POLITICS

Sabah newspaper claim that Kurdish militants ready to abandon fight and withdraw dismissed.

UN human rights mission says settlements breach Geneva Convention.

Russia Syria's biggest ally, has spoken out against the alleged attacks carried out by Israeli jets on a military convoy carrying weapons near a military research centre in North West of Damascus.

China has denied claims that hackers infiltrated The New York Times newspaper editorial department. Following the publication of an article, which looked into the family wealth of the newly elected Premier Wen Jiabao.

Militants flee to mountains near Algerian border as African troops set to take over operation.

Former US congresswoman Giffords demands action to avoid repeat of Sandy Hook massacre.

Buccinasco's former mayor, facing trial for bribery, barred by Italian Chess Federation over camera glasses scam.

Sources say Brennan did not object to agency's use of extreme interrogation techniques.

Coalition government wanted war at all costs and could not even be bothered with a dodgy dossier, says Lucy P.

Mali's 20,000 invaluable manuscripts moved before rebels torched the Ahmed Baba institute

David Cameron does not seem to have been properly advised on all the options open to him, says Helen Szamuely.

IDF attack convoy amid fears Hezbollah will get Syrian chemical and conventional weapons.

Company bosses accused of negligence after seven people die in Dhaka textile factory fire.

Seoul hoping for third time lucky with launch of KSLV-1 after previous rocket failures.

French ground and aerial forces prepare to take control of last Islamist stronghold, Kidal.

UN and Arab League special envoy Lakdhar Brahimi addresses a closed meeting of UN Security Council officials.

Israel becomes first country of 193 UN members to turn back on Universal Periodic Review.

Mohammed Azam Khan says Agra’s Unesco-listed mausoleum wastes public funds.

Former rebel commander James Kuberin causes gunfight in little town while scouting for barber.

It's been decades since the Labour Party supported exit from the European Union but after David Cameron's speech last week might a Labour win in 2015 actually be the best hope of Britain leaving the EU?

Defence secretary Philip Hammond plans 40 troops for Mali on top of 20 already there.

Gerald Scarfe's Sunday Times cartoon on Benjamin Netanyahu's re-election is stupid, but is is really anti-semitic?

Bodies of unknown victims strewn along bank of River Quweiq.

Marshall Plan and Big Oil saved Europe, not the Union, argues Martin Cole.

First step in Turkey-PKK peace road map is withdrawal of 100 Kurdish militants next month.

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), a terrorist group which is financed through its criminal activities of smuggling, drug trafficking and kidnapping for ransom, carried out two separate bombings on 11 April 2007 in the Algerian capital, Algiers. Active members vary between 300 and 800 for this Salafist group which formally changed its name from Group for Call (that is Preaching) and Combat (GSPC in its French form) only in January 2007. Itself a splinter organisation with a history of lea...

As the new generation of royals William and Kate wait for the birth of their first child, the issue of succession and marrying a catholic has been changed , with the announcement of a ground breaking bill in Parliament.

Protests rock Port Said, Suez and Ismailia where curfew has been imposed.

Kidal, base of al-Qaida-linked Ansar Dine, is last remaining stronghold of militants, and town has been under control of Tuareg rebels.