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Outgoing French leader Nicolas Sarkozy will face a slew of legal probes into corruption and campaign financing violations after he leaves office next week and loses his presidential immunity.Sarkozy could face questioning as soon as mid-June as he will lose his immunity a month after his successor, Socialist Francois Hollande, is sworn in on May 15.The outgo . التفاصيل

Neither the United Nations nor the African Union can impose its will on Sudan, President Omar al-Bashir said on Thursday, after fresh fighting along the border with South Sudan."We will implement what we want and, what we do not want, no one can impose upon us -- neither the UN Security Council nor the African Union Peace and Security Council," Bashir said.H . التفاصيل

حذرت صحيفة “لوس انجلس تايمز” الأميركية من عاصفة من الجسيمات المشحونة بشكل كبير منطلقة من الشمس باتجاه الأرض، مشيرة إلى أن العاصفة تهدد بإغراق المدن في جميع أنحاء العالم بظلام دامس وستترك تداعياتها على الاقتصاد العالمي بشكل كبير.ونقلت الصحيفة عن خبير مناخ الفضاء مايك هابغود الذي يدرس أحداث النظام الشمسي قوله أن “العالم سبق أن شهد انطلاق عواصف شمسية هائلة”، مض . التفاصيل

 Relations between Afghanistan and Iran have been strained by Kabul's strategic pact with the United States, officials said Tuesday, charging that Tehran has harassed Afghan diplomats in recent weeks.And in parliament, lawmakers warned Iran to end its "interference" in Afghanistan's internal affairs over the Strategic Partnership Agreement signed last w . التفاصيل

 Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to call for early general elections on Sunday, setting the stage for a September 4 vote that polls suggest he would easily win."Up until the last minute anything can change, but as of now he is expected to announce early elections," Likud party spokeswoman Noga Katz told AFP.Netanyahu, who has been . التفاصيل

 French voters went to the polls Sunday to give their final verdict in the hard-fought presidential battle between right-wing incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy and his Socialist challenger Francois Hollande.Opinion polls and electioneering were banned in the final 32 hours before polling stations opened at 8:00 am (0600 GMT), but Hollande began the day as firm . التفاصيل

A US drone attack targeting a militant compound early on Saturday killed at least six insurgents in a troubled Pakistani tribal district along the Afghan border, security officials said.Pakistani security officials said two missiles hit and destroyed the compound in Shawal area, some 70 kilometres (45 miles) west of Miranshah, the main town in North Wazirist . التفاصيل