Peace Now rights group report that Israeli government plans to built new housing units in the West Bank settlement of Rotem in the Jordan Valley
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Internet activist Aaron Swartz who was scheduled to face trial on hacking charges in a few weeks, is found dead in his Brooklyn, N.Y., apartment
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Newspaper aligned with Assad regime says Brahimi is not a mediator and is incapable of finding a solution to the Syrian crisis
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Troops deployed by Tunisian government in response to clashes between police, protesters in border town
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Members of Ukrainian feminist group stage topless protest in support of gay rights during Pope's prayer, while in France tens of thousands are set to march against government plans to legalise gay marriage and adoption
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Unknown assailants open fire at Italian consul's vehicle as it approaches residence in eastern city of Benghazi; no one is injured
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Gulf state makes fresh call for Arab force to end bloodshed in Syria if current diplomatic efforts by Brahimi fail
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Military operations in Mali will not stop until the Islamists retreat from northern Mali positions, says French defence minister
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Netanyahu says Israel does not interfere in Obama's political appointments, referring to the appointment of Chuck Hagel as new US defence minister
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European Union is drawing up a detailed new plan to restart Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, expects to present it after this month's Israeli general election
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Al-Assad regime bombards rebel-held towns on periphery of Syrian capital; Palestinian camp sees renewed clashes
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Weeks after the gang-rape and murder of a student in New Delhi, another women has experienced the same condition after being raped but not killed by six people
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At least six Palestinian people are hurt as they were carried away by Israeli police from Bab al-Shams camp; activists vow that the protest will not be the last of its kind
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Libya, Algeria and Tunisia governments decided to reinforce border security and join forces tackling regional challenges including terrorism, arms trafficking and organised crime
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Hundreds of Palestinian activists continue their protest in part of the occupied West Bank where Israel wants to build new settler homes
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Shiite families vow to continue sit-in protest until army restores security after latest Quetta bombings
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