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The Syrian troops clashed with the rebels near the Turkey border giving a first blow to the already fragile ceasefire.

Fragile ceasefire starts to crumble amid reports of deaths and lethal road bomb in Aleppo.

German prohibition of incest consistent with European human rights laws, court rules in case of Patrick Stuebing convicted of committing incest with sister, Susan Karolewski.

No major attacks reported since the ceasefire came into effect but army violations taking place, claim activists.

Collective legal action is first of its kind in racial profiling case in France.

Teampoison attacks MI6 in protest at 'detention of innocent people on terrorism charges'.

Soldiers, tanks and snipers still in position in major cities around Syria but no violence reported.

As Syria said it has agreed to end all military operation by 0300GMT on Thursday April 12, activists reported two new massacres committed by the security forces.

Human rights groups warn prime minister that hunger strike prisoner likely to be force-fed.

Israeli soldiers accused of theft in raid on Kafr Qaddum home.

Protesters in Bahrain continued to demonstrate as tensions over the planned F1 Grand Prix continue to rise.

Rumours that Iran plans to 'shut down the internet' and replace it with an entirely more controllable national intranet denied.

Violence continued in Syria despite a UN- backed deadline for the government to withdraw troops and heavy weapons from the cities.

European Court of Human Rights says radical cleric and four other men can be extradited from UK to US.

The rebels, refusing to recognise the Syrian regime, said they would not provide any written guarantee on laying down arms as sought by the government.

Prayers and celebrations marked Easter across the world.

The Pope also denounced the terrorist attack in Nigeria and prayed for coup-hit Mali.

While the UN-backed ceasefire deadline is 12 April, the region has been witnessing severe bloodshed for the past few days.

They were sentenced for violation of morality, and disturbing public order.

Although Damascus has made an assurance that it will pull back by 12 April, few tanks have been withdrawn.

Further violence and heightened tensions erupt in and around Syria.

ICC rejects request because Palestine not recognised as a state by UN.

Bashar al-Assad's soldiers continue to ravage cities despite president's latest promise to stop violence.

Journalist shot for carrying video camera during protest in Bahrain village dies in hospital.

'Snooping' law condemned by backbenchers and likened to China and Iran surveillance by civil liberty groups.

Myanmar votes in historic polls, regarded as a test for recently introduced reforms.

Detainee agrees to end fast in return for being exiled to Gaza for three years.

As Japan ignores Amnesty praise and puts three prisoners to death, IBTimes UK looks at the countries with the bloodiest execution records.

Jamphel Yeshi, 27, set himself on fire in New Delhi but left a letter to his fellow Tibetan calling on them to continue fighting for their rights before he died.

'We don't accept that here,' police tell gay rights conference participants.