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US Defence Secretary Robert Gates has ordered a review of the army and Pentagon policies in the wake of a shooting at the Fort Hood military base earlier this month.

Four persons have been arrested in Peru on suspicion of killing dozens of people in order to sell their fat and tissue to be used to produce cosmetic products.

EU leaders have chosen the Belgian Prime Minister, Herman van Rompuy, as the first permanent European Council President.

US President Barack Obama and his South Korean counterpart, Lee Myung-bak, have urged North Korea to return to international nuclear negotiations.

The Venezuelan government is reporting that the country has sunk into recession for the first time in six years.

US President Barack Obama has admitted that the US will miss the January 2010 deadline for closing the Guantanamo Bay detention center in Cuba.

A Senior Lawmaker in Honduras said the Congress will not vote on whether to restore ousted President Manuel Zelaya until after elections this month.

British telecoms group Cable and Wireless has announced plans to split into two companies by March 31 next year.

US President, Barack Obama and his Chinese counterpart, Hu Jintao have agreed to work together to tackle some of the world\'s most pressing problems including climate change.

The United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki Moon is calling for a more co-ordinated approach to the problem of hunger.

Australian Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd has apologised to thousands of people, some British migrants, who were abused or neglected in state care as children.