Iraq

AQAP leader Nasser al-Wuhayshi vows to release al-Qaida prisoners soon.

Gun attacks and a bombing have killed at least seven more people in Iraq.

Wave of blasts across Iraq kills at least 90 as country sees surge in Sunni insurgency against Shiite-led Baghdad administration.

Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says 62 rebels killed in Damascus suburb of Adra

Key Mannagh military airport falls into rebels' hands after 24 hours of fighting.

Clergyman kidnapped in ar-Raqqah believed to be hostage of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Islamist group.

International crimefighting agency has requested intelligence to establish if breaks are co-ordinated.

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Zawahiri, leader of Sunni militant outfit al-Qaida, raps Iran and Hezbollah over Syria conflict.

US soldier Bradley Manning has been acquitted of aiding the enemy but could still face 130 years in prison.

Heavily armed insurgents attack DI Khan Central Jail in northwestern Pakistan.

Raid on prison outside Baghdad also kills scores of security personnel.

PM Kevin Rudd announces controversial measures to tackle asylum-seeker influx.

Military judge allows most serious charge of 'aiding enemy' to stand against former army intelligence analyst.

Downing Street rebuffs FOI request over visits to Number 10 by Big Tobacco lobbyist Crosby.

Figures show that 50 soldiers and veterans killed themselves in 2012, 10 more than died in action in Afghanistan.

US diplomat Paul Bremer presided over 'adhocracy' of poor decision-making and failed planning.

Abu Bassel slaughtered by Islamists during joint meeting to discuss battle plans.

NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden speaks about his motivations for leaking top secret documents.

Kurd teenager's death during army post protests in village of Lice is latest in long line of state abuses, says Uzay Bulut.

Gary Bolton's "GT200" device - codenamed The Mole - turned out to be an empty box with glued-on antennae.

Ex-president defends controversial spy programme he introduced and accuses whistleblower Edward Snowden of damaging US.

Chancellor Angela Merkel accuses Washington of 'unacceptable Cold War behaviour'.

Peter Taylor's squad knocked out of Turkey World Cup at first hurdle with Egypt defeat.

Kurds pledge to carry on with Ankara peace deal despite PM Erdogan's harsh rhetoric.

IBTimesUK looks at the six players worth watching at the Under-20 World Cup in Turkey.

Coordinated bombings in Qahira district leave 55 injured and revive fears of return to wholesale sectarian violence.

As PM supporters rally in tens of thousands, Emanuela Pergolizzi asks: Could Turkey descend into war?

Norway, a world leader in equal rights, has become the first European country to introduce compulsory military service for women.

Brazil host Japan in the 2013 FIFA Confederation Cup on Saturday. Find out how to follow the game live in the UK.