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Sri Lanka marks three years since war's end

1 hour 13 min ago
Foreign minister says country is conducting its own inquiry into alleged war crimes, as troops march through Colombo.

Private rocket set for first space mission

1 hour 37 min ago
SpaceX launch from Cape Canaveral ends NASA's decades-long dominance and marks debut for commercial space operators.

China dissident 'at Beijing airport'

1 hour 39 min ago
Lawyer Chen Guangcheng tells reporters he believes he could be on his way to New York but is still without his passport.

Facebook fails to set stock market alight

Sat, 19 May 2012 - 12:55am
Social-networking phenomenon valued at $104bn on closely watched debut, but shares settle back to $38 opening price.

Thousands flee DR Congo violence

Sat, 19 May 2012 - 12:37am
Border refugee camps "over-stretched and over-congested", UN officials say, as numbers swell daily in Uganda and Rwanda.

UN to bolster Syria observer mission

Sat, 19 May 2012 - 12:37am
UN pledges to accelerate deployment of full monitoring team as mission chief offers bleak assessment of peace prospects.

Eurozone woes to dominate G8 summit

Sat, 19 May 2012 - 12:10am
Barack Obama backs French counterpart Francois Hollande in calling for focus on growth as eurozone battles debt crisis.

Germany denies proposing Greek euro vote

Fri, 18 May 2012 - 6:34pm
Spokesperson says chancellor did not float idea of popular vote on membership during phone call with Greek president.

Spain to name banking sector auditors

Fri, 18 May 2012 - 6:33pm
Deputy PM says auditors to assess amount of cash needed by banks to rebuild their balance sheets.

Protest over Bahrain king's royal invite

Fri, 18 May 2012 - 6:30pm
Visit to Windsor Castle stirs controversy at a time when the Gulf state is accused of rights violations.

UN slaps sanctions on Guinea-Bissau

Fri, 18 May 2012 - 6:19pm
Security Council imposes a travel ban on five leaders of last month's coup, demanding the return to constitutional rule.

US house approves use of force as Iran option

Fri, 18 May 2012 - 5:38pm
Lower house of Congress authorises military action if US and its allies are threatened by nuclear weapons.

Malawian president to repeal gay laws

Fri, 18 May 2012 - 3:31pm
Joyce Banda says laws criminalising homosexuality may be scrapped in what is seen as attempt to appease Western donors.

Bahrain rejects Al Jazeera story on death

Fri, 18 May 2012 - 2:33pm
Report citing autopsy which concluded that a 23-year-old was tortured before drowning, dismissed as "outrageous claim".

DR Congo troops shell rebel bases

Fri, 18 May 2012 - 12:01pm
Exclusive report on fighting between the army and mutineering soldiers that has led to thousands fleeing the country.

Sri Lanka cabinet backs general's release

Fri, 18 May 2012 - 11:53am
Decks cleared for President Rajapaksa to either commute sentence of, or pardon, Fonseka, in jail since February 2010.

NATO troops killed in Afghanistan attack

Fri, 18 May 2012 - 11:33am
Foreign forces say Taliban rocket attack on ISAF base in eastern province of Kunar has left two dead and six wounded.

Facebook to go public in $104bn flotation

Fri, 18 May 2012 - 8:36am
Social-networking site priced at $38 a share, as eager investors look forward to third-biggest offering in US history.

UN chief blames al-Qaeda for Damascus blasts

Fri, 18 May 2012 - 5:31am
Ban Ki-moon says he believes group responsible for last week's bombings in Syrian capital that left more than 50 dead.

Australia releases young people-smugglers

Fri, 18 May 2012 - 5:08am
Move comes after inquiry finds three Indonesians convicted of trafficking may have legally been children at the time.