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Lakhdar Brahimi confirmed as new UN Syria envoy
Algerian diplomat Lakhdar Brahimi has been appointed as the new UN-Arab League envoy for Syria, officials have confirmed. Lakhdar Brahimi, 78, will succeed Kofi Annan,...
German army’s crisis role widened to using weapons on the streets
Germany’s army will in future be able to use its weapons on the country’ streets in an extreme situation, the Federal Constitutional Court says. The...
Jacob Zuma announces inquiry into Lonmin Marikana platinum mine killings
South African President Jacob Zuma has announced an inquiry into violence at Lonmin Marikana platinum mine, calling the deaths there "tragic". Thirty-four people were killed...
Gu Kailai trial: court will announce the verdict and sentence on Monday
The verdict in the murder trial of Gu Kailai, wife of former politician Bo Xilai, will be delivered on Monday, Chinese officials say. Gu Kailai...
Pussy Riot jailed for two years for hooliganism
The three members of Russian punk band Pussy Riot accused of hooliganism have been jailed for two years after staging an anti-Vladimir Putin protest...
Paul Ryan admits he did ask for Obama stimulus cash
Republican VP candidate Paul Ryan acknowledged lobbying the government for millions of dollars in economic stimulus money after twice denying he had done so. Wisconsin...
Lonmin Marikana platinum mine clashes kill at least 30 people
At least 30 people have been killed after South African police clashed with striking miners at Lonmin Marikana mine on Thursday, the police minister...
UN ends observer mission in Syria
The United Nations has decided to end its military observer mission in Syria, days before its mandate expired. A small, civilian office will be set...
Police open fire at Lonmin Marikana platinum mine leaving at least 7 workers dead
Police in South Africa have opened fire during clashes with striking workers at Lonmin platinum mine in Marikana, leaving at least seven people dead,...
Julian Assange granted asylum by Ecuador
Ecuador has granted asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange two months after he took refuge in country’s London embassy while fighting extradition from the...
Brussels Flower Carpet 2012 in African designs on the Grand Place
A flower carpet using designs from Africa has been created on the main square of the Belgian capital, Brussels. Hundreds of thousands of flowers were...
Ecuador accuses UK of threat to storm its London embassy to arrest Julian Assange
Ecuador has accused the UK of making a "threat" to enter its embassy in London to arrest WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Julian Assange, 41, took...
Four Arab states urge their citizens to leave Lebanon over Syria conflict
Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Qatar and Kuwait have urged their citizens to leave Lebanon amid signs that the conflict in Syria...
Pakistan: militants attack Minhas air base at Kamra
A Pakistani military air base has been attacked by gunmen triggering a fierce fire-fight with security forces that lasted several hours. Several militants wearing military...
Prince Philip taken to hospital again as a precautionary measure
Prince Philip has been taken to hospital as a "precautionary measure" after a recurrence of a bladder infection, Buckingham Palace has said. The Duke of...
US launches immigration reform
Undocumented immigrants are applying for the temporary right to live and work openly in the US, as a sweeping immigration policy reform takes effect. Up...
Large explosion in central Damascus close to a military compound
A large explosion has rocked Syrian capital Damascus striking close to a military compound, near a hotel used by the UN's observer mission. Syrian state...
Australia court backs anti-tobacco move
The highest court of Australia has upheld a new government law on mandatory packaging for cigarettes that removes brand colors and logos from packaging. The...
Australian lower house backs offshore processing camps
Australian lower house has approved laws allowing offshore processing camps for asylum seekers to be re-established in Papua New Guinea and Nauru. The MPs passed...
Iran trains Syrian pro-Assad forces, says General Martin Dempsey
US top military officer General Martin Dempsey has claimed that Iran is helping to build and train a militia in Syria to prop up...
Riad Hijab: “Bashar al-Assad regime is collapsing morally, financially and militarily”
Former Syrian PM Riad Hijab, who defected to Jordan last week, has claimed that President’s Bashar al-Assad regime is collapsing "morally, financially and militarily". Speaking...
Afghanistan: 42 killed in series of suicide attacks in Nimroz and Kunduz
Forty-two people have been killed and more than 130 others wounded in a series of suicide attacks in the south-west and north of Afghanistan. At...
Eurozone economy shrinks by 0.2% from April to June
The economy of the eurozone shrank 0.2% in the three months from April to June compared with the previous quarter. The figures from Eurostat covering...
Missing Ugandan helicopters wrecks found in Kenya
The wreckage of two Ugandan helicopters that went missing on Sunday has been found in a remote area of Kenya, a Kenyan army spokesman...
Chang Song-Taek, Kim Jong-Un’s uncle, in China visit
Chang Song-Taek, uncle of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un, is visiting Beijing, amid signs the impoverished state wants to tackle its economic problems. Chang Song-Taek,...
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