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Merkel urges Ukraine truce as Russia convoy returns home

Last Updated: Sunday, August 24, 2014, 14:13

German Chancellor Angela Merkel pushed for a new ceasefire in crisis talks with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, as the troubled country prepared for Independence Day celebrations Sunday.

Mexico on alert as Hurricane Marie threatens coast

Last Updated: Sunday, August 24, 2014, 14:11

Six Mexican states were on high alert Saturday for a strengthening Hurricane Marie, warning that torrential rain could trigger mudslides and cause rivers to break their banks.

Five rockets fired from Syria into Israeli-held Golan: Army

Last Updated: Sunday, August 24, 2014, 14:00

Rocket fire from Syria slammed into the Israeli-occupied sector of the Golan Heights Sunday but there were no reports of casualties.

New Zealand election campaign under way amid dirty tricks furore

Last Updated: Sunday, August 24, 2014, 13:58

New Zealand`s ruling National party launched its election campaign Sunday engulfed in a furore over underhand tactics, less than four weeks before the country goes to the polls.

IAEA inspection on Iran military base unnecessary: Minister

Last Updated: Sunday, August 24, 2014, 13:44

Iran`s Defence Minister Hossein Dehqan has said that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has no need to inspect the Parchin military base.

China dismisses US criticism of jet encounter as "groundless"

Last Updated: Sunday, August 24, 2014, 13:42

China dismissed US criticism of manoeuvres by one of its jets near a US Navy patrol plane off the Chinese coast as groundless and said its pilot had maintained a safe distance from the US aircraft.

Israel air strike kills two in Gaza after Egypt calls talks

Last Updated: Sunday, August 24, 2014, 13:40

An Israeli air strike killed two Palestinians in Gaza Sunday as militants kept up rocket fire, a day after an Egyptian call for an open-ended ceasefire to enable new truce talks.

Yemen talks with Shiite rebels `fail`: President envoy

Last Updated: Sunday, August 24, 2014, 13:35

Talks with Shiite rebels, who have set up armed protest camps in the Yemeni capital, have "failed" after they rejected a proposed government of technocrats, the president`s negotiating team said.

Iran FM visits Iraqi neighbour at war with IS

Last Updated: Sunday, August 24, 2014, 13:32

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Sunday began a two-day visit to Iraq, which is fighting a Sunni Muslim insurgency led by Islamic State jihadists, state news agency IRNA reported.

Death toll from Hiroshima landslides reaches 50: Police

Last Updated: Sunday, August 24, 2014, 13:14

The death toll from devastating midweek landslides in Hiroshima rose to 50 on Sunday as fresh rain stoked fears of more disasters and hampered the round-the-clock search for survivors.