Yasser Arafat's Widow Suha Quizzed in Murder Investigation
French government opens inquiry after widow claims Palestinian leader was poisoned by polonium.
Turkey's Economy Minister: 'EU Should Win Prize for Hypocrisy'
Zafer Çağlayan says Brussels has 'kept Turkey waiting at its door for 50 years' while PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan ignores Europe completely.
Colonel Gaddafi 'killed by bayonet stab to the anus'
Report by Human Rights Watch contradicts earlier claims that late Libya dictator died in firefight.
Saudi Arabia 'Insulted' by Parliamentary Inquiry on UK's Relations with Gulf States
The Foreign Affairs Committee is to review how UK deals with Bahrain and Saudi Arabia after reports of human rights abuses.
Egypt: State Prosecutor to Probe Senior Muslim Brotherhood Members Over Tahrir Square Clashes
Essam al-Erian and Mohammed el-Beltagy to be scrutinised by prosecutor Abdel Meguid Mahmud.
French Anti-Semitic #unbonjuif Hashtag on Twitter Sparks Demands for Racism Crackdown
Hashtag #unbonjuif, meaning 'good Jew', becomes third most popular among French Twitter users but anti-racist groups threaten to sue users.
Germany: 1,800 Evacuated after Poison Gas Cloud Leaks from Hanover Kraft Factory [VIDEO]
More than 700 firefighters tackle toxic spill and try to cool tank containing deadly chemical mix to avoid blast.
Mexico's War on Drugs: We are Beating the Cartels
37 of Mexico's drug kingpins dead or in legal system but US Drug Enforcement Administration says Mexican methamphetamine still devastating American cities.
Israel Launches Image Boost Programme for West Bank Settlers
Government project aims to 'bolster legitimacy' of West Bank settlements as criticism of Israel mounts.
Syria Civil War: Refugees Fleeing Assad Conflict Passes 100,000 in Turkey
Turkey repeats calls to UN to build refugee camps in safe area within Syrian borders to ease pressure.
Egypt: Police Killed 34 People in First 100 Days of President Mursi's regime
Report by Nadim Human Rights Centre shows human rights abuses continuing under Mursi's rule, with 88 cases of torture by police forces.
Greece General Strike: Riot Police Use Teargas to Quell Protesters [VIDEO]
Fifty thousand Greeks take to streets in Athens as general strike against biting austerity measures hailed a success.
Innocence of Muslims: Brazil and Turkey Ban Anti-Islam Film
YouTube owner Google penalised for refusing to pull trailer of Islamophobic film that triggered worldwide protests.
Bahraini Activist Zainab al-Khawaja Jailed for Two Months for Defacing Picture of King
Daughter of prominent activist Abdulhadi al-Khawaja sentenced after being arrested five times in four months.
Damascus Twin Blast: Iranian Press TV Journalist Maya Naser Killed [VIDEO]
Damascus-based political analyst shot down by snipers after twin blasts rock Syrian capital.
Innocence of Muslims: Anti-Islam Film Insults America, Says Obama
US president condemns controversial film that sparked violence and deaths across Muslim world.
Joseph Goebbels' Journey from Dreamy Socialist to Ardent Nazi Chronicled in Archive
American auctioneers offer collection of propagandist's early letters, before his hatred of Jews and Communism took root.
US Marines Filmed Urinating on Dead Taliban Fighters Face Criminal Charges [VIDEO]
Sergeants Joseph Chamblin and Edward Deptola also facing court-martial for failing to control junior colleagues in notorious YouTube video.
Syria Civil War: Bomb Blast Hits Damascus Intelligence Building, Activists Claim Several Military Chiefs Killed
Rebel brigade says dozens of officers and militia were killed in the blast.
Ultra-Orthodox Rabbi Urges Jews to Burn iPhone 5s
Prominent Rabbi Haim Kanievsky also forbids hardline faithful from selling smartphones to non-Jews
Iran-Israel Nuclear Stand-Off: A World War III Scenario, Says Iran's Revolutionary Guards Commander
Strike by Israel could trigger World War III, Revolutionary Guards' Brig Gen Amir Ali Hajizadeh warns.
Greece: Golden Dawn 'Force' Arrest over Monk Elder Paisios Facebook Page Blasphemy
A 27 year-old created a Facebook page that mocked Geron Pastitsios Orthodox Christianity, enraging the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party, tweets claim.
Vietnam Jails Three Anti-Government Bloggers Including Renowned Dissident Dieu Cay
Triple arrest prompts concerns that Vietnam is tightening grip on internet freedoms.
Aung San Suu Kyi Calls For Pussy Riot Release but Refuses to Condemn Persecution of Rohingya
The Myanmar pro-democracy opposition leader urges for the release of three Pussy Riot members - but forgets the Rohingya
Hillary Clinton Orders anti-Iranian Mujahedin-e-Khalq Fighters off Terrorism List
Iran militant group MEK, given refuge by Saddam Hussein during the Iran-Iraq war, removed from US State Department foreign terrorist organisation list.
Mitt Romney Goes 'Brownface' on Univision to Please Hispanic Voters
The Republican hopeful, has 40 percent less Latin voters than Obama, appears suspiciously tanned on Spanish-language broadcast.
Opposition Figure Suheir Atassi: 'Syria is a Business for a Mafia'
Suheir Atassi and ex-SNC chairman Burhan Ghalioun admit internal divisions in the Syrian opposition to President Bashar al-Assad's regime.
Israel: IDF Kills Three Militants in the Sinai Border with Egypt
The militants opened fire on an IDF patrol stationed along the Israel-Egypt border but were killed.
Human Rights Watch Calls on Bahrain to Release Pro-Democracy Activists
Amnesty and Index on Censorship among 100 NGOs to urge Bahrain to implement reforms after it accepts bulk of UN recommendations.
Femen March Topless in Muslim Area of Paris to Celebrate Boot Camp Opening
Ukrainian feminist radical collective stages provocative march through 18th arrondissement to publicise 'boot camp'.
