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After weeks of hesitation, Syria has finally signed the Arab League plan that will allow foreign observers into the country.

Young, old, pro regime, pro-reforms, liberals or more conservatives, women of the Arab world have broken free of the traditional patriarchy that has dominated their lives and helped shape and ferment an unprecedented revolution across the region in 2011.

How does North Korean mourning compare to mass grief at death of Kim Il-sung in 1994?

Death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il raises questions about whether South Korea's faltering economy could cope with the economic pressure of a united Korea.

Celebrations have already begun as the world prepares for the biggest festival season.

Kim Jong-un steps up as 'Great Successor' to North Korea's Kim Jong-il.

Suicide rates in Greece are now the highest in Europe, with experts attributing the rise to the county's economic crisis and increasing unemployment.

The death of North Korea's supreme leader Kim Jong-il has triggered a military alert in bordering South Korea, which has a long history of conflict with its secretive neighbour.

A timeline of important events in the deceased Kim Jong-il's life which shaped North Korea's political landscape.

A mysterious burial ground dated to the late 10th and early 11th centuries A.D. has been discovered in a recent archaeological excavation in Poland.

According to the people who met him recently, the pontiff looked weaker than ever.

The Duchess of Cambridge is due to spend her first Christmas as a royal family member at Sandringham House which is believed to be one of the most haunted places in Norfolk.

Tourism authorities of Tapachula, a Southern Mexican city, has already installed a digital clock to record each passing moment till the time of the end of the world on December 21, 2012.

David Cameron has ordered a thorough investigation into the episode.

The League hopes that observers will soon be allowed in Syria, according to deputy secretary-general Ahmed Ben Helli.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will be known as the Earl and Countess of Strathearn when they visit Birkhall on the Balmoral Estate, Aberdeenshire.

An Iranian passenger who was carrying radioactive metal in his suitcase was stopped at Sheremetyevo airport in Moscow after an alarm was triggered, Russia's customs agency reported.

U.S. officials have confirmed that the drone which crashed in Iran was on a surveillance mission looking for suspected nuclear sites in the country.

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange will face the UK Supreme Court on February 1 to appeal against extradition to Sweden, where he faces sex crime allegations.

Ageing Zimbabwean tyrant Robert Mugabe is apparently still a trendy leader after the launch of his fashion label in Harare is proving to be a hit with young voters.

A report by an independent commission has revealed that one in five Dutch children who spent time at Catholic institutions have been sexually abused.

The death of Christopher Hitchens is a cause of great sadness not only to his family but to a great many people, myself included, who have enjoyed and admired his writing and, perhaps even more so, his speaking.

The founder of the independent investigative newspaper Chernovik, which has been critical of government corruption, was killed in the southern Russian republic of Dagestan Thursday.

Amge was measured 62.8 centimetres (24.7 inches) by the Guinness World Records adjudicator Rob Molloy and Dr. Manoj Pahukar of Wockhardt hospital in Nagpur.

Turkey has threatened to recall its ambassador to France and freeze ties with Paris if the French parliament passes a bill criminalising the denial of the Armenian genocide.

Violent clashes erupted early Friday between the Egyptian military and protesters staging a sit-in outside parliament in Cairo, adding to the already tense situation in the city.

The South African media have accused two international news agencies of "spying" on Nelson Mandela after cameras were found filming the former head of state and Nobel Prize winner's house.

The marriage between Shahid and Parveen has been declared void as Parveen received a text with 'talaq' (divorce) typed three times from Shahid, the Imam has said.

The location of the final stage of the Occupy London's "Occupy Everywhere" day of protest has been revealed as Piccadilly Circus.