POLITICS

Hundreds of protesters marched on Capitol Hill in Washington on Saturday (October 26) to protest against the U.S. government's online surveillance programs, whose vast scope was revealed this year by former spy agency contractor Edward Snowden.

Berlin may call whistleblower from Russia to testify if NSA scandal becomes legal battle.

Syria has handed over plans on how it will destroy all its chemical weapons and production equipment by 2014.

Minibus taking women home from wedding celebration destroyed by roadside bomb in Afghanistan.

But refocus on priorities such as nuclear agreement with Iran has angered allies in region.

Another multiple car bomb attack has rocked Baghdad, with fatal consequences.

Five killed and scores injured in at least eight low-intensity explosions.

Tokyo turned down US citing lack of resources and legal issues.

Amid White House denials, German report suggests NSA had been spying on Merkel since 2002, even before she became chancellor.

Protest against imprisoning of 'Arctic 30' by Russian authorities takes place in Paris, France.

Anonymous takes a dig as NSA says outage is result of technical glitch.

Countries to table resolution at UN General Assembly to end US surveillance programmes.

Tehran says hostile groups carried out attack on Iran-Pakistan border, killing 18 Iranian guards.

Women activists in Saudi Arabia say they will press ahead with a protest against the ban on women drivers, despite official threats of punishment.

Ground and aerial assault destroy Islamist camps in northeast Borno villages of Galangi and Lawanti.

Halesowen and Rowley Regis hopeful posts rude image on Twitter.

Georgia's landmark presidential election should provide beacon of hope for all dictatorships, says Vera Kobalia

Battling both Assad and al-Qaida, Syrian Kurds may prove to be precious allies for the West, writes Emanuela Pergolizzi

Deutsche Telekom is proposing new internet to keep German web traffic within it

Top Iranian lawmaker plays down development, says Tehran has enough material.

Rose Oyungu accused of stealing belongings from body of victim of shopping centre siege.

Former head of US National Security Agency had private phone conversation tweeted live by a passenger.

Iran's time-scale to produce weapons-grade uranium 'shortening'.

Historic deal for Northern Ireland was quasi-mystical and founded on touchy-feely tactics, says former PM.

High court in Shandong province rejects Bo Xilai's appeal against verdict.

A court in eastern China rejected an appeal by ousted senior politician Bo Xilai on Friday (October 25) and upheld his life sentence on charges of bribery, corruption and abuse of power.

New disclosures reveal NSA tapped into the telephone calls of 35 world leaders.

Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi rejects claims that Muslims bear brunt of violence across Myanmar.

Military moves in to block resurgence of terrorism in north African country.