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Suu Kyi named honorary Paris citizen
Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi poses with Paris Mayor Bertrand Delanoe during a ceremony to celebrate her as an honorary citizen of Paris.
Gaddafi PM extradition: Tunisia crisis deepens
Tunisian parliamentarians are pushing for a no-confidence vote in the Islamist-led government.
Kuwait opposition on warpath
Thousands of Kuwaitis have protested against a court ruling scrapping legislative polls.
Suspect confirms Pak role in Mumabi attacks: India
India’s home minister Wednesday said a key suspect in the 2008 Mumbai attacks had provided information.
Thursday, 28 - June 2012
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki called for early elections, in a statement released Wednesday, after a series of political crises escalated into calls for his removal.
Thursday, 28 - June 2012
Indian fishermen leave Malir District Jail in Karachi Wednesday as Pakistan
Thursday, 28 - June 2012
More than 32,000 people have been ordered to evacuate as a fast-moving wildfire spreads into the city of Colorado Springs.
Thursday, 28 - June 2012
Attackers targeted the Microsoft main office in the Greek capital in a pre-dawn arson attack Wednesday, smashing the entrance with a mini-van and blowing up gas canisters, police said.
Thursday, 28 - June 2012
More than 90 people have been killed in landslides in southeast Bangladesh after three days of rains that triggered flash floods and severed transport links, officials said Wednesday.
Thursday, 28 - June 2012
Islamist President-elect Mohamed Mursi Wednesday began talks with groups nervous about where he will take Egypt after the ruling generals make way for the republic’s first civilian leader.
Thursday, 28 - June 2012
Israeli and Palestinian officials say they expect Israel’s new deputy prime minister to meet with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas early next week in a bid to restart peace talks.
Thursday, 28 - June 2012
Gun battles after suspected militants attacked police posts and a prison in northern Nigeria’s Kano city left 17 “extremists” and one police officer dead, police said Wednesday.
