The latest estimates by the IMF about the financing needs of the economy are so disturbing that they should serve to sound the alarm in the relevant quarters. According to its Fiscal Monitor for October,

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President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahayan warned Sunday against undermining UAE's security as he promised to widen the decision-making process in the nation where some 60 Islamists have been detained this year. "This country's security

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Two people were killed and more than 20 arrested in a raid on an Islamist training camp in Sudan, which wants a lifting of US sanctions over its alleged support for terrorism, a state governor

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Authorities in Democratic Republic of Congo's eastern city of Goma assumed gradual control of the mining hub on Sunday after a rebel pullout, but tensions were running high with gunmen attacking a nearby camp for

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Slovenians voted in a presidential run-off Sunday with opinion polls favouring former premier Borut Pahor, despite his support for government austerity plans that have brought thousands of protesters on to the streets in the recession

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A Beijing court has sentenced 10 people to up to 18 months in jail for illegally detaining petitioners from another city, state media reported on Sunday, in a rare case of the judiciary taking on

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South Africa's Table Mountain was formally inaugurated as one of the world's new seven wonders of nature at a ceremony on Sunday, a move officials hope will bring major economic benefits to the area. The

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Saudi authorities beheaded one of its citizens on Sunday after he was convicted of shooting dead a fellow national, the interior ministry announced. Khalid al-Nufayie shot dead Ward al-Zuwaibi "over a dispute between the two,"

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Two key Kenyan politicians charged with crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Court over deadly election violence five years ago launched a formal alliance Sunday as running mates for the presidential poll in March.

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The trial date for a US Army private accused of passing a trove of secret documents to WikiLeaks has been pushed back from February to March next year, a military judge said Sunday. The court-martial

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