Obama hails 'great friend' Singh, India tiesUS President Barack Obama on Friday hailed Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as a "great friend," saluting his role in the warming of ties between the world's two largest democracies.
29 September 2013
Chinese tourists, diplomats make a splash in the MaldivesThe travellers pouring off flight LV199 from Shanghai into the international airport of the Maldives, many dressed in designer labels, are an unmissable sign of China's interest in the far-flung archipelago.
Hugh Jackman gets lifetime achievement award in SpainAustralian actor Hugh Jackman, the star of "Wolverine" and "X-Men", received a lifetime achievement award on Friday at the San Sebastian film festival in northern Spain.
29 September 2013
White House offers over $300 mn for bankrupt DetroitThe White House offered more than $300 million in aid and support to bankrupt Detroit on Friday, as the crumbling, bankrupt Midwestern city struggles to survive.
29 September 2013
Belgrade bans Gay Pride parade againSerbia on Friday banned Gay Pride for the third year running, saying the risk of allowing the parade to go ahead was too high.
Algeria smuggling crackdown cuts fuel line to MoroccoUntil three months ago, petrol smuggling literally drove Morocco's neglected eastern region, where the subsidised liquid smuggled in from Algeria fuelled the local economy.
28 September 2013
Romania gets 2 bn euro IMF standby aidThe International Monetary Fund approved Friday a standby loan of nearly two billion euros ($2.7 billion) to match a backup loan of the same size requested from the EU.
28 September 2013
Spain denies accord to get Britain to leave FalklandsSpain on Friday denied Argentina's claims that the two countries had clinched an agreement to get Britain to negotiate the future of the Falkland Islands and Gibraltar.
28 September 2013
After 200 years, George Washington gets a libraryGeorge Washington, the first president of the United States, was finally honored with a library Friday, more than 200 years after the end of his tenure.
28 September 2013
Obama and Iran's Rouhani hold historic phone callUS President Barack Obama and Iran's President Hassan Rouhani spoke by phone Friday in the historic, first direct contact between leaders of their estranged nations since the 1979 Islamic revolution.
28 September 2013
Jackson v AEG jury mulls verdict for second dayThe jury tasked with deciding if tour promoters AEG Live should pay massive damages to Michael Jackson's family over his 2009 death resumed deliberations.
28 September 2013
Germany's Social Democrats agree to talks with MerkelGermany's Social Democrats said Friday they will begin talks with Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats, who are trying to put together a "grand coalition" with their election rivals.
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