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British Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced Monday he will stand down, falling on his sword in a dramatic move which could see his Labour party keep power despite losing a deadlocked poll.

Crisis-hit Europe on Monday announced a monster rescue package running to 750 billion euros between euro countries and the IMF, sending the euro surging in Asian trade.

Four people were killed in two separate outbursts of violence related to national elections held in the Philippines on Monday, authorities said.

Fears are mounting that the US Gulf coast could face an environmental catastrophe of a whole new dimension as the best short-term fix for a massive oil spill failed to work.

Britain's two main opposition parties dug in for post-election talks on forming a government Sunday, fighting to overcome policy differences and break a deadlock which has left the nation in political limbo.

A powerful quake with a magnitude of at least 7.2 hit the Indonesian province of Aceh on Sunday, causing panic in an area that was devastated by the killer waves of the 2004 tsunami.

Thailand's premier called Sunday for a swift end to mass anti-government protests after two more people were killed, saying he had a back-up plan to solve the crisis if demonstrators refused to disperse.

Two Thai policemen have been killed in attacks near anti-government protests, raising tensions today as the government struggles to negotiate a peace "roadmap" to end a crippling political crisis.

Two Thai policemen have been killed in attacks near anti-government protests in Bangkok, in a grenade blast and a drive-by shooting that also left 12 wounded, authorities said Saturday.

Britain's opposition Conservatives offered a "comprehensive" power-sharing deal to the third-placed Liberal Democrat party on Friday after a knife-edge election left the kingdom in political limbo.

India's Supreme Court ruled in favour of the country's richest man Mukesh Ambani on Friday in his long-running feud with his brother Anil over a family deal to share the nation's largest gas find.

Britain's opposition Conservatives came top in a knife-edge election but without a clear-cut majority, exit polls and partial results suggested Friday, threatening to plunge Britain into political limbo.

Britain's opposition Conservatives came top in a knife-edge election but without a clear-cut majority, exit polls and partial results suggested Friday, threatening to plunge Britain into political limbo.

An Icelandic volcano which wreaked havoc on European aviation last month has sent up a new plume of ash and is set to emit another cloud of debris after surging back to life, meteorologists said.

An Icelandic volcano which wreaked havoc on European aviation last month has sent up a new plume of ash and is set to emit another cloud of debris after surging back to life, meteorologists said.

Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi's party, for two decades the symbol of resistance against the ruling junta, is to be dissolved at midnight Thursday under laws laid down ahead of elections.

Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi's party, for two decades the symbol of resistance against the ruling junta, is to be dissolved at midnight Thursday under laws laid down ahead of elections.

As expected, Sudan's incumbent President Omar al-Bashir won the national presidential poll with approximately 68% of the vote, despite facing war crimes charges over Darfur.

Thailand's embattled premier Abhisit Vejjajiva said Thursday the lower house of parliament will be dissolved in September, paving the way for November polls in a bid to end a crippling political crisis.

BP dispatched a giant "dome" on a high-stakes mission to contain the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, knowing failure would leave crude spewing into the sea for months and magnify the risk of an environmental catastrophe.

Nigeria president Umaru Yar'Adua has died, an official at his office confirmed.

Thailand's ruling party meets today to discuss a reconciliation roadmap, as anti-government "Red Shirts" demand a date for the dissolution of parliament before ending weeks of crippling protests.