The Democratic Republic of Congo's tense election standoff
intensified Sunday after a team of international observers reported that
incumbent Joseph Kabila's win was so flawed it lacked credibility.
Kabila, in power since 2001, was on Friday named the winner of the
November 28 poll, but runner-up Etienne Tshisekedi immediately rejected
the result an . التفاصيل
Tunisia's constituent assembly adopted a provisional constitution
that will allow the north African country to name a government, a month
and a half after its first post-revolution election.
The 217-member assembly approved each of the 26 clauses of the
document individually to get state institutions back on the move before
voting on the entire basi . التفاصيل
Philippine investigators on Sunday combed through the
smouldering wreckage of a Manila slum, hunting for more victims of a
cargo plane crash as well as clues over the accident that left at least
13 dead.
The small aircraft plunged into the shanty town on Saturday,
exploding on impact and causing a fire that gutted a 2,000-square-metre
(half-acre) . التفاصيل
Bahraini security forces on Friday fired tear gas, rubber
bullets and stun grenades to disperse hundreds of demonstrators in a
Shiite neighbourhood of the capital Manama, the opposition said.
The protesters were heading towards Manama's Pearl Square, epicentre
of an anti-government movement, from the western neighbourhood of Jad
Hafs when they were . التفاصيل
A draft global pact on climate change released Saturday
boosted UN talks already deep into overtime, but negotiators worried
that the late delivery could jeopardise a deal.
More than 120 ministers spread across half-a-dozen meetings were
still receiving new text to review at 3:00 am, hours after the 12-day
conference under the UN Framework Conventio . التفاصيل
Israeli army planes launched a strike at a "terror-affiliated
site" in the southern Gaza Strip Saturday, the military said, after 12
rockets were fired from Gaza at Israel the previous day.
A statement from the military said direct hits were confirmed in the
air strike. Gaza medics reported no casualties from the attack, which
was at a Kassam traini . التفاصيل
The leader of the Georgian rebel region of South Ossetia is set to
resign Saturday in a deal with the opposition to end a crisis that has
rocked the tiny Russian-backed province, local media reported.
The deal is a victory for opposition challenger Alla Dzhioyeva, who
led street protests for 10 days after the supreme court cancelled her
surprise lea . التفاصيل
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