US to build nuclear power plants
President Obama announces loan guarantees to help build the first new nuclear power stations in the US since a 1979 accident.
Iran warns over new sanctions
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says any countries imposing sanctions on Iran will be made to "regret it".
Taliban 'military chief' arrested
A man described as the Afghan Taliban's most senior commander, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, is captured in Pakistan.
Libya slaps visa ban on European countries
The European Union has hit out at a recent decision by Libya to stop giving visas to citizens from the border-free Schengen area. The move by Tripoli was believed to have been caused by a spat with Switzerland.
Saudi Arabia seeks 'quick action' over Iran
New sanctions on Iran would not be a quick enough solution to the nuclear issue, Saudi Arabia's foreign minister says.
'11 Europeans' wanted in Dubai
Police in Dubai investigating the killing of a Hamas militant say the suspects are 11 people with European passports.
Taliban 'forced from Helmand strongholds'
Nato and Afghan troops are succeeding in pushing militants from their strongholds in Helmand province, officials say.
Tymoshenko to file formal complaint over presidential poll
Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko is looking to the country's top court to overturn the results of the recent presidential elections. Rival Viktor Yanukovych is set to be inaugurated at the end of the month.
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