Politics
North Korea withdraws invite for US envoy
The U.S. State Department says North Korea has rescinded its invitation for a senior U.S. envoy to travel to Pyongyang to seek ...Saudi Arabia outlaws domestic abuse
Saudi Arabia has adopted a law that criminalises domestic violence, usually targeting women and children, in a decision hailed by activists.UK PM Cameron loses vote on military action over Syria
British Prime Minister David Cameron has lost his parliamentary vote calling for military action over Syria "in principle".Egypt arrests senior Muslim Brotherhood member Beltagi
Egyptian police arrested senior Muslim Brotherhood politician Mohamed al-Beltagi and a former Islamist government minister on Thursday, the interior ministry said.Colombia says ready to negotiate peace with ELN rebels
Colombia said it was ready to start negotiating with its second-largest rebel army, potentially broadening a peace process aimed at ending Latin ...Obama says no decision yet on Syria strike
U.S. President Barack Obama says he has not yet decided on how to respond to the chemical weapons attack in Syria.UN helicopters attack M23 rebels in eastern Congo
United Nations helicopters have fired on rebels fighting Congolese troops just outside the city of Goma, ratcheting up the UN\'s role in ...UN inspectors resume Syria chemical weapons probe
Two days after their convoy was shot at by unidentified snipers, UN arms inspectors resumed their probe into Syria chemical weapons attack ...Joe Biden: No doubt Assad regime used chemical weapons in Syria
US Vice President Joe Biden said there is no doubt that Syria\'s government was responsible for a recent chemical attack in Damascus, ...Russia, Iran warn US against Syria strike
Russia and Iran have given fresh warning to the United States and its allies against a military intervention in Syria.