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Fear of Taliban militants filling the vacuum after foreign troops are pulled out will be one of the main items on the agenda.

Apart from eurozone crisis, the summit concentrated on a whole range of issues including Afghanistan and Iran.

His arrival is expected to ease the diplomatic tussle between the US and China.

Leaders stress importance of cohesive eurozone and the need for Greece's continuation in the bloc.

Chen had sparked a diplomatic tussle between the US and China after fleeing house arrest and taking shelter in the US embassy in Beijing.

From the eurozone crisis to Afghanistan, Syria and rising global oil rises are likely to figure at the summit.

Agriculture Minister Jim Paice announces pact with China, the world's biggest market for pig meat.

Facebook floatation will net artists David Choe $200m when shares in the site he called 'pointless' will start trading.

Donna Summer died after a battle with lung cancer, which the singer blamed on having been engulfed in a cloud of deadly asbestos dust when New York's Twin Towers collapsed

The Los Angeles Galaxy captain and team members felicitated at White House.

Mitt Romney is described as a "vampire" sucking the life out of a business in a new campaign ad for Barack Obama.

After recently coming out in support of same-sex couples, Obama campaigners release YouTube video challenging Mitt Romney over his opposition to gay marriage.

Obama is the first sitting US president to openly support legalisation of same-sex marriage in potentially explosive announcement.

Vidal Sassoon's signature hairstyles revolutionised fashion world in the 1960s.

Usernames and passwords of the hacked Twitter accounts have been posted online, though most appear to be duplicate and spam accounts.

Celebrated children’s author and illustrator Maurice Sendak dies aged 83

Terror plot similar to Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab's failed attempt to blow up a Detroit-bound jet in 2009 with explosives in his underwear.

Obama acknowledges that the November elections will be a close call between him and his rival Mitt Romney.

As this Saturday marks 150 years of the historic battle, here are five quick facts on Cinco de Mayo history.

Dancers from Ballet Folklorico Mexicano de Georgetown perform at reception to mark 20 years of Cinco de Mayo celebrations in Washington.

They got rhythm: Fancy footwork of the famous follows YouTube lifting of ban on Kate Upton's provocative video.

Last month, S&P's Ratings Services raised its long-term and short-term corporate credit ratings of Rolls-Royce Plc to 'A/A-1' from 'A-/A-2' and said the group's outlook is stable. The rating was upgraded after the strong operating, financial performance and stable cash flow generation by British aerospace group.

AP-conducted poll shows economists forecasting US jobs recovery that will boost President Barack Obama's prospects in November's presidential race.

War of words breaks out over US embassy sheltering dissident after Beijing put him under house arrest.

Barack Obama makes surprise visit to Afghanistan on al-Qaida mastermind Osama bin Laden's first death anniversary.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy reveals that Gaddaffi's aide lives in exile in France with government's permission.

Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng issue expected to dominate Clinton's China visit.

The royal wedding of Kate Middleton and Prince William was an iconic event and saw nearly two billion people around the world tuning in to catch a glimpse of history in the making.

Hollywood, TV personalities and journalists come together in keenly looked forward to event.

President Barack Obama and several political bigwigs are expected to attend the dinner.