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The Chinese government has warned the United States that ties between the two countries could be undermined if President Barack Obama meets with the Dalai Lama.

The German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, says she will buy a list of alleged tax avoiders said to be hiding money in Switzerland if the document is authentic.

Gunmen have killed at least 14 people at a high school student party in the Mexican city of Ciudad Juarez.

The United States is today expected to resume emergency evacuation flights for critically injured Haitian quake victims.

Six South African airlines are being investigated for allegedly colluding to hike fares for local flights during World Cup football in June.

A US man accused of murdering abortion Doctor, George Tiller has said he did it to save the lives of unborn children.

Venezuela has received a formal protest from Colombia after one of its military helicopters crossed the border near a military base.

Porfirio Lobo Sosa has been sworn in as President of Honduras, bringing an end to the de facto government that ruled the country following a June coup.

Honduras is set to swear in newly-elected president, Porfirio Lobo, after months of crisis over the fate of his ousted predecessor, Manuel Zelaya.

Kenya (AP):The United States has suspended a five-year plan to fund Kenya's education programmes following allegations that more than $1 million in funds went missing at the Education Ministry, its ambassador said...

GUATEMALA (AP):Police captured fugitive former President Alfonso Portillo in northern Guatemala yesterday, a day after United States prosecutors indicted him on charges of laundering money stolen from foreign donations meant to buy children's...

BAGHDAD (AP):A suicide car bomber struck a police crime lab in central Baghdad yesterday Tuesday, killing at least 21 people and injuring dozens a day after suicide attacks hit several hotels favoured by Western journalists...