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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says Russia's failure to take decisive action against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad "is going to help contribute" to the very civil war officials in Moscow say they are helping to avoid.

US President Barack Obama has sparked a diplomatic row with an angry Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk Wednesday seeking an apology from him over his reference to a "Polish death camp" at a high profile White House event the previous day.

Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney has clinched the Republican presidential nomination in the Texas primary, a victory that has put him at the top in the delegate chase.

Major-General Robert Mood (centre) in the town of Al-Rastan, Homs province, Syria.

Special Representative Ján Kubiš.

UN and Arab League’s Joint Special Envoy for Syria, Kofi Annan.

Venturing outside Myanmar on her first trip in 24 years, Nobel Peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi arrived in Thailand Tuesday marking her arrival on the global stage.

The Iranian government said Tuesday it has produced an antivirus program capable of fighting what computer experts are calling "the most sophisticated cyber weapon yet unleashed."

A weekend NATO strike has left dead two Al Qaeda leaders, including the second in command of the terror network in Afghanistan, an official statement said Tuesday, a claim denied by Taliban.

The US military on Tuesday denied a report that its commandos have been landing in North Korea to spy on underground military facilities there.