Iraq

Pressure on camps across Middle East growing as tide of refugees shows no sign of abating.

TfL refusal to kill bus ad campaign by alleged anti-Israeli group is 'dangerous move'.

Saudi Arabia will intercept any Israeli air force aircraft crossing en route to Iran, Washington warns Israel.

London 2012 was planned and foundations laid long before David Cameron and Boris Johnson arrived to make political capital out of it, argues Julian Kossoff.

A seasoned diplomat, Lakhdar Brahimi, has held several high-profile positions during his tenure at the United Nations.

Oscar winning director's new film explores the mission to capture the world's most wanted man in Pakistan.

President moves quickly to replace outgoing premier, while China and Russia sign up for Iranian peace summit.

Sprint sensation Kirani James, 19, makes history with victory in 400m meaning tiny Caribbean nation is smallest country ever to win a gold medal, says Julian Kossoff.

Islamist splinter group leader released from Gaza prison after 17 months inside on disrupting public order allegation.

PKK offensive follows attack by government troops on rebel outposts, using warplanes and helicopters.

British archer Amy Oliver has crashed out of the women's individual archery event at the London 2012 Olympics

UK Foreign Office reports Syria's most senior diplomat in London has walked out on Damascus regime.

Al-Qaida militants shoot down Iraqi army helicopter and kill soldiers in attempt to regain territory

Ambassadors to Cyprus and the UAE abandon Assad's regime and flee to Qatar.

Star of Bourne Legacy thought to be interested in role as Julian Assange.

Israel fears Assad's arsenal of chemical weapons could fall into the hands of Islamist militants if regime falls.

Roadside bombs and suicide attacks target security officials and citizens in multiple locations across Iraq following an al Qaeda threat.

Violent clashes between Syrian rebels and the regime's forces have now reached Aleppo.

Assad's forces regain control of Damascus but rebel forces enter central areas in Aleppo, Syria's largest city

Fighting continues in Damascus, with government troops withdrawing in several areas.

Top-level defections and suicide bombing of prominent ministers and security bosses may push regime over the edge as Damascus streets erupt in celebrations.

The proposed law has the potential to curtail the freedom of journalists, whistle-blowers and peace activists.

Syria's ambassador to Iraq, Nawaf al-Fares, becomes the first top diplomat to defect from Bashar al-Assad's government delivering a major blow to the discredited regime.

Controversial Mekong damn project and the persisting after-effects of Vietnam war are likely to dominate the visit.

Shelling of Lebanon from Syria raises the spectre of the conflict escalating and dragging in neighbouring countries where Syrians have taken refuge from the brutal Assad regime.

As Friends of Syria meeting kicks of in Paris, Iraqi Foreign Minister says al-Qaida is entering Syria in the anti-Assad uprising.

Names of airman who died and two crew missing feared dead after Tornado GR4 crash in Moray Firth revealed.

Market blast comes on heels of roadside bombings as sectarian violence in Iraq starts to rise.

Shamir was battling poor health and Alzheimer's disease for the past several years and was living in a nursing home since 2004.

While the US insists that Assad must go, Russia is against the removal of the Syrian president.