POLITICS

Lianna Brinded delivers on-the-ground special report from the cradle of the Arab Spring and ponders its future.

Turkey's parliament has relaxed a ban on female lawmakers wearing trousers in a further liberalisation of dress rules in the secular nation.

PM risks criticism by suggesting people from less privileged backgrounds have role in boosting social mobility.

A man being re-tried for attacking the US Embassy in Sarajevo in 2011 has apologised for his 'stupid act'.

Five Palestinian children suffered from smoke inhalation in price tag attack.

Workers are beginning to fight back against the US giant's culture of greed and arrogance - and not a moment too soon.

American warship USS George Washington to boost relief efforts and help rescue teams get through to victims in remote areas.

Councillors in Canada's largest city question mayor over drug use and ask him to take leave of absence.

First taste of winter will put spotlight on NHS and energy companies' price rises.

Tories remove decade of online material and block search engines access.

Award to victims of animal rights activist violence is 'reminder of the Holocaust'.

Scotland's pro-independence movement is humble, fair and realistic - and don't let the nay-sayers tell you otherwise.

Labor party leader tells Canberra parliament he plans retirement to private life.

Italian magistrate Nino Di Matteo named as target by jailed Sicilian mobster dubbed 'The Beast'.

French PM Jean-Marc Ayrault demands investigation into new racist rant against black minister.

Palestinian suspect from Jenin arrested on bus after fatal stabbing

War-torn Afghanistan estimated to harvest 5,500 tonnes of opium in 2013.

Eight people crushed to death when wall collapsed after thousands of Haiyan survivors stormed Leyte rice warehouse.

A reform agenda for the next decade, hammered out by China's ruling party on Tuesday (November 12), raised expectations in a country of 1.3 billion despite being vague and short on details.

Mass burials taking place across worst-affected Leyte province while locals complain government is acting too slowly.

Naderev Sano tells Cop19 summit he will go on hunger strike for meaningful deal on global warming.

Israel preparing another controversial round of settler house-building in occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem.

David Cameron is eager to move the political debate onto the long term economy and new figures have helped him do that, but much now rests on the autumn statement.

Feminist activists launch 'armed wing' against prostitution, Muslim extremism, and FGM.

Former member of Revolutionary Cells acquitted of murder in deadly attack that killed three in Vienna.

Miliband may be starting to beat PM's personal poll ratings but he still has one key hurdle to leap.

Mario Mantovani justifies Berlusconi claim that judicial 'persecution' similar to Jewish experience under Nazis.

Indian PM Manmohan Singh will not attend upcoming Commonwealth Summit in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Whistleblower did not financially benefit from information leaking, lawyer claims.