Opposition gunmen storm HQ of al-Ikhbaria satellite broadcaster and kill seven in shootout and bombing.
Argentine bishop Fernando Bargallo caught frolicking with woman in Mexican beach resigns amid fresh calls to allow priests to marry.
Vladimir Putin tours the Middle East to remark Russia's controversial albeit growing role in the area
Masum Turker claims intelligence services pinpoint Russia's Admiral Chabanenko warship in Syrian harbour as aggressor.
Hacker Hell attacks anti-graft campaigner elected to board of state-controlled airline Aeroflot
Russian leader urges more commitment to peace process and warns against unilateral actions undermining it.
Four ultra-Orthodox Jews held on suspicion of defacing the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem.
Erdogan ups the ante in row with Damascus and warns Syria border incursions will be viewed as military threat.
Nigeria president calls for calm and warns that reprisals play into Islamic fundamentalist hands.
Cyprus is latest eurozone economy to apply for help from EU's European Financial Stability Facility to avoid Greece debt contagion.
Indian police gather fresh evidence of sighting of actress they say involved in Pakistan terror cell's bombing of Delhi high court.
Haredi rally in Jerusalem against proposed scrapping of Tal Law, which exempts students from military service.
With an historic move, the Gulf Kingdom is poised to send for the first time women athletes to London 2012 Olympic Games.
General and two colonels among mass defections from Syrian military seeking asylum across border with Turkey.
Six hundred people trapped on ferries and long queues of cars on mainland cause suspension of services and calls for foot passengers only.
Second bomb goes off as rescuers enter blast zone in Shiite neighbourhood.
Sudan police break up fifth day of protests against austerity measures, which led Khartoum state governor to fire staff.
Even diplomatic asylum will not protect Assange from arrest as soon as he steps out of Ecuadorian embassy in London.
Graphic video shows two Tibetans who set themselves on fire in protest against Chinese rule, as Dalai Lama tours Britain to promote peace and non-violence.
US to brand three alleged members of Boko Haram as foreign terrorists in first step of wholesale blacklisting of militant Nigerian Muslim group.
At least 40 dead after radical Islamist sect Boko Haram launches attack in northern Nigeria after deadly assaults in churches of last weekend.
Temporary truce clears way for evacuation of trapped and wounded from embattled city.
Saudi women seek to revive Women2Drive campaign in defiance of prohibition on female drivers.
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.
Main armed resistance force says join us and we will protect you in future democratic Syria.
Good Samaritan who stopped by Yauza River to rescue two people trapped in the water targeted by opportunist robbers.
Pakistani Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani disqualified by Supreme Court for refusing to re-open corruption case against president Zardari.
Tourists get a taste of settlers' lives on shooting range at Gush Etzion, near sensitive Green Line.
Palestinian football star wins freedom in exchange for ending three-month hunger strike.