President Barack Obama is open to the idea of discussing an extension of Bush-era tax cuts at all income levels, the White House said on November 5.  

All 21 passengers and crew members on board were killed in a plane crash early in the morning of November 5 near the Jinnah International Airport of Karachi in southern Pakistan, said a rescue team leader at the plane crash site.

68 people on board an Aero Caribbean plane were killed when it crashed in mountainous central Cuba on November 4 after issuing an emergency call, a government website said on November 5.

At least 35 people have been killed in a fresh eruption of Indonesia's Mount Merapi volcano - nearly doubling the death toll since it became active again last week.

The UN General Assembly on Thursday unanimously adopted a draft resolution on the situation in Afghanistan and the ongoing democratic transition process, making it an urgent need to combat terrorism in the Asian country.

President Barack Obama has invited congressional leaders from both parties to join him in a meeting to discuss what to do in the waning days of the current Congress, vowing Thursday that it will "not be just a photo-op."

Chinese President Hu Jintao and his French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy on Thursday vowed to boost the comprehensive strategic partnership between their countries.

Two people were killed and around 100 were injured when a magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck central Serbia overnight, the Ministry of Internal Affairs said on November 3.

The toll from a series of explosions across Baghdad climbed to at least 64 dead and 360 wounded on November 3, said Iraq's Health Minister Saleh Mahdi.

The death toll from the flooding which has hit many province in the North, Northeast, East and Central provinces have risen to 107, official report says on November 3.