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Two British women caught with $US1.5 million ($A1.66 million) worth of cocaine in Peru say they had loaded guns held to their heads and were

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Israel frees 26 Palestinian prisoners before talks

JERUSALEM: Israel released 26 Palestinian inmates, including many convicted in grisly killings, on the eve of the long-stalled Mideastpeace talks, angering families of those slain by the prisoners, who were

Norway PM Jens Stoltenberg works as secret taxi driver

Norwegian PM Jens Stoltenberg spent an afternoon working incognito as a taxi driver in Oslo, he has revealed. Mr Stoltenberg said he had wanted to hear from real Norwegian voters

sister of Kenneth Bae
American jailed in North Korea Kenneth Bae moved to hospital, says sister

An American Christian missionary imprisoned in North Korea is in deteriorating health and has been moved from a prison work camp to a hospital within the past two weeks, his

Phillippine Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario
Philippines: Increase in US troops not permanent

Philippines: Philippine officials said Monday they will make sure that an increased presence of U.S. troops in the country does not become permanent and is meant to help the Philippines

Egypt protests
Egypt expected to act against pro-Mursi protesters Monday

CAIRO: Egyptian police are expected to start taking action early on Monday against supporters of ousted President Mohamed Mursi who are gathered in crowded protest camps in Cairo, security and

Senator Ted Cruz
Cruz again raps Obama’s health care law

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Sen. Ted Cruz on Saturday continued his call for cutting off funding for President Barack Obama’s health care law and told conservative Christians that congressional lawmakers

Black smoke coming out from a car attack in Baghdada in Iraq on Saturday
Wave of bombings in Iraq during holiday kills 69

BAGHDAD: A wave of car bombings targeting those celebrating the end of Ramadan across Iraq killed 69 people Saturday, a bloody reminder of the inability of Iraqi authorities to stop

Suicide attack kills 38 at Pakistan funeral

QUETTA: A suicide bomber killed 38 people on Thursday and wounded more than 50 others, most of them Pakistani policemen attending a funeral on the eve of the Eid al-Fitr

US withdraws diplomats from Lahore consulate

WASHINGTON: The US state department on Thursday warned Americans not to travel to Pakistan and ordered non-essential government personnel to leave the US consulate in Lahore because of a specific