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US President Barack Obama is seeking to block the release of new photographs showing U.S. personnel allegedly abusing prisoners in Iraq and Afghanistan.

US authorities say the social security and Medicare systems, which provide pensions and health care for older people, are set to run out of money sooner than expected.

Mexico\'s health minister has denied allegations by Fidel Castro that the country intentionally failed to reveal the existence of the H1N1 Influenza A or swine flu, last month.

Thousands of residents of Somalia\'s capital are now fleeing as the death toll from fighting in Mogadishu rises.

At least four security officers are feared dead after a land mine blew up the vehicle in which they were travelling in Central India.

The European Union (EU) says it made no headway with Cuba on its human rights record, following talks in Brussels.

US President Barack Obama\'s plan to transform the healthcare system is expected to receive a major boost from stakeholders in the industry.

A pregnant British woman jailed in Laos could be transferred to Britain to serve her sentence if she’s convicted under an agreement signed between the United Kingdom and Laos.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has announced plans to take over companies that provide services for the country\'s oil industry.

The United Nations is reporting that about 200,000 people have been displaced and another 300,000 about to flee following a Pakistani offensive against militants in the Swat Valley.

Brazilian officials are reporting that unusually heavy rainfall yesterday killed at least 31 people and left another 500,000 homeless.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) is to convene a meeting with experts next week to discuss the possibility of making a vaccine for the H1N1 influenza virus.