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China's leader-in-waiting ready to return to public eye and date set for police chief trial.

Nearly a dozen US missions in Islamic countries face protests, while Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood demands 'million-man march'.

Graphic picture emerges of battered body of US ambassador Chris Stevens being taken to hospital.

Chinese leadership silent on absence of heir apparent from public events and meetings with foreign dignitaries.

Bill Clinton lauds Obama's record on reviving the economy and job generation.

Contract to buy three of five main islands from private owners may only increase tensions.

Hillary Clinton holds on to her second position followed by Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff.

Fate of Ethiopia's caretaker prime minister Hailemariam Dessalegn hangs in the balance following Zenawi's sudden death.

Veteran Algerian diplomat charged with calming the escalating conflict.

Images show hundreds of craters

Under the deal, South Sudan will pay around $10 per barrel in pipeline transit fees to Sudan.

Carnage strengthens resolve of western nations to get rid of Bashar al-Assad but Russia and China are still backing him.

Controversial Mekong damn project and the persisting after-effects of Vietnam war are likely to dominate the visit.

Attack came after a protest march against the reopening of Nato supply routes passed a military camp.

'Sand running out of hour glass,' says US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, as Kofi Annan due to meet with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad over future of six-point peace plan.

Clinton says Syrian rebels are becoming more effective in their fight against the Assad regime.

International donors urge effective implementation of developmental projects with the aid as they worry financial mismanagement and corruption could undermine the purpose of the aid.

Clinton's remark that China and Russia are holding up progress on Syria, draws flak.

The status which comes into immediate effect will provide Kabul with special access to US arms.

Pakistan's reopening of routes for Nato troops' pullout from Afghanistan follows US apology over the killing of Pakistani soldiers last November.

For the first time since the Kofi Annan-sponsored peace plan came into effect, world leaders including Russia and China agree on a transitional government to end violence in Syria.

While the US insists that Assad must go, Russia is against the removal of the Syrian president.

International envoy Kofi Annan invites permanent members of UN security council to Action Group for Syria.

Although Turkey is knocking on Nato doors, military intervention over the shooting down of a Turkish jet is unlikely.

Noticeable absentees at the summit were David Cameron, Barack Obama and Angela Merkel, the heads of rich nations of the world.

US to brand three alleged members of Boko Haram as foreign terrorists in first step of wholesale blacklisting of militant Nigerian Muslim group.

The main focus of the conference is on a green economy that uses renewable sources of energy rather relying on fossil fuels.

MV Alaed loses insurance over Bashar al-Assad arms cargo and is forced to turn around off coast of Scotland.

Russia to deploy two naval vessels to Syrian port of Tartus to protect Russian citizens and its naval base there.

UN acknowledges uprising has reached scale of civil war, as Assad's forces try to recapture swathes of cities taken by rebel troops.