 Vote counting in Egypt's constitution referendum begins
Tweet Cairo, Jan 16 (IANS) Vote counting of Egypt's constitution referendum has been underway after polling stations across the country closed Wednesday evening, according to a statement of the High... (photo: AP / Nasser Nasser) Newstrack India
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 Iraqi PM seeks world's help amid violence
Iraq's prime minister has called for international help in his fight against armed Sunni Muslim groups amid continued violence across the country. Nouri al Maliki, who leads a government dominated by... (photo: AP / Karim Kadim) Al Jazeera
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 To achieve peace in Syria, better start in Aleppo not Geneva
"What can we do? Obama is addicted to Geneva!", one DC insider said. He seemed truly exhausted by the presidential elusiveness on Syria. During my recent trip to Washington, he was not even the most... (photo: AP / SANA) Al Jazeera
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 Donors pledge nearly $1.3 billion at Syria meeting
Delegates from nearly 70 nations and 24 international organisations gather for the one-day event chaired by UN chief Ban Ki-moon. Donors meeting in Kuwait on Wednesday pledged nearly $1.3 billion in... (photo: AP / Burhan Ozbilici) Khaleej Times
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 UN stresses Central African Republic disaster warning
A senior UN envoy has called for a huge international effort for the Central African Republic. Speaking to the BBC in the capital, Bangui, John Ging of the UN Office for the Co-ordination of... (photo: AP / Rebecca Blackwell) BBC News
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 Australia hit by hundreds of new wildfires
Lightning strikes ignited more than 250 fires in southeast Australia as firefighters battled to put out the flames and the country sweltered in a heatwave. Efforts in the state of Victoria on... (photo: AP / Glenn Nicholls) Al Jazeera
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 Israeli defence minister apologises to Kerry over diatribe
Israel's Minister of Defence Moshe Yaalon apologised to US Secretary of State John Kerry after he accused the American of having an "obsession" with Middle East peace, sparking a furious diplomatic... (photo: US DoS) New Straits/Business Times
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