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Fed chairman Ben Bernanke made no reference to monetary policy or the immediate outlook for the US economy

Syrian president says he is doubtful that mediation the US and Russia have proposed can settle a deadly conflict

Leaders agree all security institutions would work with the civilian govt to overcome crises facing the country

Purpose of the launches unknown, says South Korea

Iran has been hit by sanctions by US, allies to pressure it to curb its nuclear programme

Shulman hasn’t spoken publicly since it was disclosed that the IRS had applied tougher scrutiny to Tea Party groups seeking tax-exempt status

Three Indian nationals and two members of Ecuador’s immigration police were among the six people arrested

Moscow defies growing global pressure over arms supplies to the Damascus regime

The bombings are the latest in a series of attacks that have targeted both Sunni and Shiite places of worship in the past few weeks

Chinese maritime surveillance vessels were spotted off Senkaku islands in the East China Sea at around 2:30 pm, says Japan coastguard