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US and Russia agree on draft resolution on Syria's chemical weapons, ending weeks of diplomatic deadlock.

President Hassan Rohani wants to resolve nuclear programme impasse within months.

Intelligence Oversight and Surveillance Reform Act to ban communication intercepts.

Groups object to gay singer performing in country over fears he will make a mockery of anti-homosexuality laws.

US agency spied on Indian diplomats in Washington and UN headquarters as computer hard-drives at these locations might have been copied

EU not happy with answers from US over NSA spying on bank-to-bank messaging via the Swift network.

NSA seeks out a 'Civil Liberties & Privacy Officer', who will advise director Keith Alexander on civil rights issues.

Researchers say flesh in mammoth appendage looks like animal has just been killed.

Fabio Capello has revealed David Moyes asked him for his opinion on the possibility of signing Daniele de Rossi for Manchester United this summer.

Russian authorities launch probe into environmental activists' protest despite NGOs' appeal to free them.

Image shows golden eagle capturing a young sika deer.

Concerns about UK energy supply still relevant with gas storage loss

Andre Villas-Boas says Tottenham are more consistent this season than in the last

Foreign minister Sergey Lavrov cites Israeli intelligence that Syrian rebels have seized stockpiles of chemical weapons.

Russia to 'safeguard' mustard gas, VX and sarin, says Iran parliament speaker.

Ebbing of Syria war fears and ending of Libya oil strike boost supplies.

Schooner with cargo of live crabs sailing to South Korean port targeted in Sea of Japan.

Damascus complies with first stage of US-Russia demands to dump stockpiles but deputy PM denies ceasefire claims.

Golden Girls's 2014 calendar contains skimpily dressed models minus nudity.

Security services company admits it had vetted navy yard gunman.

Deputy PM Qadri Jamil admits conflict at stalemate and says Assad ready to offer ceasefire at Geneva.

Friend of former Italian prime minister says charges brought only because he lives with women.

All-important question of where the blame lies has not been answered, says Graeme Mackay

Liverpool will reportedly face competition from Galatasaray, if they continue their pursuit of Anzhi Makhachkala striker Lacina Traore in January.

Believers attach religious significance to space debris and talk of apocalypse.

US, Britain, France, Russia and China spar over wording of resolution on action against Assad regime.

Afghan drug cartel active in Russia with a £3.8bn heroin market.

Rocket Man admits he took the unusual step to compromise the agent after discovering he was a mole.

UK, US and France seize on UN report as conclusive evidence that Syrian regime used sarin in Ghouta attack.

The idea of a power-sharing arrangement may be unpalatable but it is the least worst option to avert armageddon, says Middle East expert Michael Kerr.