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Concern grows over North Korea's activities as missile tests follow 'miniature nuke' claim.

US says missile tests do not contravene nuclear deal but issue may be raised at Security Council.

Mkapa is said to appeal to both Burundi's opposition and its embattled regime.

Pentagon to invest $8bn in fiscal 2017 to boost its undersea and anti-submarine capabilities.

Mystery surrounds death of Omar Nayef Zayed who had sought refuge in the Palestine embassy in Sofia.

Mende says US and others guilty of 'contempt for the constitution' as Kabila faces constitutional questions.

Causeway Bay Bookstore shareholder who disappeared in December claims he voluntarily entered China.

Neil Bantleman and Ferdinand Tjiong's sentence was also increased to 11 years as Canada calls ruling 'unjust'

Congolese voices are pressing the UN to change MONUSCO's mandate ahead of upcoming elections.

MEPs approve motion calling for EU-wide stop to arms trade with Riyadh over civilian casualties in Yemen.

EXCLUSIVE: Kabila could leave if his departure is organised, a conflict resolution firm has told IBTimes UK.

Ban Ki-Moon, Angela Merkel, Benjamin Netanyahu, Silvio Berlusconi and Nicolas Sarkozy were allegedly spied on.

International community 'closer to a ceasefire today than we have been' says US Secretary of State.

Earlier Russia and USA held bilateral talks ahead of meeting.

Reports suggest China has placed battery of advanced missiles on Woody Island in disputed Paracel chain.

Maruyama, a member of Prime Minsiter Shinzo Abe's Liberal Democratic Party, apologised on 17 February.

The spectre of Rwanda's genocide will continue to hang over Boutros-Ghali's legacy.

Two-man Alabama company will open tractor plant to supply farmers in 2017.

Under new regulations public authorities would no longer be able to participate in the BDS movement against Israel.

Syrian President said seizing country from rebel groups would take 'some time'.

US Secretary of State John Kerry says fight against Isis and al-Nusra Front however will continue.

Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has made his first official state visit to India.

US confirms North Korea launched satellitet into space and says there will be an impactful response.

Beijing says it pressed Pyongyang not to raise tensions further via its top nuclear envoy.

A defence agreement between India and Brunei could threaten the British Army's last outpost in the Far East.

'We are starting officially the Geneva talks,' said UN special envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura.

UN special envoy Staffan de Mistura due to separately meet opposition and regime delegations in Switzerland.

Turkey summons Russian ambassador over an incident which happened late on Friday night.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the report would strain relations between Russia and the UK.