46 dead in Syria as UN monitors say ‘obliged’ to stay
Twenty-nine soldiers were among 46 people killed in violence in Syria on Wednesday, a rights group said, as UN observers said they were ‘morally obliged’ to stay in the country despite the risks. Full storyTaliban suicide attack hits NATO, kills 21
A Taliban suicide bomber on a motorbike rammed an Afghan-NATO patrol in the town of Khost on Wednesday, killing 21 people, including three NATO soldiers, officials said. Another 37 people were wounded in... Full storyUp to 27 million people living in slavery: US
Up to 27 million people are living in slavery around the world, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton estimated Tuesday as the US unveiled its annual report into human trafficking. But the report showed that as... Full storyMyanmar communities torn apart by sectarian unrest
Deadly communal clashes in western Myanmar have cleaved apart communities, leaving Buddhists and Muslims deeply sceptical about whether they can ever live side by side again. Full storyKuwait top court nullifies parliament polls
Kuwait’s constitutional court on Wednesday declared February’s legislative polls in which the opposition swept to victory illegal, and reinstated the previous pro-government parliament. Full story‘Al-Qaeda militant’ takes hostages at French bank
A self-proclaimed al-Qaeda militant took hostages at a bank in French city Toulouse on Wednesday close to where ‘scooter shooter’ Mohamed Merah lived and was shot dead by the police in March. Full storyMali Islamists want shariah not independence
Mali’s Islamist rebel group Ansar Dine, which jointly controls the country’s north, said Wednesday it was not interested in proclaiming an independent state but only in the implementation of sharia. Full storyWorld leaders open Rio summit on ‘green’ economy
World leaders kicked off a three-day UN summit here Wednesday where they are set to back a blueprint for rooting out poverty and better protecting the environment. The UN chief, Ban Ki-moon, formally opened... Full storyAssange plot thickens as UK police say he faces arrest
