 8:06 AM

Ivory Coast's constitutional council has validated the results of last week's presidential election, despite an opposition challenge.

Published:Saturday | November 6, 2010 | 2:04 PM

United States President Barack Obama declared that India and the US are united against terrorism.

Published:Friday | November 5, 2010 | 12:24 PM

Members of the National Union of Journalists in Britain have begun a 48-hour strike at the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in a dispute over proposed pension plan changes.

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