BBC (UK)
Thursday, November 14, 2013 - 08:44
Top Russian and Egyptian ministers are holding talks in the Egyptian capital Cairo that will reportedly include possible arms deals that could be worth as much as $2bn (£1.2bn).
Thursday, November 14, 2013 - 00:00
Brazil's Supreme Court has upheld jail terms against most of the politicians, businessmen and bankers convicted in the country's biggest corruption trial.
Thursday, November 14, 2013 - 00:00
The exhumed remains of former Brazilian President Joao Goulart will be taken to Brasilia on Thursday to establish whether he may have been poisoned.
Wednesday, November 13, 2013 - 09:11
A jihadist rebel group affiliated to al-Qaeda has joined calls for a mass mobilisation in the Syrian city of Aleppo to halt a government advance.
Wednesday, November 13, 2013 - 08:28
The state of emergency and the curfew allowed the authorities to make arrests without warrants and search people's home.
Tuesday, November 12, 2013 - 11:39
One of Egypt's top football clubs has excluded its striker from a competition for publicly showing support for ousted President Mohammed Morsi.
Tuesday, November 12, 2013 - 11:25
Iran's foreign minister has blamed divisions between Western powers for the failure to agree a deal on its nuclear programme on Saturday.
Tuesday, November 12, 2013 - 11:17
Egypt is now the worst country for women's rights in the Arab world, according to a poll of gender experts.
Tuesday, November 12, 2013 - 08:50
Efforts to vaccinate 165,000 children against polio in Sudan have been blocked by the government and rebels, the UN humanitarian chief says.
Tuesday, November 12, 2013 - 00:00
Along with Russia, China and Iran, Brazil was one of the countries of most interest for US intelligence agencies, according to the leaks from the US National Security Agency (NSA).