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Lebanon PM forms new cabinet after 10-month deadlock
Lebanon\'s Prime Minister Tammam Salam has formed a national unity government, more than 10 months after he became prime minister.Syrian talks end with no progress, no future meeting date set
The UN mediator Lakhdar Brahimi has apologised to the Syrian people after peace talks in Geneva ended without making progress.UN panel finds evidence of crimes against humanity in North Korea
A UN Commission of Inquiry has found that crimes against humanity have been committed in North Korea and is recommending the findings ...France sends additional troops to Central African Republic
France has announced plans to increase its 1,600-strong military deployment in the Central African Republic by sending an additional 400 soldiers, as ...Ukraine frees all protesters detained during unrest
Ukraine has freed the last of the 243 protesters arrested since anti-government demonstrations began in November.Three dead, flights disrupted as Indonesia volcano erupts
A major volcanic eruption in Indonesia has shrouded a large swathe of the country\'s most heavily populated island in ash, triggering the ...6 gold medals up for grabs on day 7 of Sochi games
Switzerland\'s Dario Cologna won has won the men\'s cross-country skiing 15 kilometer classic, the first of six gold medals being handed out ...US, Russia pledge to unblock Syria talks, Brahimi says
The United States and Russia have pledged to help unblock stalled negotiations between Syria\'s two warring sides, international mediator Lakhdar Brahimi said ...Belgium extends “right-to-die” to terminally ill children
Belgium\'s lower house of Parliament approved a law allowing euthanasia for terminally ill children who are enduring insufferable pain.Pioneering TV comedian Sid Caesar dies at age 91
Pioneering U.S. television comedian Sid Caesar, who set the standard for TV comedy in the early 1950s, has died at 91.