POLITICS

Armed man who claimed to be with al-Qaeda arrested after hostage standoff with police.

Temporary truce clears way for evacuation of trapped and wounded from embattled city.

Peter Bone, Conservative MP for Wellingborough, has been at it again. His latest contribution to British politics came today in the House of Commons where he demanded of Foreign Secretary William Hague a divorce from the Lib Dem "yellow peril" and the formation of a minority Tory government.

Schoolboy claims he was picked up by Bahrain security forces while playing in street with friend and forced into confession.

Business secretary Vince Cable announces plans to make companies have binding votes on pay every three years.

The Islamist militants Boko Haram unleash wave of attacks in cxity of Damaturu amid mounting criticisism of President Goodluck Jonathan trip to Brazil for a UN conference.

Saudi women seek to revive Women2Drive campaign in defiance of prohibition on female drivers.

Majority of GPs decide to keep working as patients' concern grows in build-up to first industrial action since 1975.

NHS Confederation boss Mike Farrar issues stark warning that financial pressures will affect quality of health service.

Pakistan claims arrest of French man accused of being al-Qaeda militant but stories emerge that he was killed in US drone strike in 2010.

Four people held hostage in bank in southwestern city of Toulouse by man claiming to be al-Qaeda operative.

Fighting between Kurdish militants and government troops at Hakkari province army outposts claim high death toll.

Police say that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange faces arrest for breaching bail conditions while seeking political asylum.

UN investigator wants probe into civilian casualties in growing number of drone attacks.

Although Makhdoom Shahabuddin is the front-runner, another contender is Ahmed Mukthar, who is close to President Asif Ali Zardari.

Ecuadorian government analysing Julian Assange's plea for political asylum in London embassy.

Conflicting reports surface about whether former dictator is dead or alive after helicopter transfer to Maadi military hospital in Cairo.

Angry dads claim security at Alton Towers better than Heathrow as new wave of protests starts.

Main armed resistance force says join us and we will protect you in future democratic Syria.

Ivoirian leader will work with Israel on repatriation of Côte D'Ivoire nationals who entered the country illegally.

MV Alaed loses insurance over Bashar al-Assad arms cargo and is forced to turn around off coast of Scotland.

Aung San Suu Kyi, who spent 15 years of the last 24 years under house arrest in Myanmar, returns to hero's welcome in UK.

Pakistani Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani disqualified by Supreme Court for refusing to re-open corruption case against president Zardari.

Korean Air removes offensive ad from website promoting direct flight service from Seoul to Nairobi.

Tourists get a taste of settlers' lives on shooting range at Gush Etzion, near sensitive Green Line.

Two surviving defendants have seven days to appeal against sentence for crime that sparked wave of sectarian violence in Rakhine state.

For long China has kept its remnimbi undervalued in order to undercut competitors in the export market. Now that policy could ease up.

Lenders, such as IMF and EU nations Germany and Britain, exerting pressure for Greece to act swiftly on reforms in midst of widespread doubt.

Prince Salman is appointed Saudi Arabia's crown prince by King Abdullah after Nayef death