Syrian National Council pulls back from claims it would support authority that would include figures from Bashar al-Assad regime.
Computer malware allegedly forced Iran's computer at nuclear facility to play AC/DC at full volume in the middle of night.
Israel fears Assad's arsenal of chemical weapons could fall into the hands of Islamist militants if regime falls.
PM tries to win back support by offering government roles to opposition MPs in national service row for Orthodox Jews.
Suspect in massacre of 12 people in Aurora cinema during Dark Knight Rises screening in solitary confinement.
Roadside bombs and suicide attacks target security officials and citizens in multiple locations across Iraq following an al Qaeda threat.
Assad's forces regain control of Damascus but rebel forces enter central areas in Aleppo, Syria's largest city
Flat belonging to man believed to have shot dead 12 Batman fans in Colorado cinema said to be booby-trapped.
Regular Howard Stern Show phone-jacker fooled TV anchorwoman with false death toll claims as Colorado town comes to terms with carnage at Batman screening.
First images: Graphic video shows people rushing out of Century 16 cinema in Aurora, Colorado, after gunman opened fire at midnight screening of Dark Knight Rises.
Police confirm 14 dead and 51 injured in shooting rampage at cinema in Aurora, Colorado, while FBI considers raising national security level.
Shooting and explosion at midnight showing of The Dark Knight Rises in Aurora, Colorado, near Denver, reports say 14 dead and 30 injured. Suspected killer identified as James Holmes, aged 24.
News Tanzanian ferry disaster as vessel sinks in the Indian Ocean off Zanzibar in rough weather.
State-run Sana news agency claims Qatar uses actors and scale models to mislead public opinion.
Police command and intelligence HQ websites targeted by Anonmous hackers in support of Marxist cyberactivist group.
Sudden death for senior politician who tried to jump from Mubarak camp to 'protecting goals of 2011 revolution'.
At least three tourists killed and 27 injured in bus blast at Sarafovo international airport at Black Sea resort popular with Israelis.
Top-level defections and suicide bombing of prominent ministers and security bosses may push regime over the edge as Damascus streets erupt in celebrations.
Russia rejects UN resolution calling on military intervention in Syria as two groups claim responsibility for bombing in Damascus.
Attack on National Security HQ in Damascus claims high-profile victims including defence minister Daoud Rajiha.
Kadima walk-out sparked by dispute over law which exempts ultra-orthodox students from conscription.
Suicide attack on ministerial meeting in security building claims lives of senior officials in Syrian capital of Damascus.
Israeli officials trying to convince legendary US filmmaker Woody Allen to base his new project in Holy Land
Anonymous hackers promise 5 November parliament will never forget and warn politicians public's patience is wearing out.
The United Arab Emirates launches crackdown on Islamist dissidents with arrest of three more Emirati radicals.
Dmitry Pavlyuchenkov could face life in jail if convicted of plotting murder of campaigning journalist Anna Politkovskaya.
Shooting at outdoor party in Toronto - the 'safest city in the world' - ends with two dead and 19 wounded.
Egypt's public prosecutor orders toppled ex-president Mubarak back to prison.
Morocco joins growing list of Arab countries reducing diplomatic ties as rebels close in on regime forces in Syrian capital.
Turkey's hacktivist group RedHack releases data on police informants in retaliation against ultra-nationalists targeting journalists.