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Britain has 'encouraging' talks with Syrian opposition British Foreign Secretary William Hague indicated Friday he would decide within days whether to officially recognise the new Syrian opposition after "encouraging" talks with its leaders in London.

18 November 2012

Israeli strikes kills 4 in Gaza, hiking toll to 34 Israeli air strikes on central and southern Gaza killed four people on Saturday, medics said, with Palestinian security sources confirming at least three of them were militants.

18 November 2012

Sierra Leoneans vote in high-stakes elections Sierra Leoneans voted Saturday in general elections as the west African country continues to recover from a brutal civil war while beginning to reap the benefits of a mining boom.

18 November 2012

France proposes defensive weapons for Syria rebels France raised the prospect of providing Syria's rebels with defensive weapons as Turkey joined it.

17 November 2012

Man charged in Britain over Syria kidnappings British police charged a man with the kidnapping of two Western journalists by Islamic extremists in Syria.

17 November 2012

US urges Egypt, Turkey, Europeans to press Hamas The United States called Thursday on Egypt, Turkey and European powers to press Hamas to end bloodshed in Gaza, putting the onus on the Islamist movement to end rocket attacks on Israel.

17 November 2012

UN protests to Syria over Golan Heights attacks The United Nations has protested to the Syrian government for claiming it had UN permission to attack rebel opponents in the Golan Heights demilitarized zone.

17 November 2012

Gaza conflict adds tension to Palestinian UN bid Israel's air strikes on the Gaza Strip have heightened the tensions surrounding the Palestinian bid for observer membership at the United Nations planned for later this month.

17 November 2012

US lawmakers see footage of Benghazi attack US senators got their first look Thursday at dramatic video footage of the attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, Libya as they probed the government's response to the assault.

16 November 2012

Stung by shock Israel hit, Hamas response may be limited Israel's surprise hit on Hamas's top military commander in Gaza may have enraged the enclave's Islamist rulers, but analysts said it was unlikely the movement would respond in a way which would lead to all-out war.

16 November 2012

Britain should withdraw from Afghanistan 'quickly': Ashdown Britain should accept defeat and move all of its soldiers out of Afghanistan as quickly as possible, former Liberal Democrat party leader Paddy Ashdown wrote in Friday's The Times newspaper.

16 November 2012

113 rebels killed as violence flares in DR Congo Some 113 rebels died in clashes between the M23 rebel group and Democratic Republic of Congo troops as violence flared days after the UN and US imposed sanctions on the group's leader.

16 November 2012

Top Mali mediator to meet Islamists, Tuareg rebels Chief regional mediator Blaise Compaore will meet Mali's Ansar Dine Islamists and Tuareg rebels together for the first time on Friday, amid calls for urgent dialogue to resolve the crisis in northern Mali.

16 November 2012

Sierra Leone to vote in litmus test for post-war democracy Sierra Leoneans vote on Saturday in the country's third election since the end of a brutal civil war, a high-stakes poll billed as a litmus test of the mineral-rich nation's democratic credentials.

16 November 2012

Kazakhstan condemns Israel's air strikes on Gaza Strip We condemn the air strikes of Israel on Gaza Strip that claimed lives of civilians and damaged infrastructure: Kazakhstan Foreign Minister.

16 November 2012

Multiple new Israeli strikes on Gaza: AFP Israeli war planes carried out multiple new air strikes on the Gaza Strip, including several hits on Gaza City on Friday morning.

16 November 2012

Kazakhstan and Pakistan agreed on military cooperation The memorandum of cooperation was signed at the meeting of Kazakhstan Defense Minister with the Ambassador of Pakistan to Kazakhstan.

16 November 2012

Ghana mall collapse raises fears of future tragedy The deadly collapse of a six-storey shopping centre in Ghana's capital Accra due to construction flaws, has raised fears of more such tragedies in the West African boom town.

15 November 2012

US defends Israeli attacks on Gaza at emergency UN meeting Arab nations demanded the UN Security Council condemn Israel's deadly attacks on Gaza at an emergency meeting, but the United States strongly defended Israel's military strikes.

15 November 2012

UN chief urges Israel to avoid 'new cycle of bloodshed' UN leader Ban Ki-moon urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to ease tensions with Gaza militants Wednesday and also discussed the crisis with Egypt's president.

15 November 2012

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