Maldives Supreme Court early on Sunday morning blocked a second round run off to elect a new president and postponed the revote to Nov. 16 amid deep political infighting, local media reported here.
A Taliban key commander was killed in an airstrike in western Afghanistan's Nimroz province, sources said Sunday.
Georgian president and prime minister made separately comments on Sunday's presidential election of which polling had ended.
An Israeli ministerial committee approved on Sunday a list of 26 Palestinian prisoners to be released on Tuesday amid the renewal of the peace talks between the two sides.
Typhoon Fitow made landfall in east China's Fujian Province in the wee hours on Monday, packing winds up to 151 km per hour, the National Meteorological Center said.
A race car crash during the Grand Prix of Houston on Sunday sent fence debris flying into the crowd, injuring the driver, a timing official and at least 13 spectators on Sunday, local media reported.
U.S. President Barack Obama has declared a major disaster in the U.S. state of Colorado, authorizing federal funds for flood victims and local recovery, the White House announced Sunday, after severe storms and floods left four people dead and over a thousand evacuated.
Forty-five Taliban rebels surrendered in Afghanistan, sources said Sunday.
The trial of the top leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB), from which ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi hails, was adjourned to Oct. 29 over the absence of defendants for security reasons, state TV reported.
Police on Sunday rescued a newborn who was allegedly sold to human traffickers by an obstetrician in northwest China's Shaanxi Province.
The ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP), which won a slim majority in Sunday's election, denied rumors that longtime Prime Minister Hun Sen has traveled abroad and resigned from the premiership.
The main opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) on Monday rejected the preliminary results of Sunday's general elections, claiming "serious irregularities".
The ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP) of longtime Prime Minister Hun Sen has claimed victory in Sunday's general elections.
Israeli President Shimon Peres held a secret meeting with his Palestinian counterpart Mahmoud Abbas two months ago on resuming the peace talks between the two sides, a report in the London-based Sunday Times revealed on Sunday.
Police have detained a man who allegedly killed six people in east China's Shanghai Municipality on Saturday, local police said Sunday.
Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino said Sunday that Edward Snowden, former intelligence contractor for the National Security Agency (NSA) of the United States who is wanted for leaking the PRISM program, has sought asylum in the south American country.
Turkish police on Sunday used tear gas to disperse demonstrators in Ankara as nationwide protests against the pro-Islamic government led by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan moved on.
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