Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny challenges house arrest
Russian anti-Putin leader cuts ankle bracelet monitor off and posts picture on social media.
Syria civil war: Khaled Khoja elected opposition leader as Moscow pressures for talks
Independent Damascus-born doctor raises hope for new round of talks with Assad regime
Libya crisis: Greek oil tanker bombed as Hollande rules out French intervention
Two sailors killed as aircraft bombs Greek-owned oil tanker in Libya's Derna.
Will Palestinians outnumber Israeli Jews by 2016?
Palestinian population survey raises controversy over 'demographic bomb'.
Bahrain protests demand release of opposition leader Sheikh Salman
Clashes erupt in Gulf kingdom's villages and capital in renewed sectarian tensions.
Greece dissolves parliament ahead of snap elections as Syriza lead shrinks
Far-left Syriza party still leads polls ahead of ruling New Democracy.
Oliver Stone: Ukraine's revolution was CIA 'plot'
Euromaidan uprising that toppled Viktor Yanukovych has 'CIA fingerprints' American director claims.
Turkey seeks Fethullah Gulen arrest
Turkish court files arrest warrant against reclusive cleric in US exile.
Russia to seek 10-year sentence for Kremlin critic Alexei Nalvany
Anti-corruption blogger and brother are accused of embezzlement in Yves Rocher case.
Russia's ruble collapse shakes Central Asian neighbours
Economies in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan depend on millions of migrant workers in Russia.
Putin says Nato 'building a new Berlin wall' against Russia
West would want to 'chain the Russian bear' Russian president claims.
Ruble collapse: Russia's economy 'to recover in two years' says Vladimir Putin
'Growth is inevitable' optimistic Russian president says in annual press conference.
US-Cuba diplomacy breakthrough: Pope Francis led secret Vatican talks between Barack Obama and Raul Castro
Argentinian pope played key role in historic deal to normalise relations between US and Cuba
Alan Gross release: Cuba's policy overhaul is Obama's intended legacy on US history
Dramatic change in policy towards communist island comes after months of secret negotiations.
EU 'removes' Palestinian Hamas from terrorist blacklist
European court of justice temporarily removes Palestinian militant group from EU blacklist due to 'technicality'.
Will Russian ruble collapse trigger a military coup against Vladimir Putin?
Russia's shock-and-awe raise of interest rates puts the legitimacy and viability of president Vladimir Putin under serious strain.
Peshawar school attack: Has Pakistan ISI 'secret support for Taliban' backfired?
Afghans accused Pakistan of pushing Taliban into their country with north Waziristan offensive
Turkey media arrests: Escalation in bitter Erdogan-Gulen feud
Editor-in-chief of Turkey's largest newspaper, Zaman, among those arrested in latest police raid on media
Sydney Siege: Shahada Islamic flag used in Lindt chocolate cafe siege is not Isis
Black flag held up in Sidney cafe wrongly reported as Islamic State flag.
Egypt: 'Atheist cafe' in Cairo raided and closed for 'Satan-worshipping'
New police raid on Cairo's downtown cafe raises worries of crackdown on freedom of expression in Sisi's Egypt.
Sydney Siege LIVE: Three dead after commando storms Lindt cafe as shooting hostages began
Five people have so far fled Lindt Chocolate Shop and Cafe in central Sydney's Martin Place as tense standoff continues.
No proof of Snowden allegation that NSA tapped phone of German Chancellor Angela Merkel says prosecutor
Investigation on Edward Snowden revelations that US intelligence bugged Angela Merkel's phone 'not substantiated'
@ShamiWitness: The anti-Assad Indian executive who became Isis Twitter propagandist
Bangalore man suspected to be top pro-Isis Twitter account holder on the run after Channel 4 investigation.
#FreeKhadija: Azerbaijani journalist detained for exposing ruling family's corruption
Khadija Ismayilova faces seven years in jail after investigating corruption in authoritative regime.
Mafia probe: Calabrian 'Ndrangheta mobsters arrested in Rome
Investigation into Mafia-style criminal network dominating Italy's capital widens.
CIA torture report: Poland's ex-president admits secret prison for first time
Senate report found out that CIA paid Poland to east row over secret prison.
India: Poor Muslims 'lured' into mass Hindu conversions by extremists
Far-right groups accused of ration card promises to bribe Muslim families into conversion to Hinduism in Uttar Pradesh.
CIA torture report: France's Marine Le Pen defends use of torture
FN's leader says torture 'has been used throughout history' after release of CIA report.
The Hobbit's Eye of Sauron in Moscow: Russian Orthodox church warns of 'divine retribution'
Real-life installation of Lord of the Rings symbol of evil in Moscow upsets Russian Orthodox Church.
CIA report: Why torture is ineffective with ideologically-motivated terrorists
Knowledge, not torture, is the weapon to defeat Islamic militants says former FBI agent Ali Soufan.
