Israeli holidaymakers have been told to leave the Sinai peninsula in Egypt immediately due to a kidnap plot.

South African police have seized a huge amount of fake merchandise ahead of this summer's World Cup.

The funeral of Polish President Lech Kaczynski and his wife Maria will be held on Sunday.

A couple in Israel have claimed their 20m US dollars lottery win three and a half months after the draw.

A browser that bypasses censors has become the most popular way to access the Internet in Kazakhstan.

Barack Obama has optimistically opened a 47-nation nuclear summit, boosted by Ukraine's decision to give up its weapons-grade uranium.

Kyrgyzstan's deposed president has said he might resign if the country's interim government guarantees his safety.

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A U.S. soldier of 2-12 Infantry 4BCT-4ID Task Force Mountain Warrior takes a break during a night mission near Honaker Miracle camp at the Pesh valley of Kunar Province August 12, 2009. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

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An actress from the Dseu Renaissance de Pikine theater group wearing traditional Toukouleur make-up and chewing a stick toothbrush waits for rehearsal to begin at a local community center at the slum neighborhood of Pikine in Senegal’s capital Dakar, November 7, 2009. REUTERS/Finbarr O’Reilly

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A three-year-old Chinese girl falls three times while walking on a thin wire above six Siberian tigers.

A huge glacier has broke off and plunged into a lake in Peru, triggering a 23-metre tsunami.