Syrian refugees have fled to camps in Turkey across
the border to escape the violence [Reuters]
Syrian forces 'storm town near Turkey border'
Witnesses say troops backed by tanks and machine guns have
swept into Bdama, a town close to the Turkish border.
Guatemala:
Ex-armed forces chief Lopez Fuentes arrested
Guatemalan authorities have arrested a former armed forces
chief accused of joining in massacres during the nation's civil war nearly 30
years ago.
US helps Vietnam to eradicate deadly Agent Orange
Vietnam
and the United States
have taken the first step towards cleaning up Agent Orange contamination. The US sprayed 12
million gallons of the defoliant over jungles between 1961 and 1971 during the
Vietnam war.
Philippine leader: no hero's burial for dictator
President Benigno Aquino III on Friday ruled out a burial
for dictator Ferdinand Marcos at the national heroes' cemetery in Manila. "Not during
my watch," he said.
Battle
for Libyan town intensifies
As fighting continues in Nalut, rebel oil minister says lack
of funds could grind their operations to a halt.
Radiation spike halts Fukushima
clean-up
Operator of Japan's
stricken nuclear power unable to remove pools of radioactive water at risk of
spilling into the sea.
Fukushima:
It's much worse than you think
Scientific experts believe Japan's nuclear disaster to be far
worse than governments are revealing to the public.
Opposition strike cripples Bangladesh
Transport and businesses hit countrywide as opposition
protests against government bid to amend constitution.
Afghanistan's
Karzai: US in peace talks with Taliban
The US is
engaged in talks with the Taliban, Afghan President Hamid Karzai has said, in
the first high-level confirmation of US involvement.
Vatican
to set up clergy sexual abuse help centre
Scandals of sexual abuse by clergy have cast a long shadow
over the Roman Catholic Church
The Vatican
is to set up a new e-learning centre to help safeguard children and victims of
sexual abuse by clergy, as part of its efforts to deal with damaging scandals.
Saudi
Arabia women drive cars in protest at ban
Women in Saudi Arabia
have been openly driving cars in defiance of an official ban on female drivers
in the ultra-conservative kingdom.
Muammar Gaddafi war crimes files revealed
Rebels find documents implicating Libyan leader in war
crimes, and hold them for International Criminal Court investigators
Morocco's
king bows to pressure and allows reform
Mohamed VI rewrites constitution and gives elected
politicians greater power after biggest protests in decades
The shot that nearly killed me: War photographers – a
special report
Attacked by a Haitian mob, kidnapped by Gaddafi's troops,
shot in Afghanistan…
Who'd be a war photographer?
Iran
dissidents call for protection after attack
VILLEPINTE, France (Reuters) - An Iranian dissident leader
called on the United Nations on Saturday to protect her group's Iraqi base
after an attack by Iraqi security forces.
Bahrain
to lift ban on major opposition party
Government "taking steps" to reinstate Waad party,
but opposition officials remain sceptical of talks with Manama.
S Korea troops fire at
passenger plane
Troops shoot at jet flying from China with 119 people on board
after mistaking it for a N Korean aircraft
Food shortage looms over Somalia
Al-Shabab fighters come to the aid of Somali residents
suffering from worsening drought.
Rwanda's
media 17 years after the genocide
The sins of the past still haunt Rwanda's media landscape today.
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