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UN General Assembly set to vote on new proposals against President Bashar al-Assad's regime - but reports suggest the new draft has been watered down.

Huge numbers of people in dire need of food and water and many areas face outbreak of disease.

Filmed love messages by semi-naked youth minister surface on YouTube and cost her her job.

Two dead in Cairo's luxurious Nile City Towers as angry mob bombard security services with Molotov cocktails.

Embattled peace envoy calls time on thankless role as peace-maker, blaming 'finger-pointing and name-calling' in UN Security Council.

Participation of countries that apply Sharia law goes against Olympic principles of peace and philanthropy, say radical feminists.

Two policemen belonged to European White Knights but claim they did not know its extreme racist philosophy.

Clashes between Muslims and Christians trigger mass anti-Mursi protests in Cairo.

Police in Paris will crack down on topless or nude sunbathing along the Seine or in public parks or gardens.

Madonna, Eddie Vedder, Johnny Marr and Neil Tennant in wave of anger over detention of band members on anti-Putin 'hooliganism' charge.

Both sides condemn 'climate of hatred' in city where al-Qaeda gunman Mohammed Merah started his murderous anti-Jewish gun rampage.

After causing widespread havoc in Taiwan and the Philippines, the typhoon is headed for China.

Foreign minister makes accusation following reports that an Iranian diplomat has been killed.

Romidepsin and decitabine activate a tumor suppressor gene that makes the tumor cells to stop growing eventually leading to the death of the cells.

US coordinating with secret command centre operated by Turkey and allies to provide support to Syrian rebels.

Expiry of Tal Law makes Israeli Ultra-Orthodox seminary students eligible for national service.

Iran's atomic energy chief Fereydoun Abbasi laughs off claims that nuclear computers burst into AC/DC's Thunderstruck at full volume.

Police in Lebanon have been accused of conducting "homosexuality tests" on 36 men who were arrested during a raid on a gay porn cinema.

Petrol price hike demonstration erupts in violence as police use live rounds on demonstrators in Nyala.

Somalia's most famous comedian murdered after being on receiving end of threats by al-Shabaab militants.

American author, playwright and intellectual was incisive and unfaltering voice for acceptance of gays.

IBTimes UK reporter Anissa Haddadi finds life in Jerusalem and the West Bank a chaotic and depressing experience, she reveals in the first of a three-part series.

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and the Weill Cornell Medical Center researchers have found that obesity increases the risk of developing sexual and urinary dysfunction in men.

Far-right Golden Dawn party gives out free food in Athens' Syntagma Square - but only to Greeks with IDs proving their nationality.

Ayoreo tribe is a native ethnic group living in the Gran Chaco area in Paraguay.

Brig Gen Masoud Jazayeri says no need for Iran to enter conflict but it 'will not allow enemy to advance'.

The so-called 'Twitter Games' has highlighted the power of the upstart micro-blogging site as Facebook sinks into silence.

Cathal Gilbert looks at 26-year reign of King Mswati III in Swaziland and asks what needs to happen for things to change.

Artifacts discovered from a South African cave provide crucial evidence on the origins of modern behaviour.