New government for Iraq; Chinese PM to visit India; South Korea's top nuclear envoy talks to US about resunming Six Party Talks; Imran Khan vows to continue protests; African Union troops accused of rape; and more
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World News Brief, Thursday September 15
NATO & Afghan forces repel most complex assault on Kabul in decade of war; 11 killed as Taliban strengthens its negotiating hand (+ analysis); China to target domestic growth and buy Euro debt; Moody's cuts ratings of French banks; US tries to block UN vote on Palestine; African Union asks world to seize moment against militant group; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Wenesday April 13
Nuclear threat at Fukushima raised from five to seven, the highest level; despite elevated status, experts say damage will be much smaller than Chernobyl; China hosts Brazil in trade talks; Libyan rebels reject African Union ceasefire; Gbagbo faces trial; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Tuesday April 12
African Union leaders arrive in Benghazi to begin talks with Qaddafi's regime and rebels; AU says Qaddafi has already agreed to end fighting, allow humanitarian assistance, protect foreigners in Libya and discuss reform; more big aftershocks in Japan; China faces first quarterly trade deficit in seven years; Persian Gulf nations want Yemen's president gone; Obama to push for bipartisan debt talks; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Tuesday December 14
UK security forces search Luton property related to Stockholm bombing; experts fear bomber may have been one of al-Qaeda's "lone jihadists"; US homegrown terrorism on the rise; WikiLeaks cables reveal Australia feared being pulled into nuclear conflict; Netanyahu says no chance Jerusalem will be divided; Ivory Coast suspended from African Union until Gbagbo gone; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Thursday July 2
UN and neighbours put pressure on Honduras; Bomb blasts mar Iraqi takeover; Ahmadinejad fails to appear for Africa summit; North Korean arms ship to Burma turns around; and more
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