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Brett McGurk, U.S. President Barack Obama's pick to be the next ambassador to Iraq, withdrew his nomination on Monday amid opposition from Senate Republicans over his extra-marital affair while working at the US Embassy in Baghdad in 2008.

High-level talks in Russia between Iran and the six world powers have been suspended, after both sides failed to bridge differences over the future of Tehran's nuclear programme.

The United States is planning to significantly increase its military presence in Kuwait with 13,500 troops, according to a congressional report.

In a startling finding about the battle to preserve natural resources, a study says that at least two environmental activists were killed every week in 2011.

Tens of thousands of Egyptians have packed Cairo's Tahrir Square to protest the ruling military's bid to grab new powers, while ex-president Hosni Mubarak was moved to a military hospital from prison after reportedly suffering a stroke.

Head of the UN Supervision Mission in Syria and Chief Military Observer Major-General Robert Mood (left) and peacekeeping chief Hervé Ladsous brief press.

Egyptian media are reporting another serious health crisis for former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. The news comes only weeks after Mubarak was sentenced to life in prison for his role in the killing of protesters who helped topple him.

Egyptian media are reporting another serious health crisis for former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. The news comes only weeks after Mubarak was sentenced to life in prison for his role in the killing of protesters who helped topple him.

Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney has criticized President Barack Obama's decision to allow some young illegal immigrants stay on in America but has declined to say whether he would reverse the policy if he is elected to the White House.

Egypt's first free presidential election results was mired in controversy with the Muslim Brotherhood and the campaign for ousted ruler Hosni Mubarak's former prime minister Ahmed Shafiq claiming victory.