Hopes have been raised that violence in Syria could come to an end after the government agreed to partially implement a six-point peace plan by 10 April.

Hopes have been raised that violence in Syria could come to...

32 people were killed after a passenger plane crashed in Sibera, outside the airport of Roschino.

32 people were killed after a passenger plane crashed in...

Fiji struggled to cope on Monday with devastating floods that have brought the...

Fiji struggled to cope on Monday with devastating floods...

Bahraini protesters have intensified their demonstrations after Formula 1 boss, Bernie Ecclestone, insisted on holding the race, despite the protests against...

Bahraini protesters have intensified their demonstrations...

Greenpeace staff blocked from entering South Korea as government deports...

Greenpeace staff blocked from entering South Korea as...

66-year-old Aung San Suu Kyi touted to win a seat in parliament, after spending...

66-year-old Aung San Suu Kyi touted to win a seat in...

US President Barack Obama approves the introduction of fresh sanctions on buyers of Iranian oil.

US President Barack Obama approves the introduction of...

Thousands rally in support of army as Tuareg rebels seize more towns, but ECOWAS rejects coup leader's appeal for help.

Thousands rally in support of army as Tuareg rebels seize...

The UN and Arab League envoy to Syria, Kofi Annan, expects the government to...

The UN and Arab League envoy to Syria, Kofi Annan, expects...

French police arrest around 20 suspected Islamists and weapons are seized...

French police arrest around 20 suspected Islamists and...

Israel shuts down West Bank and places forces on alert as Palestinians and...

Israel shuts down West Bank and places forces on alert as...

Transport and public sector services affected as workers in Spain strike as...

Transport and public sector services affected as workers in...

North Korea is pushing ahead with a planned long-range rocket launch despite international condemnation, satellite images show, as Japan vowed Friday to shoot...

North Korea is pushing ahead with a planned long-range...

Arab leaders gather in Baghdad to discuss a UN-backed peace plan for Syria at the first major international summit to be hosted in Iraq in decades.

Arab leaders gather in Baghdad to discuss a UN-backed peace...

Japan on Thursday hanged three death-row inmates in its first executions since...

Japan on Thursday hanged three death-row inmates in its...

Pope Benedict XVI criticises the 50-year-old US trade embargo imposed on Cuba,...

Pope Benedict XVI criticises the 50-year-old US trade...

Pope Benedict XVI was to meet Fidel Castro and hold a huge outdoor mass in Havana on Wednesday as he wraps up a three-day visit in which he called for a more...

Pope Benedict XVI was to meet Fidel Castro and hold a huge...

France registered meagre economic growth of 0.2% in the last quarter of 2011,...

France registered meagre economic growth of 0.2% in the...