CAR rebels attack and enter town before poll results announced
Southern Bangassou town partially captured day before authorities are due to declare results of presidential election.
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US carrier to stay in Gulf due to Iranian ‘threats’: Pentagon
Pentagon reverses decision within days, citing 'recent threats issued by Iranian leaders against President Trump'.
Biden, Trump to converge on Georgia before pivotal US Senate vote
The two races will determine which party controls the chamber and how difficult Biden's first years in office could be.
Nancy Pelosi narrowly re-elected as US House speaker
US Congress convenes for start of a new session as a Republican fight looms over the presidential election results.
Lebanon: Several hurt in gas warehouse blast near Syria border
The Lebanese Red Cross said it dispatched rescue teams to the warehouse where there was an explosion of gas canisters.
Trump urges Georgia official to overturn vote in leaked call
Trump allegedly pushed top election official in Georgia to recalculate state result in call obtained by Washington Post.
Egypt to probe four COVID deaths due to alleged lack of oxygen
Relative of one of the patients says deaths were caused by a lack of oxygen at a government-run hospital.
Nile dam dispute: Sudan, Egypt, Ethiopia agree to hold more talks
The three counties will hold more talks over disputed dam this month after previous negotiations failed to reach a deal.
US tops 350,000 COVID deaths amid fears of new surge
The grim milestone comes as the vaccine roll-out in the US has been slower than anticipated.
Open Arms boat rescues 265 migrants in Mediterranean
The humanitarian ship is seeking a port of safety for migrants its crew rescued from the Mediterranean Sea.
EU offers aid, urges Bosnia to rebuild burned refugee camp
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell says Brussels is ready to add another 3.5 million euros to its support in Bosnia.
India: Tibetans in exile vote to elect new political leader
Tibet’s government-in-exile was formed in Dharamshala in 1959 after a failed uprising against the Chinese rule.
COVID restrictions likely to get ‘tougher’, warns British PM
But Prime Minister Johnson says first 530,000 doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines ready to be administered in the UK.
India’s approval of own COVID vaccine criticised for lack of data
Opposition politicians and former ministers warn approval may be premature and risky after government fast-tracks Covaxin.
Several dead as roof collapses at Indian cremation site: Police
The roof at the site in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad district came down when dozens took shelter to escape the rain.
Libya starts using new exchange rate as economy struggles
Central Bank devalues the country's currency in a bid to save the faltering economy damaged by years of conflict.
Iraqis demand US troops pull out on Soleimani killing anniversary
Thousands condemn 'American occupiers' a year after US drone strike killed top Iranian general and Iraqi commander.
Graphics: Global COVID vaccine distribution and inoculations
Vaccinations increase divide between affluent nations and poorer countries as roll-out continues across the world.
Egypt approves Chinese COVID vaccine, roll-out likely this month
Arab world's most populous country plans to buy 40 million doses of the Sinopharm vaccine, health minister says.
US talk show host Larry King in hospital with COVID: Report
The 87-year-old has been hospitalised for more than a week at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, US media says.