US interests under threat if Syria attacked: IranA senior Iranian official warned in Damascus on Sunday that US interests in the region would be at risk if Washington launched a military strike against his country's ally Syria.
French Socialists under fire over pension 'non-reforms'The Socialist government's plans to reform France's debt-ridden pension system , to be presented to ministers this month, fail to address the core problems and could spark fresh tensions with Brussels.
02 September 2013
Police block Istanbul's Gezi Park as peace protests eruptTurkish police Sunday blocked the entrance to Istanbul's Gezi Park, the epicentre of anti-government protests in June, to prevent a demonstration against a possible military intervention in Syria.
Kazakhstan President calls to zero tolerance for crimeKazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev instructed the government and the Parliament to pursue zero tolerance polices and promote zero tolerance for crime in the society.
"Harry Potter" fans stampede for Radcliffe in VeniceThe Venice film festival descended briefly into chaos Sunday as screaming "Harry Potter" fans stampeded across the seafront after British star Daniel Radcliffe, in town to present his new film.
02 September 2013
Anti-reform protestors clash with police in MexicoProtestors threw rocks and firebombs at police who responded with tear gas in Mexico City on Sunday during a demonstration against President Enrique Pena Nieto's reform agenda.
02 September 2013
Yosemite blaze fourth largest in California historyUS firefighters battling a blaze that has ripped through a stretch of Yosemite National Park made painstaking progress Sunday as the inferno was deemed the fourth largest in California's history.
02 September 2013
Mandela back home after long hosital stayNelson Mandela spent a first night back home after being discharged from hospital Sunday, but the South African government said the anti-apartheid hero remains critically ill and under intensive care.
Oil down as Obama seeks Congress approval on SyriaOil prices fell in Asian trade Monday after US President Barack Obama's announcement that he would seek approval from lawmakers for military action against Syria eased prospects of an imminent strike.
Egypt's Morsi to stand trial for 'inciting murder': TVOusted Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi is to stand trial in a criminal court for "incitement to murder", state television reported on Sunday, without giving a date for the trial.