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Wealthy donor nations, with Saudi Arabia in the lead, have pledged $4bn in aid to Yemen as it grapples with a fragile political transition and struggles to contain the growing threat by al-Qaeda. Seven aid groups gave warning on Wednesday that … Continue reading →

A fire on a nuclear-powered submarine at a Maine shipyard has injured four people. Fire crews responded on Wednesday to the USS Miami SSN 755 at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard on an island in Kittery, a town near Portsmouth, New … Continue reading →

A European Union summit has ended with a warning to Greece that it will have to stick to its bailout terms if it wants to stay in the eurozone, but failed to resolve Franco-German differences over the issue of eurobonds. … Continue reading →

Polling stations have reopened on the second day of Egypt’s first free presidential election, 15 months after the government of former president Hosni Mubarak was toppled. Polls reopened on Thursday at 8am local time (06:00 GMT) and are expected to close by 8pm (18:00 GMT). … Continue reading →

Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has been charged for his part in a rally for fair elections last month, in a case he denounced as another government attempt to remove him from politics. Anwar and two other defendants from his … Continue reading →

The head of the UN nuclear watchdog has said he expects to sign a deal with Iran soon on investigating suspected weapons activities connected to the country’s nuclear programme. Yukiya Amano, director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said on Tuesday … Continue reading →

A South African court has convicted one of two black farm workers accused of murdering Eugene Terreblanche, a far-right leader. Protesters scuffled outside the courthouse in Ventersdorp, in rural South Africa, on Tuesday as they awaited the judge’s ruling. The … Continue reading →