The international community steps up the pressure on the Syrian government to end its assault on the country's biggest city, Aleppo, amid fears of a bloodbath.

A heavily armed man who called himself a "joker" has been arrested after threatening his employer in the US state of Maryland, police say.

The suspect in the Colorado cinema shooting was being treated by a psychiatrist at the university where he studied, according to court records.

Members of the Egyptian Olympic team have been given fake Nike gear, a synchronised swimmer alleges, leaving officials shocked and embarrassed.

Negotiations at the UN to achieve a landmark treaty to regulate the conventional arms trade have ended without agreement.

UN human rights chief Navi Pillay calls for an independent investigation following claims of abuses by security forces in Burma's Rakhine state.

Syrian forces attack rebels in Aleppo, activists say, as a BBC journalist there sees rebel fighters wounded and killed.

Chinese officials say an industrial waste water pipeline project in the city of Qidong is to be scrapped after a protest over pollution.