Syria Civil War: 31 Die in Car Bomb Blast and Assad Jets Kill 18 in Field Hospital [VIDEO + SLIDESHOW]
Rebels shell Bashar al-Assad's Army General Command in heart of Syrian capital.
Uzbekistan's Cotton Slaves: Videogame Highlights Forced Labour and Human Rights Abuse
Game the News' My Cotton Picking Day seeks to raise awareness of Tashkent’s child labour policies.
Italy: Mount Etna's Spectacular Night-time Eruption [VIDEO + SLIDESHOW]
Europe’s tallest volcano, Etna, explodes into life but lava flows move away from Sicilian towns towards deserted valley.
The Other Kensington: Roman Abramovich's £100m Cheyne Walk House to get Green Light
Chelsea FC owner to renovate historic property in Chelsea once home to artist James Whistler.
Titan Tyre Chief Maurice Taylor 'Should be Locked Up in Psychiatric Hospital' says French Union Leader
Taylor claimed workers at Amiens Goodyear plant 'talk for three hours a day' and unions are 'crazy' during anti-French rant.
Tehran Battles Plague of 'Mutant' Giant Rats with Army Snipers
Sniper teams deployed in Iran’s capital to kill 5kg massive rodents immune to poison
Italy: Anti-Corruption Politician Oscar Giannino Caught Fabricating CV
Stop the Decline party co-founder Luigi Zingales accuses Giannino of claiming false academic titles.
Belarus: Border Guard Jailed over Teddy Bear Paratroopers Invasion
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko sacks two high-ranking officials over pro-human rights stunt by Swedish firm Studio Total.
Tunisia's Ex-Dictator Ben Ali Smuggled £62m in Gold via France
Toppled president and wife Leila Trabelsi dodged sanctions to smuggle 1,800 gold bars out of Tunis.
Reeva Steenkamp 'the Little Angel' Cremated as Oscar Pistorius Weeps in Court
Mourners gathered Port Elizabeth for the funeral of Reeva Steenkamp, who was allegedly shot dead by her Olympian boyfriend Oscar Pistorius on Valentine's Day.
Alaska: Snow Machine Iron Dog Race Starts [PHOTOS]
Big Lake hosts 38 teams competing to be first to cross 2,000-mile course through Alaska's winter wastes to Fairbanks.
Vatican Silences Tweeting Cardinals to Maintain Papal Election Secrecy
Pope Benedict XVI (@Pontifex) will not participate in the conclave electing his successor.
Pope Benedict XVI Half Blind and Emaciated because of Papacy Pressure
Joseph Ratzinger's biographer Peter Seewald said strains of job taking toll on frail pontiff.
Ecuador: Rafael Correa's Electoral Victory 'for Hugo Chavez and Latin America'
Chavez congratulates re-elected Ecuadorian president, saying his success a victory for Latin bloc.
Vatican Bank Chooses Warship Builder Ernst von Freyberg as President
Pope Benedict XVI approves appointment of arms manufacturer to replace sacked president Ettore Tedeschi.
Russia Calls for International Anti-Asteroid System after Meteor Terror [VIDEO]
Deputy PM Dmitry Rogozin urges nations to club together in absence of space debris interception technologies.
Chicago's Public Enemy Number 1: 'El Chapo' would Eat Al Capone Alive
The leader of Mexican Sinaloa cartel El Chapo – Shorty – Guzmán first to succeed Al Capone in Illinois’ capital top gangsters rankings.
'Buffoon Berlusconi' Slur Spices up Italian Election
PM Mario Monti makes unusual outspoken attack on predecessor and rival as Berlusconi polls second ahead of election.
Death Row Inmates' Last Suppers Head Amnesty Campaign against Capital Punishment in US
Human rights group Amnesty International images of condemned prisoners' meals spearhead powerful message against death penalty.
Pope Benedict XVI Resignation: Was Shock Announcement Result of Health or Power Struggle?
Joseph Ratzinger decided to step down after reading a report on the Vatileaks scandal, Italian media claim.
Acapulco Bikini Gang Rape: Six Men Arrested over Assault on Spanish Tourists
Suspects confess to rape and robbery in Acapulco resort of Playa Bonfil, say Mexican police.
Valentine’s Day Boyfriends for Hire: China's Lonely Hearts Rent Lovers for New Year
Single Chinese women hire fake companions to show off to parents Lunar New Year family parties.
Australian Priest Thomas Byrne Fined £660 for Biting Ear off Fellow Clergyman
Perth car parking space row between Byrne and Fr Thomas Smith replayed in courtroom.
Israel’s Prisoner X: Canberra Opens Inquiry into 'Mossad Agent' Ben Zygier
Prisoner who committed suicide in Israel's high-security Ayalon jail identified as spy Ben Zygier.
Pope Benedict XVI: 'Pray for the Future Pope'
Roman Catholic Church leader Joseph Ratzinger makes first public address since resignation announcement.
Horsemeat Scandal: Peter Boddy Slaughterhouse and Farmbox Meats Ltd Shut by Police
Raids on Yorkshire abattoir and Aberystwyth meat firm it supplies closed on Food Standards Agency orders.
France MPs Approve Gay Marriage and Adoption
National Assembly follows David Cameron victory to pass controversial 'marriage for all' bill.
Zoe's Ark African Adoption Scandal: Eric Breteau and Emilie Lelouch Jailed
Paris court sentences French charity members for fraud, illegally brokering adoption and smuggling foreign children.
Acapulco: 'I Was Gang Raped and Tortured and Mexican Authorities Did Nothing'
IBTIMES UK EXCLUSIVE: An American woman tells us about her own night of hell in Acapulco's state of Guerrero on Mexico's Pacific Coast.
Hitler's Pope Pius XII Saved Thousands of Jews, Claim Vatican Documents
Pope Benedict XVI, who has announced his resignation, proposed Eugenio Pacelli's beatification in 2009.
