Egypt is to open the Rafah border crossing into Gaza permanently to Palestinians from Saturday, the state news agency reports.
A huge explosion detected by Nasa's Swift observatory is believed by scientists to be the most distant single object yet seen.
Fifa presidential candidate Mohamed bin Hammam denies bribery allegations made against him by Fifa executive committee member Chuck Blazer.
Veteran talk show host Oprah Winfrey's final programme is screened on Wednesday after 25 years on the air.
Germany is alarmed at the scale of an E. coli outbreak which is thought to have killed three people and seems to affect young women in particular.
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and Google boss Eric Schmidt have warned governments worldwide not to over-regulate the internet.
A huge explosion detected by Nasa's Swift observatory is believed by scientists to be the most distant single object yet seen.
Considerada un personaje singular en el mundo de las finanzas, para la ministra de Finanzas francesa el ser europea no le debe jugar a favor ni en contra.
台湾政府计划就接受中国民运政治难民进行立法修正,但相关法案审查在立委质疑下被推迟。
قالت وكالة انباء الشرق الأوسط، وكالة الأنباء المصرية الرسمية، إن معبر رفح سيفتح بصفة دائمة للفلسطينيين اعتبارا من السبت المقبل، وهو اجراء سيخفف بصورة كبيرة من آثار الحصار الاسرائيلي المفروض على غزة.
خبرگزاری رسمی مصر می گوید که این کشور قرار است گذرگاه رفح به غزه را به طور دائمی از روز شنبه به روی بیشتر فلسطینی ها بگشاید.
A satellite survey of Egypt has revealed the ancient tombs and lost pyramids of the buried city of Tanis.
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