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As Euro 2012 kicks off, it's not just the games but the looks of the players that will keep football fans glued to the screens. IBTimes UK looks at the world's sexiest footballers.

Simi John Jun 08, 2012

Tuareg rebels clashes with Islamist militants over imposition of Sharia in northern Mali

Gianluca Mezzofiore Jun 08, 2012

United Nations monitors in Syria said they will renew attempts to access the site of the latest massacre in the village of al-Kubeir.

Anissa Haddadi Jun 08, 2012

With his peace plan in tatters and reports of fresh slaughter in central province of Hama, peace envoy addresses UN in New York.

Anissa Haddadi Jun 07, 2012

Joseph Kony's Lords Resistance Army is continuing to hunt down children after abducting more than 600 of them in the last two years.

Anissa Haddadi Jun 07, 2012

Anti-Bashar al-Assad activists say they have found more than 70 bodies and point to Syrian security forces and regime loyalists as the killers.

Anissa Haddadi Jun 07, 2012

Appointment follows mass expulsion of Western diplomats in tit-for-tat row amid ongoing violence.

Anissa Haddadi Jun 06, 2012

Others included in the 2012 awards are Brazilian banker Fábio C Barbosa and renewable energy entrepreneur Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber.

Staff Reporter Jun 06, 2012

British ambassador Simon Collis and the US envoy Robert Ford are among those declared “persona non grata” by the Syrian government.

Geetha Pillai Jun 06, 2012

On the eve of World Environment Day 2012, the Government of Brazil and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) launched the Green Passport initiative in Rio de Janeiro over the weekend.

Sanskrity Sinha Jun 04, 2012

Nasa forecasts less wildfires at the Amazone basin in 2012 compared to the previous years.

Monami Thakur Jun 02, 2012

Gunmen order workers off bus before robbing, shooting and mutilating them, say anti-regime forces.

Anissa Haddadi Jun 01, 2012

Egyptian activist accused of involvement in arson attack on campaign headquarters of Egyptian presidential candidate Ahmed Shafiq.

Anissa Haddadi May 30, 2012

Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe and Zambian counterpart Michael Sata honoured by the United Nations World Tourism Organisation.

Anissa Haddadi May 30, 2012

Opposition delegates subjected to intimidation as international rights groups criticise Bahrain's human rights record

Anissa Haddadi May 29, 2012

BBC News uses logo for the United Nations Space Command from the Halo video game instead of UN Security Council on live television.

Alistair Charlton May 28, 2012

Explosion that wounded dozens in central Nairobi was fault of terrorists as earlier speculation of electrical fault discarded.

Anissa Haddadi May 28, 2012

UN special envoy Kofi Annan to meet Syrian President Bashar-al Assad in attempt to salvage peace plan after 49 children and 34 women left dead in Houla carnage.

Gianluca Mezzofiore May 28, 2012

As London, Washington and Paris condemn the mass killings, Moscow prefers to toe a cautious line.

Staff Reporter May 28, 2012

United Nations Human Rights chief Navi Pillay urges Western countries to lift sanctions on Zimbabwe and its president, Robert Mugabe.

Anissa Haddadi May 25, 2012

Iran’s president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad sent a letter to Hezbollah Chief Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah ahead of Lebanon’s 12th anniversary of Liberation Day, when the Israeli army withdrew from the country in 2000.

Anissa Haddadi May 24, 2012

Human Rights activists seek to prevent Sheikh Nasser bin Hamad al-Khalifa from attending London 2012 Olympics.

Anissa Haddadi May 24, 2012

Nigerian officials dismiss US plans to include Boko Haram on its watch list of foreign terrorist organisations.

Gianluca Mezzofiore May 24, 2012

Plane reportedly carried nuclear negotiator at the time of Bush administration Joseph Di Trani and current National Security Council advisor to President Barack Obama Sydney Seiler.

Staff Reporter May 24, 2012

Borat star Sacha Baron Cohen had to dodge rocks as he was chased through the streets of Jeruslem by Jewish 'nutcases.'

Julian Kossoff May 18, 2012

Carcasses of tigers and other big cats discovered in raid on suburban home in Bangkok.

Nicholas Edmondson May 17, 2012

Sailf al-Islam Gaddafi, who is currently awaiting trial in Libya, refuses to appoint Libyan lawyer to defend him, top Libyan diplomat says.

Anissa Haddadi May 17, 2012

Russia's ambassador to the United Nations has voiced concern over reports Syrian rebels are receiving military training in Kosovo.

Anissa Haddadi May 15, 2012

Zimbabwean politician creates uproar by saying women should make themselves less attractive to men to curb spread of HIV/AIDS.

Anissa Haddadi May 15, 2012

This year's theme is "Ensuring Work Family Balance" with the aim of helping workers provide financial and emotional support to their families.

Akshaya B S May 15, 2012