BBC (UK)
Monday, December 9, 2013 - 08:26
Inspectors from the UN's nuclear agency have visited Iran's Arak heavy water production plant for the first time in more than two years.
Monday, December 9, 2013 - 07:48
Seventy opposition activists, including nine former MPs, have been acquitted on charges relating to the storming of the Kuwaiti parliament in 2011.
Monday, December 9, 2013 - 00:00
The vehicle exploded just as locals were gathering for a farmers' market in the town of Inza.
Monday, December 9, 2013 - 00:00
President Juan Manuel Santos promised to redouble military efforts against the armed group.
Friday, December 6, 2013 - 09:28
Although often seen as rivals in global politics, the US and France are working together to prevent parts of Africa from falling into the hands of al-Qaeda-linked fighters
Friday, December 6, 2013 - 08:53
A French-led military operation to protect civilians in the Central African Republic is being launched "immediately", after scores died in fresh sectarian fighting on Thursday.
Friday, December 6, 2013 - 08:52
South Africans have gathered in Johannesburg and Soweto to mourn their former leader, Nelson Mandela, who died on Thursday aged 95.
Friday, December 6, 2013 - 06:18
Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) has said it was behind an attack on Yemen's defence ministry on Thursday that left 52 people dead.
Friday, December 6, 2013 - 06:02
The message he is hoping to convey is obvious; Iran is under new diplomatic management.
Thursday, December 5, 2013 - 12:24
Up to 30,000 Eritreans have been abducted since 2007 and taken to Egypt's Sinai to suffer torture and ransom demands, new research says.