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Spanish hostages held in Mali are ‘safe’
The Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo has said that two Spaniards held hostage in Mali and two…
Aid agencies to arrive in Syria
International aid agencies are moving in to Homs, Syria to rescue the trapped residents.
‘Chinese law doesn’t protect Uyghurs’
Riots in the volatile region of Xinjiang, China have claimed 12 lives. Many on social media as well as Uyghur activists see the violence as a result of ethnic and religious repression, while citizens inside China struggle to find news about the tensions. Ashley Crowson looks at the causes of and response to the recent tension.
Syrians save UK photographer: Storify
British photojournalist, Paul Conroy rescued by Syrian activists. Ilker Kocas looks at social media's reaction to that event.
Plea may speed up Guantanamo closure
The United States hopes that a guilty plea from a detainee at Guantanamo Bay could speed up the stalled 9/11 trial process. Prasanth Aby Thomas reports on the issue.
Pyongyang agreed nuclear talk
North Korea has agreed with US to stop major elements of its nuclear program in exchange for 240.000 tones of food aid. Ilker Kocas looks at the change of North Korea's policy.
Bomb explosion wounds 10 people
A bomb explosion wounded 10 people in and around a Turkish police bus near the ruling party headquarters in Istanbul, today according to Turkish authorities. Laura Curtis looks at the immediate aftermath of the blast.
WikiLeaks publishes intelligence emails
Whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks has published the first 200 out of a batch of more than five million emails hacked from a US private intelligence agency. Ashley Crowson takes a look at the first released documents and examines the fallout from the lates leak.
Afghan airport hit by Taliban bombing
A Taliban suicide car bomber has killed nine people in an attack on a military base at Jalalabad airport in Eastern Afghanistan.
