Mexican authorities on Saturday detained eight members of the 'Zeta Killers' gang blamed for at least 67 recent killings in eastern Veracruz state, the latest flashpoint in the country's drug violence

Fighters loyal to Libya's interim government are battling for full control of Sirte, Muammar Gaddafi's birthplace where the ousted despot's diehards are holed up inside a conference centre.

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With his ratings at record lows, scandal-hit Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on Thursday quipped his party should change its name to "Go Pussy!" in the latest gaffe likely to incense swathes

Hundreds of Pakistani tribesmen today threatened the United States with holy war should it take action against Haqqani extremists in North Waziristan on the Afghan border.

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Aisha Gaddafi, daughter of the ousted Libyan leader, said that her father was well and fighting on the ground, as she attacked the country's new rulers and called them 'traitors'.

"Remain reassured,

The British government has drawn up plans to introduce same-sex civil marriages before the next election in 2015, Equalities Minister Lynne Featherstone said.

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Japan's new Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda on Wednesay said he was concerned about China's military build-up, urging his giant neighbour to act as a "responsible member of the international community".

One of deposed Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's sons, Saadi Gaddafi, on Monday arrived in Niger, a government spokesman said.

"Today, September 11, a patrol of the Nigerien armed forces intercepted a

The United States raised its alert level at military bases ahead of the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, as a report warned of 'gaps and weaknesses' in the nation's security apparatus.

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Featuring armour-plated doors, secret passages and a state-of-the-art control room, the underground bunker of Mutassim Gaddafi, a son of the Libyan leader on the run, seems an impregnable citadel.

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