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That's some guestlist! Over 25,000 attend Ultra-Orthodox Jewish wedding
A huge wedding between two of the most important Ultra-Orthodox Jewish families in the world has taken place in Jerusalem, attracting a staggering 25,000 guests.
Syria and Israel exchange fire as Hezbollah sends in fighters
Syrian and Israeli forces exchanged fire over the Golan Heights while Hezbollah, the Lebanese militant group, sent more reinforcements to help the Assad regime attack a border town as the conflict spilled further into the country's neighbours.
Wave of Iraq bombings leaves over 70 dead
More than 70 people have been killed in a series of car bombings and suicide attacks targeting Shi'ite Muslims across Iraq.
259 elephant tusks seized by Dubai customs
HUNDREDS of elephant tusks shipped from Africa marked as furniture have been seized by United Arab Emirates Customs officials.
Iran acts to expand sensitive nuclear capacity - diplomats
A U.N. nuclear agency report due this week is expected to show Iran further increasing its capacity to produce material that its adversaries fear could eventually be put to developing atomic bombs, Western diplomats said on Tuesday.
Sharp rise in number of Afghan women put in prison for "moral crimes"
About 600 Afghan women and girls are behind bars for so-called moral crimes, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Tuesday, the highest number since the Taliban were toppled almost twelve years ago.
Iranians face new Internet curbs before presidential election
Iranians are struggling with slower Internet speeds and limited access ahead of an unpredictable presidential election that has put hardline Islamist authorities on alert for possible unrest.
Deadly car bombs kill at least 31 people in Iraq
AT LEAST 20 people were killed by a series of car bombs in mainly Shi'ite districts of Baghdad today and 11 others were killed by attacks in the southern city of Basra.
Activists: 30 Hezbollah fighters killed in Syrian town
ABOUT 30 fighters from the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and 20 Syrian soldiers and militiamen loyal to President Bashar al-Assad were killed in heavy fighting with rebels in the town of Qusair, Syrian activists said today.
West fearful as Syria jihadist group splits over al-Qa'ida link
Jabhat al-Nusra, the much-feared militant jihadist group that has taken control of large rebel-held areas of northern Syria, has split in two following its leadership's public declaration of allegiance to al-Qa'ida.
Saudi vegetable seller dies after torching himself
A Saudi vegetable seller who set himself on fire in Riyadh after police confiscated his goods for standing in an unauthorised area has died.
Girl (5) dies in holiday hotel pool tragedy
A five-year-old British girl who died in a pool at a hotel in Egypt has been named by her family, according to reports.
Two blasts at Iraqi Sunni mosque kill 43
Two bombs exploded outside a Sunni Muslim mosque in the Iraqi city of Baquba as worshippers left Friday prayers, killing at least 43 people in one of the deadliest attacks in a month-long surge in sectarian violence.
Turkey arrest suspect in car bombing that killed 50
Turkish police have detained a man they believe to be one of the main perpetrators of car bombings that killed more than 50 people near the Syrian border, officials said today
Six Americans among 15 dead after suicide bomber attacks convoy in Afghanistan
A SUICIDE bomber in a car attacked a convoy of foreign troops in Kabul today, killing at least 15 people including six Americans, Afghan and foreign officials said.
At least 14 killed as three market blasts rock Baghdad
Three blasts hit markets in Shi'ite districts in the Iraqi capital Baghdad this morning, killing at least 14 people, police and medical officials said.
Six killed in Kabul suicide bombing
A car bomber has attacked a Nato convoy in the Afghan capital, killing at least six people and wounding more than 30, officials said.
At least 30 killed in bombings across Iraq in day of terror
BOMB attacks in Shi'ite areas of Baghdad and in northern Iraq killed more than 30 people today, following weeks of violence by Sunni Islamist insurgents determined to spark sectarian confrontation.
Clashes in West Bank as Palestinians mark 65 years of displacement
Palestinians clashed with Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank today during demonstrations to mark 65 years since what they call the Nakba (Catastrophe) when Israel's creation caused many to lose their homes and become refugees.
Six jailed in Bahrain for insulting king on Twitter
A Bahraini court jailed six people for a year today for insulting King Hamad bin Issa al Khalifa in messages on Twitter, the official news agency said
Syria rebel 'cannibal' defends his atrocity
A SYRIAN rebel militia leader filmed cutting the heart and organs out of a regime soldier's body and putting it in his mouth has defended his actions as legitimate vengeance.
Israeli leader's housekeeping bill hits €700k
Benjamin Netanyahu has been embarrassed for the second time in a week after it was disclosed that his household costs have nearly doubled in four years, including spending rises on shoes and hairdressing.
At least 94,000 people killed in Syria conflict
AT least 94,000 people have been killed during Syria's two-year conflict, but the death toll is likely to be as high as 120,000, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said today.
Car bomb kills 15 and injures dozens in Libya
A CAR-bomb killed at least 15 people outside the main hospital in Benghazi, days after Britain ordered the evacuation of all non-essential staff in Libya because of security concerns.
Bangladesh factory rescue operation nears end with death toll at 1,127
BANGLADESHI salvage workers are nearing the end of their search for victims of the collapse of a factory building, scouring the basement of the complex that crumbled in on itself killing 1,127 people.
The black flags of al-Qa'ida fly over Syrian streets as radicals take hold
The black flag of al-Qa'ida flies high over Raqqa's main square, in Syria, in front of the governor's smart new palace, its former occupant last seen in their prison. Their fighters, clad also in black, patrol the streets, or set up positions behind sandbags.
Sharif poised to form strong government after Pakistan poll
TOPPLED in a 1999 military coup, jailed and exiled, Pakistan's Nawaz Sharif has made a triumphant election comeback and looks set to form a stable government capable of implementing reforms needed to rescue the fragile economy.
Turkey says Syrian forces behind border town bombings
TURKEY believes fighters loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad were behind two car bombings that killed 46 people in a Turkish border town where thousands of Syrian refugees live, officials said today.
Eleven killed in bomb blasts in Pakistan
A string of militant attacks cast a long shadow over Pakistan's general election today, but millions still turned out to vote in a landmark test of the troubled country's democracy.
Growing evidence Syria used chemical weapons, says British PM
BRITISH Prime Minister David Cameron said that there was "a growing body of limited but persuasive information" showing the Syrian government had used and was continuing to use chemical weapons such as sarin gas.
Ayatollah relative to run in Iran poll
Fears that Iran's presidential elections next month will be used to tighten the grip of its ultra-conservative Supreme Leader grew yesterday when a member of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's extended family announced his candidacy.
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