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The Baath Party leadership is committed to transition from a single to a multi-party political system, Assad said in a televised address.

Hekmati, a former U.S. marine, was shown on Iranian television on December 18, 2011 as confessing to infiltrating the Iranian intelligence services for the CIA.

Beverly Hills 90210 star, AnnaLynne McCord, accidentally posts picture of herself topless on Twitter.

Hugo Chavez and Middle East have joined together to convey powerful message to US and the West.

Following the Anonymous collective's declaration of war against Finnish online censorship, prominent Anon Sabu has entered into a flame war with F-Secure's Chief Research Officer Mikko Hypponen.

Plymouth considering restriction on foreign students in shops because of alleged rise in antisocial behaviour and shoplifting.

Guinea Bissau's President Malam Bacai Sanha has died in Paris following a lengthy hospitalisation.

Israeli Knesset member Anastassia Michaeli threw water over her Arab colleague, Raleb Majadele, following a row.

A Polish military prosecutor shot himself in the head shortly after a press conference into the investigation into the 2010 air crash that killed the Polish President.

Anonymous collective hackers 'punish' Finnish government with campaign of cyber attacks over PirateBay censorship.

Toddler swept to his death in sewage system while on Sunday stroll with his mother.

A 13-year-old boy appeared in court today and has denied killing his foster carer at her home in Hamilton.

Jews living in Tunisia have spoken out following anti-Semitic slogans chanted during a speech by a Hamas leader in the country's capital Tunis.

The birthday of North Korea's new leader Kim Jong-un, thought to be on January 8, remained a low-key affair.

Three Buddhist monks set themselves alight in protest over Chinese rule in Tibet.

The Vatican has been caught using large chunks of text taken directly from Wikipedia in its biographies of 22 new cardinals.

Pakistan's former president faces custody on return to country over Benazir Bhutto assasination plot claim.

Twenty young women took part in the first open training session to work as female bodyguards in Hainan province in China.

Invited to Tunisia by leaders of the Ennahda party, Hamas Prime Minister, Ismail Haniyeh vowed to continue the armed struggle against Israel.

After undergoing surgery for thyroid cancer, Argentine President Cristina Fernandez has received the all-clear.

Petrol prices soar across Africa's largest oil producer and bring thousands to Nigeria's streets.

A stolen car was parked on the roof of a Californian building last week after the thief apparently hit a tree stump which launched the vehicle into the air.

World's most famous physicist unable to attend 70th birthday party after falling ill but still gives rousing pre-recorded speech.

Government sources say verdict shows independent nature of Malaysia's judiciary after judge dismisses DNA submission.

The occasion will see Kate Middleton prepare to assume duties and responsibilities that will include well-defined roles to promote the monarch's Diamond Jubilee and also the London 2012 Olympics.

The tradition was started in 2002 by Improv Everywhere, a New York-based group more or less as a prank. But over the years, it has become a popular affair and a global event.

France’s National Front celebrated the 600th anniversary of Joan of Arc's birth in Paris.

Royal Navy's HMS Daring, one of the most advanced ships in its fleet, will be sent to the Gulf on her maiden mission as Iran threatens to block the Strait of Hormuz.

A U.S. aircraft carrier unit has rescued 13 Iranian fishermen who were held hostage by Somali pirates for more than 40 days. The rescue operation was carried out by the USS Kidd, part of the USS John C. Stennis carrier strike group, on Thursday.