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Law enforcement personnel gather around a police vehicle that was involved in the car chase in Washington DC. (AFP)

Capitol Hill chase: Police shoot woman suspect dead

A woman has been shot dead by police in Washington DC after she attempted to penetrate the security barriers of the White House and Capitol.

An Egyptian protester holds a makeshift shield as he throws a stone towards the riot police during clashes near the US embassy in Cairo.

US, Egypt seek to better ties after embassy protests

The United States and Egypt have sought to repair ties strained severely by a year-and-a-half of rapid change in the Middle East.

Bashar al-Assad.

Pressure mounts on Syria’s Assad as top general defects

The United States and its international partners have called for global sanctions against Syria’s Bashar al-Assad’s regime.

Clinton visits North Africa on Syria diplomacy mission

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has planned a trip to North Africa that will include a major conference in Tunisia on Syria’s future.

Israel drags heels on Tutu visit

A United Nations fact-finding mission to the Gaza Strip that was to be led by Desmond Tutu is in doubt because Israel has yet to give the Nobel laureate permission to enter the…

UN: Darfur peace deal no deterrent to violence

A peace deal signed three months ago between Sudan’s government and the main rebel group in Darfur has failed to halt violence in the region, the United Nations said on…

US offers to make steep tariff cuts

The top United States trade official laid out a new proposal on Monday on agricultural tariffs and subsidies, saying the European Union and Japan must now promise to do more to…

Talking on the fly

Two European airlines will allow passengers late next year to use their own cellphones on commercial flights within western Europe, a Geneva-based technology firm said on…