The Iranian parliament Sunday voted to expel the British ambassador and reduce diplomatic relations with the nation in retaliation for newly-imposed Western sanctions, according to Iran's official news agency.

Follow this link:
Report: Iran to reduce ties with Britain

A report was the first official news on Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi’s family since he was routed from Tripoli.

Link:
Qaddafi’s Wife and 3 of His Children Flee to Algeria

The violence was triggered by word of a mixed romance, Egypt’s official news agency reported.

Read this article:
Sectarian Clashes Kill 12 in Cairo

Algeria’s state of emergency is to be lifted imminently under an order adopted by the government, the country’s official news agency reports.

Continued here:
Algeria to end emergency powers

Yemen’s President Ali Abdullah Saleh has called for an emergency parliamentary meeting Wednesday ahead of the “day of rage” protests scheduled for the following day, according to the country’s official news agency, SABA.

Follow this link:
Yemen’s leader won’t seek re-election

The death toll from flooding caused by torrential rains in Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro state rose to 549 people Saturday, Brazil’s official news agency reported.

Link:
Death toll rises to 549 in Brazil flooding

Thirty-six people in northern India are dead and another 28 are injured following a collision between a bus and a vehicle carrying mourners from a funeral, an official news agency reported Sunday, citing local officials.

Read more:
36 dead in crash after funeral in India

An Israeli military strike killed five Palestinians in central Gaza on Saturday night, the Palestinian Authority’s official news agency reported.

More here:
Report: 5 die in Israeli airstrike in Gaza

A suicide attack wounded dozens of Shiite Muslims at a symbolic ceremony near a mosque in Iran, an official news agency said

Go here to read the rest:
Bombing Strikes Ceremony in Iran

The death toll from a stampede at a Cambodian festival has risen to 345, the country’s official news agency said Tuesday.

Original post:
345 die in Cambodia festival stampede

Two American hikers held by Iran for more than a year will stand trial before an Iranian court next month, the country’s official news agency reported.

Link:
Iran: U.S. hikers to stand trial next month

North Korean leader Kim Jong Il promoted both his daughter, Kim Kyoung Hui, and third son, Kim Jong Un, to the rank of four-star general, North Korea’s official news organization reported early Tuesday. The move is widely interpreted as the leader’s…

Visit link:
Kim Jong Il Appoints Son General

Egyptian authorities have recovered a stolen painting created by Vincent Van Gogh, nabbing the suspected thieves just moments before they were to board a plane and flee the country, according to Egypt’s official news agency, MENA.

See more here:
Stolen Van Gogh recovered at airport