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Obama to Republicans: raise taxes on rich or no deal US President Barack Obama warned Republicans Tuesday there would be no deal on averting a potentially disastrous fiscal crisis without them caving in to his demand to raise tax rates on the rich.

05 December 2012

Israel PM heads to Berlin as settlement row grows Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was due in Berlin on Wednesday for talks likely to focus on the growing crisis over settlement plans that could torpedo the viability of a Palestinian state.

05 December 2012

N. Korea completes installing rocket: report North Korea has completed installing a long-range rocket on its launch pad, ahead of its planned launch this month in defiance of widespread international condemnation.

05 December 2012

No-hoper steals S. Korean presidential debate A far-left candidate polling at around one percent in South Korea's presidential candidate stole the campaign's first TV debate with a scathing attack on conservative front-runner Park Geun-Hye.

05 December 2012

Italy's new centre-left leader Bersani faces test: press Democratic Party chief Pier Luigi Bersani won primaries on Sunday to lead Italy's centre-left but now faces the challenge of uniting different currents in his party.

05 December 2012

Software mogul slams S. Korean presidential politics South Korean software mogul Ahn Cheol-Soo formally ended his popular independent presidential campaign Monday with a withering criticism of the country's entrenched left-right political divide.

05 December 2012

Kuwait opposition to stage post-poll demo The Kuwaiti opposition is to stage a demonstration at the weekend to protest against the new parliament which was elected amid a huge boycott.

05 December 2012

Ukraine's government, PM resign: presidency Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych on Monday accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Mykola Azarov and the entire government.

04 December 2012

'Strong warning' to Assad over chemical arms: Clinton US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Monday issued a "strong warning" to the regime of Bashar al-Assad over the potential use of chemical weapons against the Syrian people.

04 December 2012

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Egypt top court begins strike as anger mounts Egypt's top judges began an open-ended strike on Monday as anger mounted over a power grab by President Mohamed Morsi and a new constitution drafted by an Islamist-leaning council.

04 December 2012

Kazakhstan President discussed regional security with Vice-President of European Commission Nursultan Nazarbayev met with Vice-President of the European Commission Baroness Catherine Ashton.

04 December 2012

Issekeshev to attract investments in U.S. A Kazakhstan delegation led by Kazakhstan Minister of Industry and New Technologies Asset Issekeshev will visit the U.S. on December 5-11.

04 December 2012

Nazarbayev discussed implementation of Kashagan project with Shell Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev met with Chief Executive Officer of Shell Peter Voser.

04 December 2012

UK, France 'may recall envoys' over Israel settler plan Britain and France are considering recalling their ambassadors to Israel over its plans to build new settler homes in a highly controversial area of the West Bank.

03 December 2012

N. Korea installs rocket on launch pad: report North Korea has installed the first stage of a long-range rocket it plans to launch this month on the launch pad, defying international calls to cancel the mission.

03 December 2012

US steps up spying on Iran's nuclear reactor: report US intelligence agencies have significantly stepped up spying operations on Iran's Bushehr nuclear reactor prompted by concerns about the security of weapons-grade plutonium there.

03 December 2012

Gender identity struggle figured in Manning's detention The US military held WikiLeaks suspect Bradley Manning under strict "suicide watch" partly because his gender identity struggle showed he was mentally "not stable," a witness said Sunday.

03 December 2012

Russia's Putin to meet Turkey's Erdogan for Syria talks Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a landmark visit to Istanbul on Monday to discuss their differences over the crisis in Syria.

03 December 2012

Clinton visits Czech Republic amid nuclear deal hopes US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in the Czech Republic Monday for a brief visit, hoping to win a tussle with Russia and help secure a $10 billion nuclear plant contract for US giant Westinghouse.

03 December 2012