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Around 120 newspapers have launched in the city of Benghazi since the start of the uprising, as Libyans make the most of their new-found press freedom.

Myanmar has begun the release of what it said will eventually be more than 6,300 prisoners under a mass amnesty.

Myanmar has begun the release of what it said will eventually be more than 6,300 prisoners under a mass amnesty.

With many sanctions already in place, the U.S. government is poised to take an even stronger stance Wednesday against Iran amid allegations that Tehran was behind a plot to assassinate a Saudi envoy on U.S. soil.

A "significant" amount of oil is leaking from a container ship that ran aground on a reef off the pristine east coast of New Zealand's north island, officials said Tuesday.

Hazen Beblawi, Egypt's deputy prime minister and finance minister, has submitted his resignation in the aftermath of the deadly clashes involving Coptic Christians, an official said Tuesday.

Hurricane Jova closed in on Mexico's Pacific coast early Tuesday, as the weakening, but still powerful Category 3 storm began to buffet the region, the National Hurricane Center said.

Israel and Hamas leaders said Tuesday they have brokered a deal to swap roughly 1,000 Palestinian prisoners for Gilad Shalit, the Israeli soldier captured by Hamas more than five years ago.

Israel and Hamas leaders said Tuesday they have brokered a deal to swap roughly 1,000 Palestinian prisoners for Gilad Shalit, the Israeli soldier captured by Hamas more than five years ago.

Myanmar announced Tuesday it will grant amnesty to 6,300 prisoners on Wednesday, one in a series of recent moves that could help the isolated nation normalize relations with Western nations including the United States.