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US President Barack Obama is expected to lift restrictions on federal funding for research on new stem cell lines.

North Korea said it has put its military on full combat alert in advance of a big military exercise by the United States and South Korean forces.

Officials of US President Barack Obama\'s administration have reportedly met with non-governmental organisations operating in Darfur, after the Sudanese president ordered all aid groups to leave the country.

A Mexican crackdown on drug cartels has reportedly led to increased violence in Canada.

At least 10 persons are dead and another 40 injured following a car bomb explosion in Iraq, today.

At least 20 people have been killed during a riot at a prison in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez.

A riot at a prison in Mexico has left at least 21 inmates dead.

Pakistan President, Asif Ali Zardari has vowed to catch those responsible for yesterday’s attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team.

The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda has sentenced a former Rwandan priest to 25 years in jail for committing acts of genocide, sexual assault and kidnapping.

At least 250 persons attended a rally in Pompano Beach, Florida on Saturday to urge the Barack Obama administration to stop deportations to Haiti.

EU leaders have ended an emergency summit in Brussels saying they are determined to avoid protectionist moves in response to the economic crisis.

US President Barack Obama is due to announce the withdrawal of most US troops in Iraq by August 2010.