Syria Reports claim US-trained Syrian rebels are advancing on Damascus Two separate reports, one French and the other Israeli, are claiming that Jordanian, Israeli and American commandos are leading hundreds of Syrian 22/08/2013
Egypt Cries of anguish and joy as Hosni Mubarak leaves jail in Egypt Airlifted from his Cairo prison cell, Egypt’s ailing ex-president Hosni Mubarak, was released after spending 2 years behind bars. The 85-year-old was 22/08/2013
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe: Mugabe prepares to start another five years in power The president of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe, has been sworn in for another five year term. The 89 year old is the oldest leader in Africa Leaders 22/08/2013
Bringing football back to life in Somalia The Banadiir stadium in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu was built in 1956, four years before the country’s independence from Italy. Only until recently 22/08/2013
Israel Rockets fired from Lebanon into Israel Several rockets have been fired from southern Lebanon towards western Galilee. Israeli military sources say 22/08/2013
Emerging markets sell-off accelerates Emerging market economies are increasingly suffering from the looming end of US stimulus measures. Countries like India, Indonesia, Turkey 22/08/2013
Colombia Colombia shuts out oil drillers from more rainforest land The Colombian government has announced that the country’s Chiribiquete National Park, off limits to oil and mineral exploitation, is to be expanded 22/08/2013
Germany German MPs condemn handling of neo-Nazi cell case German MPs released a damning report into a series of neo-Nazi murders, saying incompetence across the board led to failures in investigating the 22/08/2013
USA Wikileaks Bradley Manning says he wants to live as a woman The day after he was sentenced to 35 years in military prison, Bradley Manning has announced he wants to live as a woman and be called Chelsea. The 22/08/2013
Egypt Mubarak released from Tora prison and flown to a military hospital Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has been released from Tora prison in Cairo and flown by helicopter to the armed forces medical complex in 22/08/2013
Egypt Egypt reacts to Mubarak's release Two years ago Cairo’s Tahrir Square was full of protesters calling for Hosni Mubarak’s removal. His release made the front pages but caused little 22/08/2013
Hewlett-Packard dashes 2014 growth hopes Hewlett-Packard shares slumped after the technology giant unveiled an eight percent fall in revenue in the last quarter and warned it is “unlikely” 22/08/2013
UK lenders in new insurance mis-selling scandal Britain’s banks are to be hit with another big bill for mis-selling financial products to their customers. This time it involves credit card 22/08/2013
Facebook-led project pushes for wider internet access Facebook’s boss wants to make internet access affordable for the two-thirds of the world’s population – five billion people – who do not have 22/08/2013
El Salvador players suspended The El Salvador football federation has provisionally suspended 22 players for 30 days for their connection in an alleged match-fixing 22/08/2013
Egypt Ex-Egyptian president Mubarak released from prison Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has been released from Tora prison in Cairo, after appealing his continuing detention. The 85 year old was 22/08/2013
Japan Masked superhero to the rescue at Tokyo subway station Carry-Your-Pram-Ranger…that’s the name that 27-year-old Japanese shop-assistant, Tadahiro Kanemasu, uses when he’s carrying out his duties as the 22/08/2013
Superhero helps Tokyo metro users Carry-Your-Pram-Ranger…that’s the name that 27-year-old Japanese shop-assistant, Tadahiro Kanemasu, uses when he’s carrying out his duties as the 22/08/2013
Kiwis on course for Louis Vuitton Cup triumph Emirates Team New Zealand took two giant steps towards winning the Louis Vuitton Cup by beating fellow finalists Luna Rossa in races four and 22/08/2013
Russia Russian cosmonauts step out into space Two Russian flight engineers have undertaken a six hour spacewalk from the international space station. Their mission was to remove a space laser 22/08/2013
Nepal Gay pride celebrated in Nepal Around 1000 people have been celebrating gay pride in Nepal. Members of the country’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community and their 22/08/2013
Malaysia Malaysia: at least 37 dead after bus plunges into ravine Emergency services in Malaysia are continuing their search for victims of a bus crash which killed at least 37 people. The bus, carrying dozens of 22/08/2013
Upbeat eurozone growth data, but French business slump deepens Further signs have emerged of renewed growth in the eurozone. Business activity across the region picked up this month at a faster pace than 22/08/2013
Egypt Christians in Egypt targeted by violent mobs Over the past week, churches and other Christian organisations across Egypt have been attacked, vandalised and in some cases completely burnt 22/08/2013
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe: Mugabe sworn in for another five years as president The president of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe, has been sworn in for another five-year term. The 89-year-old is the oldest leader in Africa. Thousands 22/08/2013
Japan Alarming new revelations in Fukushima The Tokyo Electric Power Company has said it has found radioactive hotspots near tanks holding waste water from the stricken Fukushima nuclear power 22/08/2013
Portugal Wildfires continue to rage in Portugal Wildfires are continuing to affect Portugal with at least eight still active in northern and central areas of the country. The Portuguese 22/08/2013
South Africa South African gold miners look set to down tools The National Union of Mineworkers in South Africa has said it will ballot its members on strike action after pay talks between managers and gold 22/08/2013
Little clarity on stimulus wind down from Federal Reserve minutes The release of the minutes of last month’s US Federal Reserve policymakers’ meeting shed little light on when its stimulus programme might start to 22/08/2013
