Iran demanded late Wednesday that world powers sweeten proposals made in talks in Baghdad aimed at easing the crisis over Tehran's nuclear programme, saying future negotiations were at stake. More »World powers, Iran at odds in crunch nuclear talks
Alain Vigneault has signed a contract extension to remain as coach of the Vancouver Canucks, the National Hockey League team announced on Wednesday. More »Canucks coach signs contract extension
Britain may be on the outside looking in as the eurozone wrestles over its future at a summit on Wednesday, but its calls for action reflect global worries about the knock-on effects of the crisis. More »Britain shouts from sidelines in eurozone crisis
A Tunisian military prosecutor demanded the death penalty Wednesday for ex-president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, who is being tried in absentia over killings during last year's popular uprising. More »Tunisian military tribunal seeks death penalty for Ben Ali
A Pakistani surgeon recruited by the CIA to help find Osama bin Laden was Wednesday sentenced to 33 years in prison for treason, sparking a warning from US senators over American aid. More »Pakistani jailed for 33 years over bin Laden hunt
QPR's volatile captain Joey Barton received a 12 match ban from the Football Association on Wednesday after being found guilty by an Independent Commission of two counts of violent conduct. More »FA don't hold back on Barton ban
Violence broke out as several hundred people demonstrated in Tel Aviv on Wednesday night against the sizeable community of African immigrants in the city, police spokeswoman Luba Samri said. More »Violent Tel Aviv demo against African migrants
Angola on Wednesday set August 31 as the date for elections likely to return President Jose Eduardo dos Santos and his ruling MPLA to power, amid opposition claims that voting cannot be free and fair. More »Angola fixes August 31 as general election date
Plumed helmets gave way to Stetsons outside Buckingham Palace on Wednesday as Canadian Mounties took over guarding Queen Elizabeth II for the day in honour of her diamond jubilee. More »Canada's Mounties guard Buckingham Palace
African Union and Somali government troops were within striking distance Wednesday of the key rebel stronghold of Afgoye, site of the world's largest displaced people's camp, officials said. More »Somali, AU troops close in on Islamist stronghold of Afgoye
Egyptians voted Wednesday in the country's first free presidential elections, with Islamists and secularists vying for power with competing visions of an Egypt liberated from ousted president Hosni Mubarak's iron grip. More »Egyptians vote for Mubarak successor in historic poll
The Australian protester who halted this year's Oxford-Cambridge boat race on Wednesday denied a charge of causing a public nuisance and was told to stay away from events involving the royal family. More »Aussie boat race activist banned from diamond jubilee events
Syrian forces tried to storm the rebel bastion of Rastan on Wednesday under cover of heavy gunfire, shelling and rocket bombardment, reports said, as Damascus admitted sanctions were biting hard. More »Syria assails rebel town, admits sanctions hurting
Fighting between Congolese army and mutineers has forced tens of thousands of people from their homes since late April, with thousands taking refuge in Uganda and Rwanda, officials said Wednesday. More »DR Congo violence forces tens of thousands to flee
Protesters returned to the streets of Myanmar's main city Yangon for a second day on Wednesday, defying a police request to disperse as they explore the extent of freedoms under the reformist regime. More »Defiant Myanmar protesters return to streets
Canadian officials warned Wednesday the government would introduce legislation if needed to end a strike at Canadian Pacific Railway that halted freight services across the country. More »Canadian Pacific Railway workers strike
Google announced Wednesday that its mapping software and other products would be available in Syria after getting export approval by the US government. More »Google clears key mapping software for Syria
Superstar shuttler Lin Dan survived a scare in the Thomas Cup quarter-finals in Wuhan Wednesday, as China qualified for the semis in an event seen as a key test ahead of the London Olympics. More »Lin survives scare at Thomas Cup
China has deployed more ships to a disputed shoal in the South China Sea amid a tense stand-off with the Philippines, officials and state media said on Wednesday. More »China sends more ships to disputed shoal
Qatar Airways on Wednesday began services to Arbil, the capital of Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, and is to start flights to Baghdad next month, the airline and an Iraqi official said. More »Qatar Airways starts flights to Iraqi Kurdistan
Hundreds of young Azerbaijanis on Wednesday used the Eurovision song contest as the focus for a rare march for democracy in central Baku as the ex-Soviet state hosts the glitzy pop fiesta this week. More »Young Azerbaijanis stage Eurovision democracy protest
Mali's interim leader Dioncounda Traore left Wednesday for Paris to undergo medical tests after an assault by protesters angry at his appointment to head a post-coup transition government. More »Mali leader heads to Paris for medical tests after assault
Speculation was rife on Wednesday among Syrian anti-regime activists over the alleged "killing" of President Bashar al-Assad's brother-in-law who is also Syria's deputy defence minister. More »Speculation over 'killing' of Assad brother-in-law
Archaeologists have uncovered a tiny clay seal inscribed with the word "Bethlehem" in what is believed to be the earliest evidence for the existence of the ancient biblical city. More »Archaeologists find earliest evidence of Bethlehem
When Al-Qaeda swept into Yemen's southern Abyan province a year ago, thousands of local residents ran for their lives. More »Qaeda battle in Yemen leaves displaced in despair
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