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US sees dramatic rise in diabetes rates: study The United States saw a dramatic rise in the number of adults suffering from diabetes between 1995 and 2010, according to official statistics.

17 November 2012

Panetta to tout US shift to Asia at ASEAN defence talks US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta will outline Washington's strategic shift to the Pacific and a tentative rapprochement with Myanmar.

17 November 2012

UN protests to Syria over Golan Heights attacks The United Nations has protested to the Syrian government for claiming it had UN permission to attack rebel opponents in the Golan Heights demilitarized zone.

17 November 2012

50 years since Solzhenitsyn Gulag story shocked USSR The Soviet Union 50 years ago allowed publication of Alexander Solzhenitsyn's landmark account of life in the Stalin prison camps "One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich", shocking readers by revealing a hitherto hidden horror.

17 November 2012

Gaza conflict adds tension to Palestinian UN bid Israel's air strikes on the Gaza Strip have heightened the tensions surrounding the Palestinian bid for observer membership at the United Nations planned for later this month.

17 November 2012

BP to pay record $4.5 bn fine over US oil spill BP agreed Thursday to pay a record $4.5 billion in US fines for the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill and pleaded guilty to 14 counts including felony manslaughter in the deaths of 11 workers.

16 November 2012

US lawmakers see footage of Benghazi attack US senators got their first look Thursday at dramatic video footage of the attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, Libya as they probed the government's response to the assault.

16 November 2012

Stung by shock Israel hit, Hamas response may be limited Israel's surprise hit on Hamas's top military commander in Gaza may have enraged the enclave's Islamist rulers, but analysts said it was unlikely the movement would respond in a way which would lead to all-out war.

16 November 2012

Britain should withdraw from Afghanistan 'quickly': Ashdown Britain should accept defeat and move all of its soldiers out of Afghanistan as quickly as possible, former Liberal Democrat party leader Paddy Ashdown wrote in Friday's The Times newspaper.

16 November 2012

Putin, Merkel seek to soothe Germany-Russia tensions German Chancellor Angela Merkel meets Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday with the two sides seeking to soothe tensions over Berlin's recent criticism of the Russian record on rights.

16 November 2012

113 rebels killed as violence flares in DR Congo Some 113 rebels died in clashes between the M23 rebel group and Democratic Republic of Congo troops as violence flared days after the UN and US imposed sanctions on the group's leader.

16 November 2012

Top Mali mediator to meet Islamists, Tuareg rebels Chief regional mediator Blaise Compaore will meet Mali's Ansar Dine Islamists and Tuareg rebels together for the first time on Friday, amid calls for urgent dialogue to resolve the crisis in northern Mali.

16 November 2012

Singapore eases death penalty policy The Singapore parliament has passed legal reforms abolishing mandatory death sentences in some drug trafficking and murder cases, giving fresh hope to dozens of inmates awaiting execution.

16 November 2012

Australia creates world's largest marine reserves Australia Friday created the world's largest network of marine reserves, protecting a huge swathe of ocean environment despite claims it will devastate the fishing industry.

16 November 2012

Sierra Leone to vote in litmus test for post-war democracy Sierra Leoneans vote on Saturday in the country's third election since the end of a brutal civil war, a high-stakes poll billed as a litmus test of the mineral-rich nation's democratic credentials.

16 November 2012

Petraeus sex scandal amuses Taliban The sex scandal that has brought down CIA chief David Petraeus may be causing heartache in the Washington security establishment but the affair has prompted laughter among the Taliban.

16 November 2012

Romney breaks silence in bitter broadside at Obama Mitt Romney, in his first remarks since an unexpectedly lopsided election loss to Barack Obama, blamed his defeat Wednesday on "gifts" showered by the president on his female, African-American and Hispanic supporters.

16 November 2012

Kazakhstan condemns Israel's air strikes on Gaza Strip We condemn the air strikes of Israel on Gaza Strip that claimed lives of civilians and damaged infrastructure: Kazakhstan Foreign Minister.

16 November 2012

Multiple new Israeli strikes on Gaza: AFP Israeli war planes carried out multiple new air strikes on the Gaza Strip, including several hits on Gaza City on Friday morning.

16 November 2012

Kazakhstan movies festival to be held in Boston and Washington Steppe Flowers: Panorama of Kazakhstan Cinema festival will be held in the U.S.

16 November 2012

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