Syria army using missiles to advance on Aleppo: NGO
The Syrian army's use of surface-to-surface missiles on Aleppo is part of a bid to advance on the northern city, swathes of which have fallen into rebel hands since mid-2012.
23 February 2013
Japan identifies cause of Dreamliner fuel leak
Japanese engineers probing problems with Boeing's Dreamliners have identified the cause of fuel leaks but are still investigating more serious issues with the aircraft's batteries.
India hunts bombers after Hyderabad carnage
India hunted Friday for perpetrators of twin bomb attacks that killed 14 people and wounded dozens more near a cinema and a bus stand in a busy neighbourhood in the city of Hyderabad.
Only 10 percent of thefts solved in Almaty
The number of thefts went 93 percent up and the number of robberies grew by 18 percent, while their detection rate was 10 and 14 percent: Almaty Interior Department.
22 February 2013
French kidnap victims likely separated as search pushes on
A kidnapped French family of seven has likely been separated into two groups by their abductors, France said Thursday, as Nigerian security forces combed restive border areas to find them.
22 February 2013
Damascus hit by its deadliest bombing in Syria war
A huge car bomb near the headquarters of Syria's ruling party killed nearly 60 people and caused widespread destruction in the deadliest attack to hit Damascus since the civil war erupted.
Syria rebels threaten to fire on Lebanon's Hezbollah
A commander of the rebel Free Syrian Army, issuing a 48-hour ultimatum, has warned his forces will target Lebanon's Hezbollah unless the militant group stops shelling territory held by the insurgents.
Tibetan teens in rare double immolation: reports
Two Tibetan teenagers died after they set fire to themselves in protest at Chinese rule, reports and Western rights groups said, in a rare instance of a double self-immolation in the restive region.
Adopted Russian boy murdered by US mother: Moscow
A woman in the US state of Texas has killed her adopted Russian son, the Kremlin's envoy for children said Monday, outlining the latest alleged abuse of an adopted Russian child by American parents.
20 February 2013
At least four dead in California shooting spree
A gunman killed three people in California on Tuesday, including at least one execution-style, in a series of shootings and carjackings before taking his own life.
20 February 2013
Belarus jails border guard over 'teddy bear invasion'
Belarus has convicted and jailed for two years a border guard for failing to report that a foreign plane full of teddy bears had crossed into national airspace from Lithuania last July.