Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in Caracas as part of a South America tour. He met with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, whom he hailed a fellow anti-US 'brother' to discuss bilateral relations.
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Egypt has recalled its ambassador to Algeria for consultation following attacks on Egyptian football fans and businesses in Sudan, after Algeria beat Egypt in a 2010 World Cup qualifier play-off.
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Brazil’s president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has reiterated his support for a peaceful Iranian nuclear energy programme, urging a "just solution" with the West during a joint press conference with visiting Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
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Two Congolese warlords are scheduled to appear before the International Criminal Court (ICC) (pictured) Tuesday for allegedly directing a February 2003 attack on a village as rival groups fought for control of the region’s gold, diamonds and oil.
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A Tunisian court has handed down a six-month jail term to dissident reporter Taoufik Ben Brik for assaulting a woman, prompting outrage among human rights and press freedom groups who say the charges were fabricated.
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Representatives from eight nations straddling the Amazon basin, plus French President Nicolas Sarkozy, on behalf of French Guiana, have met in Brazil ahead of world climate talks in Copenhagen in December to urge leaders to preserve the rainforests.
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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in Brazil on Monday as part of a tour to countries who support Tehran’s diplomatic vision. Demonstrators from gay, religious and anti-racism rights groups gathered in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday in protest.
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The promise by Guinea’s military rulers to hold elections on January 31 will be "technically impossible" to keep, the head of the west African country's poll commission told AFP Wednesday.
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At an extraordinary weekend session, the US Senate voted to hold a full debate on a healthcare reform bill, with 60 votes in favour and all but one of the 40 Republicans in the chamber voting against it.
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A Canadian woman who had taken long-term sick leave from her job for severe depression was deprived of health benefits after her insurance company saw pictures of her smiling in a bikini on her Facebook page.
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US President Barack Obama’s administration unveiled a plan to cut greenhouse gases by 17% before 2020 ahead of next month’s climate summit in Copenhagen - much lower than Europe and the UN were calling for.
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In a shocking criminal case, Peruvian police arrested members of a gang accused of killing victims to extract and sell their fat to cosmetics traders.
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