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An Egyptian court on Saturday sentenced ousted President Mohammed Morsi to death over his part in a mass prison break that took place during the 2011 uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak.

US Secretary of State John Kerry urged China to take action to reduce tension in the South China Sea and expressed concern about the pace and scope of Beijing's land reclamation in the disputed area.

The wreckage of a US military helicopter that went missing while delivering aid in quake-hit Nepal has been found near the Chinese border, the Nepalese army said Friday.

At least 135 people have been detained over an armed attack on a bus in Karachi which claimed 46 lives, media reported on Friday.

Obama moved up his traditional weekend radio address to coincide with the anniversary.

In a bizarre offer, a hotel in Tokyo has launched special "crying rooms" for women that are equipped with a selection of tear-jerking movies, eye masks and luxury tissues to allow female guests to cry heartily.

A powerful earthquake rattled the South Pacific nation of Papua New Guinea on Thursday, prompting a tsunami warning for nearby coasts.

Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservatives and the opposition Labour Party are tied at 34 percent popular support ahead of Britain's general election on Thursday, according to a YouGov opinion poll for the Sun newspaper published on Wednesday.

The report indicated that internal displacement figures are alarmingly high as well, as 11 million people were forced out of their homes by violence in 2014.

The Maryland National Guard said on Twitter it had nearly 3,000 soldiers and airmen ready to help "keep the peace" in the city.

Climbing will resume on Mount Everest by next week after an earthquake-triggered avalanche that left 18 people dead on the world's highest peak, a Nepalese government official said on Thursday.

This has been done for the benefit of the Indians who have been stranded in Nepal following earthquakes since Saturday.