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Miliband not only took a swipe at his predecessors, but at the same time kicked one of the touchiest of subjects for any Labour supporter.

In a stirring speech to Latino officials reminiscent of his 2008 campaign, President Barack Obama heralded a new policy shielding young immigrants from deportation and called on the U.S. Congress to pass immigration reform.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel resisted pressure on Friday for common euro zone bonds or a more flexible use of Europe's rescue funds but agreed with leaders of France, Italy and Spain on a ?130 billion ($156 billion) package to revive growth.

Tensions between Egypt's ruling military council and the Muslim Brotherhood have mounted as official results for the presidential run-off elections are expected this weekend after controversial delays have raised doubts about the legitimacy of the electoral process.

A group of Zimbabwe politicians got circumcised in Harare on Friday as part of a public campaign to fight HIV, but not all MPs support the practice.

If the report is confirmed, it could represent a potential watershed moment in the ever-deteriorating relationship between former allies Turkey and Syria.

If the presidential race were determined by who women think will make a better sugar daddy, President Barack Obama would trounce Mitt Romney, according to a survey from the hookup site SeekingArrangement.com that found women want Obama to be their sugar daddy by a 3-to-1 margin over the former Massachusetts governor.

Members of the nation's largest public employees union cast their lot behind the man most likely to continue the policies of his predecessor, who stepped down after 31 years at the helm.

The 62-year-old Ashraf resigned from his post as water and power minister in February 2011 under a cloud of corruption allegations, although he denied any wrongdoing on his part.

The answer from Greek citizens and businesses themselves strongly suggests that it is.

Some of the most important Republican Party stalwarts and alms-givers are gearing up for Mitt Romney's three-day retreat this weekend at Deer Valley Resort, 38 miles east of Salt Lake City, Utah.

According to the report, General Mowaffak Joumaa has been denied the visa due to his links to President Bashar al-Assad's regime.

In the latest development in Pakistan following the political mayhem triggered by an apex court order disqualifying ex-premier Yousuf Raza Gilani, the ruling Pakistan People's Party Friday named former information technology minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf as its choice for the post of prime minister.

The U.S. State Department has designated three prominent commanders of the Nigerian militant Islamic group Boko Haram as international terrorists.

China and Brazil finalized an agreement on Thursday to exchange national currencies worth up to $30 billion as part of bilateral efforts to shore up reserves in times of crisis.

The Indian rupee continued its downward slide for the fifth consecutive day Friday to set the record low of 57.23 against the U.S. dollar in afternoon trading.

At least three people died and several were reported missing when a major fire sabotaged a seven-story government building in Mumbai Thursday.

Afghan forces have freed 18 civilians and two militants after a Taliban attack on a popular lakeside hotel outside Kabul, but the siege continues and more hostages may be held, the city police chief said Friday.

Ecuador is reviewing Wikileaks founder Julian Assange's asylum plea, President Rafael Correa said Thursday.

Agents assigned to vice President Joe Biden's security detail were involved in a fight last Thanksgiving while in Nantucket, Mass.

Russia also has a vested interest in maintaining its decades-old relationship with Syria, which is in large part built on weapons and defense contracts.

Arsalan was acused of having received 342 million Pakistani rupees ($3.6 million) from real estate magnate Malik Riaz Hussain in order to influence cases in the court.

Dell (Nasdaq: DELL), the No. 3 PC maker, became the 20th company to withdraw from from the American Legislative Exchange Council, a Washington, D.C.-based group that lobbies for conservative laws in state legislatures.

Jordan has agreed to shelter the pilot, identified as Col. Hassan Hammadeh, while the Syrian government has called him a fugitive from the service, a traitor to his country and to his military honor.

Uruguay's government may begin selling marijuana if a bill proposing the tactic as a means to fight crime passes the legislature

On Thursday evening, Adrian Nastase, the former prime minster of Romania, tried to kill himself as police entered his home to arrest him.

Effective birth control use has led to lower rates of pregnancy and abortion among young women, according to a government report.

Mitt Romney offered few details while articulating his immigration policy during a highly anticipated speech to Latino officials on Thursday.

Uruguay is likely to pass legislation that will allow its government sell marijuana to its citizens.