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Afghanistan and the United States have finalized a strategic partnership agreement outlining their relationship following the 2014 withdrawal of Western combat troops from the country.

Well casings lined up beneath the Heglig oil drilling rig in Sudan.

Here are key facts on France, where voting in the first round of the 2012 French presidential election took place Sunday.

The first round of the 2012 French presidential election kicked off Sunday with over 44 million registered voters eligible to cast their ballots for one of 10 candidates, including incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy.

U.S. President Barack Obama has an added advantage on the web during his re-election campaign as opposed to his opponents.

Syria faces a catastrophic civil war if both sides in the crisis fail to take advantage of the current ceasefire there, Russia's foreign ministry said.

A Russian naval fleet has arrived in China Saturday for a joint exercise with the Chinese Navy in the Yellow Sea next week.