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| UN, Syrian authorities reach initial agreement |
| Pretoria - The United Nations and the Syrian Government have concluded an agreement that is intended to form the basis of a protocol that will govern the work of an advanced team of observers. |
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| Bashir declares war on South Sudan |
| Pretoria - Sudanese President Omar al- Bashir on Wednesday declared war on South Sudan, and vowed to bring down the government of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) in Juba, at a time of escalating military confrontations on the border between the two countries. |
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| $320bn boost for IMF |
| Washington - International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Christine Lagarde says the Fund has received commitments of additional resources up to about $320 billion. |
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| EU leaders agree to bolster capital ratio of banks |
| Brussels - European leaders have reached agreement on bolstering the capital ratio of banks in the Eurozone to 9.0 percent in order to provide additional capital buffer amid the ongoing sovereign debt crisis in some of the countries, says Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk. |
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| Gaddafi's corpse in display, rumors on autopsy, handover |
| Tripoli- Murky clouds lingered over Libya due to a lack of consensus on how to deal with the corpse of fallen leader Muammar Gaddafi, as the country is set to announce its liberation and subsequently its interim leadership. |
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| Suspect in Norway's massacre on trial |
| Oslo - The suspect in Friday's bomb attack and shooting massacre in Oslo, Norway, has admitted responsibility and will appear in court on Monday, according to authorities and his lawyer. |
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| Norway twin attacks suspect claims responsibility: lawyer |
| Oslo - The suspect in twin attacks in Norway on Friday that killed at least 92 people has admitted responsibility, local NRK television channel quoted his lawyer as saying. |
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| Heavy downpours wreak havoc in E China |
| Hangzhou - Fu Xianjun, a farmer in east China's Zhejiang Province, stared at his submerged cropland, smoking one cigarette after another. |
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| Morocco commended for draft constitution |
| Brussels - The European Union (EU) has praised the new draft constitution of Morocco, announced by King Mohammed VI. |
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| Turkey's ruling AK Party wins elections |
| Ankara - Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) emerged victorious in the country's Parliamentary elections on Sunday for a third time, with 49.83 percent of the votes. |
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| Turkey sends two more ships to Libya |
| Ankara - Turkey is to send two more ships to evacuate Turkish nationals stranded in Libya, which has seen a violent crackdown on anti-government protesters demanding the removal of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. |
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| Gaddafi has not fled Libya |
| Libya - Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi said in a brief TV appearance on Tuesday that he is still in Tripoli, rejecting reports that he fled the country and headed to Venezuela. |
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| Museveni wins Ugandan election |
| Kampala - Uganda's Electoral Commission (EC) on Sunday declared incumbent President Yoweri Museveni as the winner of Friday's general elections, extending his 25 years in power. |
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