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US lawmakers split despite October 17 debt deadline The United States is still facing a potentially devastating sovereign debt default, after senators failed to agree on terms to reopen the federal government and raise the country's borrowing limit.

14 October 2013

Vietnam's leaders mourn independence hero General Giap Vietnam's top leaders gathered early Saturday to pay their last respects to independence hero General Vo Nguyen Giap, who died last week at 102, as his state funeral began in Hanoi.

13 October 2013

Venezuela holds US-operated oil ship in spat with Guyana Venezuela on Friday said it has detained a US-operated oil exploration ship sent from Guyana in disputed waters off its coast, in a fresh border spat between the two neighbors.

13 October 2013

N. Korea warns of 'all-out war' North Korea on Saturday issued a fresh warning of an "all-out war", urging the United States to stop military drills and what it described as "nuclear blackmail".

13 October 2013

Secret US court approves further phone tracking The secret federal court overseeing US wiretapping programs has extended the government's authority to collect US telephone records.

12 October 2013

African summit attacks 'unfair' ICC The ICC was under fire over its "unfair" and "totally unacceptable" treatment of Africa, with African Union ministers calling for cases against Kenyan and Sudanese leaders to be deferred.

12 October 2013

US denies plotting against Gambia leaders The United States refuted Thursday what it said were "baseless accusations" that it was plotting against the government of the tiny west African nation of Gambia.

12 October 2013

Mexican officials won't meet Dalai Lama: Tibetan group Mexico leader Enrique Pena Nieto has no plans to meet the Dalai Lama when the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader begins a tour of the country on Friday.

12 October 2013

US report says little progress on China rights A US government commission said Thursday that China's human rights record has not improved under the country's new leadership and raised concerns on issues from minority rights to forced abortion.

12 October 2013

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UN Council backs Ban's Syria disarmament plan The UN Security Council on Thursday backed a plan by UN leader Ban Ki-moon for a joint mission with the global chemical arms watchdog to destroy Syria's weapons.

11 October 2013

Libyan PM accuses 'political party' of kidnapping him Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan has accused a "political party" of organising his brief abduction by armed gunmen on Thursday, the latest example of the lawlessness prevailing since Moamer Kadhafi's overthrow.

11 October 2013

US arms halt to Egypt largely 'symbolic': analysts By suspending military aid to Egypt, Washington is pressing Cairo to end the bloodshed on the streets but its largely "symbolic" act is unlikely to have a concrete impact.

11 October 2013

Azerbaijan leader triumphant but OSCE says poll flawed Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev Thursday secured a crushing election victory that saw his family prolong its decades-long rule but the US, EU and OSCE lent weight to opposition accusations of foul play.

11 October 2013

Government shutdown to hit US courts next week US federal courts will have to close their doors at the end of next week if no deal is reached to end the government shutdown.

11 October 2013

Spying not illegal, says Canada eavesdropping chief Canada's electronic eavesdropping agency chief spoke for the first time Wednesday since allegations of spying on Brazil's mining and energy ministry, saying its work is legal and doesn't target Canadians.

11 October 2013

Brazil to host Internet governance summit next year Brazil, which has slammed massive US electronic spying on its territory, said Wednesday it would host a global summit on Internet governance in April.

10 October 2013

Yellen Fed pick a new milestone for women in power jobs Janet Yellen, nominated by President Barack Obama to run the Federal Reserve, will be the first woman to hold what Obama has called one of the world's top policy-making jobs.

10 October 2013

Council of Europe chief distances himself from circumcision resolution Council of Europe chief Thorbjoern Jagland has distanced himself from a controversial resolution of the pan-European human rights body that calls for regulation of circumcision practices.

10 October 2013

US halts delivery of major arms systems to Egypt US suspended deliveries of major military hardware and cash assistance to Egypt to signal deep concern over the mounting bloodshed and the lack of a democratic transition.

10 October 2013