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The Julia Gillard Government in Australia has renewed its attacks on WikiLeaks, slamming the whistle blowing website for its 'reckless, and dangerous' disclosures of secret information.

China's Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei has firmly told the United States to not interfere in their country's internal matters through the Tibet issue.

Turkey has seen a spike in the number of refugees coming from Syria as the government assault in neighboring Idlib province intensifies.

Around 18 Afghan soldiers were arrested Tuesday after 11 suicide vests were seized from the defence ministry compound here, foiling an apparent mass suicide attack on the high-security ministry and on commuter buses for government employees, security officials said.

The United States says it has suspended a food aid package to North Korea in response to Pyongyang's plans to carry out a missile launch next month.

World leaders at the 2012 Nuclear Security Summit.

U.N.-Arab League envoy on Syria Kofi Annan says the Syrian government accepted his six-point peace plan for ending the year-long crisis. Mr. Annan called the move an “important initial step.”

US President Barack Obama has vowed to pursue further strategic nuclear arms reductions with Russia, saying that America has more warheads than required.

The disputed town of Abyei was the scene of renewed violence in May 2011 after Sudanese Government forces took over the area.