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Myanmar election: Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi will be "above the president" if she wins
If her party wins the election on November 8 she will sidestep a constitutional ban on becoming head of state herself.
Romanian nightclub fire: PM Ponta quits after street protests
Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta quit on Wednesday after street protesters demanded resignations over a deadly fire in a Bucharest nightclub.
Workers trapped in collapsed Pakistan factory plead for help on mobile phones
Rescuers said they feared the death toll of 18 could rise in the latest tragedy to highlight poor safety standards in south Asia.
Islamic State bomb caused Russian plane crash, security sources say
Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond has said Britain is "advising against all but essential travel by air through Sharm el-Sheikh airport".
Guantanamo closure: Obama's counterterrorism chief makes final push
Senior administration officials told Reuters the plan would be unveiled in early November.
Vatican department may have been used for money laundering
Information in a confidential document has been passed on to Italian and Swiss investigators.
Chinese and Taiwanese leaders to hold first meeting since civil war
The meeting coincides with rising anti-China sentiment on Taiwan.
Osborne heads to Germany in bid to sell EU reform
Chancellor George Osborne will travel to Germany today to call for a strong EU working for the "benefit of all 28 member states", part of the government's push to change the terms of its relationship with the bloc.
Russian airliner broke up mid-air but 'too early' to draw conclusions
A Russian airliner that crashed in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula broke up in mid-air, an official of a Moscow-based aviation agency has said after visiting the disaster site, but stressed it was too early to draw conclusions from this.
ISIS takes Syrian town as fighting intensifies
Islamic State fighters drove Syrian government forces from a western town on Sunday, a monitoring group reported, as fighting escalated despite a flurry of diplomatic activity and talks between regional rivals.
Turkey re-instates ruling Islamist party
Turkey's Islamist-rooted AK Party swept to an unexpected victory in elections on Sunday, returning the country to single-party rule in an outcome that will boost the power of President Tayyip Erdogan but may sharpen deep social divisions.
St Louis church fires: Police charge man with arson
A 35-year-old man with an extensive criminal record was charged on Friday in connection with a string of suspected arson fires at St Louis-area churches.
Pope hints visit to Central African Republic might be too dangerous
Speaking today in St Peter's Square, he called for an end to the "cycle of violence" in CAR.
Myanmar: How a powerful Buddhist nationalist group is shaping the country's future
Ma Ba Tha could influence the shape of Myanmar's first popularly elected government in more than 50 years.
Divided Turkey holds snap election amid economy and security fears
The snap parliamentary election could profoundly impact the divided country's trajectory.
Egypt plane crash: Investigators launch probe into how it happened
Russian's transport minister and a team of high-level investigators have arrived in Cairo.