Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki is on a three-day tour of the US to seek military assistance to counter the spreading violence in his country. Is this a wise step that will allow Maliki to consolidate his power and bring Iraq out of the current violence?

"The final report is expected to be finalized in early December, after all information gathered by the UN Mission has been evaluated," Nesirky said at a daily briefing here.

Only hours before he met with Vice President Joe Biden for talks focusing heavily on security, three suicide bombings killed 14 Iraqi security forces, the deadliest in a series of attacks which have left 35 dead in two days.

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He and fellow handlers have been keeping a low profile in recent days after city authorities launched their toughest bid yet to rescue the animals which they say have been kept for years in squalid conditions.

 

  Russian Prime Minister Dimitri Medvedev began a 3-day visit to China on October 22 at the invitation of Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang, aiming to strengthen bilateral cooperation and reflecting geo-political changes in the region and each side’s strategic calculations.

On October 20, hundreds of Japanese on Izu Oshima Island have evacuated ahead of the super typhoon Francisco which was forecast to strike Japan as a tropical storm on October 25.

US Secretary of State John Kerry said Monday that any attempt by Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad to be re-elected would extend the country's civil war. 

Researchers from the University of Rochester, New York, also found that during sleep the brain's cells reduce in size, allowing waste to be removed more effectively.