Hillary Clinton has said that Syrian president Bashar al-Assad will be judged by his actions after saying he accepted a peace plan for Syria.

Accused murderer Malcolm Naden has been arrested at a property near Gloucester north of Sydney after seven years in hiding.

Mohammed Merah, the man suspected of killing at least seven people in three separate shootings in and around Toulouse, is dead after a police siege was brought to a dramatic end today with sustained bursts of gunfire. However, questions remain ove...

French police have surrounded a house holding the man suspected of killing seven people in a series of deadly shootings in Toulouse.

Russia's Interfax news agency reports that a Russian military unit has arrived in Syria, in what some are seeing as a show of support for the regime of President Bashar al-Assad. Meanwhile, Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov has called for a d...

Bo Xilai, a key powerbroker in China's Communist Party, has been sacked after his factional enemies seized on a local corruption scandal to remove him. His dismissal could be an important sign of the future trajectory of Chinese politics. He was t...

The uprising in Syria began in March 2011, when protestors voicing their opposition to the regime in the southern city of Daraa were met with violence from security forces. One year later, the violence continues with no sign of slowing.

An Egyptian military court has acquitted Ahmed Adel, an army doctor who was accused of conducting forced virginity tests on female protesters in March, 2011.

Greece will soon find out if it can secure the next round of EU funding as the deadline approaches for creditors to agree to a cut to their bond holdings.

North America correspondent Jane Cowan reports from Ohio, one of the crucial states to going to the polls in the Super Tuesday Republican primaries.