POLITICS

Twin explosion in Syria's Aleppo University kills 83 people and injures 160 others

France will send 2,500 troops to Mali to fight rebels - but only as temporary measure, says president.

Teenager Samir Awad gunned down by IDF at West Point Separation Barrier.

Supreme leader's religious decree that condemns atomic arms as 'a sin' confirmed on eve of IAEA talks.

Ashraf is accused of receiving bribes in Rental Power Project (RPP) case of 2008.

Assad 'wants' US and Israeli bases in Middle East targeted if he is killed.

Anti-government protest in Islamabad, led by populist cleric Tahirul Qadri, turned violent.

The Pakistan Supreme Court has ordered the arrest of prime minister Raja Pervez Ashraf seen here at his investiture last year.

Ban Ki-moon says French involvement complies with international law while African leaders meet to agree deployment.

Milan court denies former PM's request to halt underage prostitution trial until after poll.

Prime minister says red tape is going but TaxPayers' Alliance claims quangos are still sprouting up.

Tuareg separatists pledge to help French military offensive against al-Qaida-linked rebels

Britain must learn the lessons of the past and turn its back on imperialist western Europe, says Martin Cole.

Henry Hill asks what the future holds for Britain if Scotland votes against independence next year.

Prime minister Tayyip Recep Erdogan's adviser says talks still ongoing with PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan.

Firebomb attacks on party HQs and journalists blamed on anarchists after squat cleared in Athens.

Chandrashekar Srinivasan looks at the sad decline of the lion population in west and central Africa, and the worrying trends which suggest extinction is not far away.

French actor says jailed feminist punk band would have been treated worse in Arab country.

Indian Army Chief General Bikram Singh warns Pakistan ahead of flag meet.

Gao and Timbuktu come under heavy aerial bombardment from French aircraft as Islamist rebels run into desert.

Stark warning says human health is suffering, while our planet is facing irreparable damage to oceans and landscapes.

Mubarak serving life sentence over involvement in Arab Spring protesters' murders.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu orders eviction despite Supreme Court order.

France fears strong retaliation from al-Qaida-linked Islamic extremists over Mali and Somalia situations.

Children and elderly forced to stay indoors as air-quality index hits new low and tower blocks disappear in a haze of pollution.

Kurdish protesters gathered in Paris to demonstrate against the murder of women activists Sakine Cansiz, Fidan Dogan and Leyla Soylemez.

A year after an Israeli soldier killed Mustafa Tamimi, there are no signs of justice, let alone lessons being learnt, argues Steve Hynd.

Over 60,000 people in Britain have been hit by a multi-million pound Indian call centre and internet fraud.

Quetta citizens seek army rule to prevent terrorist strikes by Sunni militants.