China and Russia have both vetoed a UN Security Council resolution condemning Syria over its crackdown against anti-government protesters in which more than 2,700 people have been killed since March... more
Pressure mounts on world leaders to agree on a Palestine bid for United Nations membership amid fears a threatened American veto could spark fresh violence
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Britain will continue to press for international action against the Syrian regime amid a brutal crackdown on anti-government protesters, a Foreign Office minister said... more
Amnesty International calls for a UN-backed investigation into the crackdown in Syria, claiming the violence could constitute crimes against humanity... more
Libyan troops were reported to have fired rockets over the border into Tunisia today in an assault likely to raise already high tensions between the two countries.... more
Nato carried out some of its heaviest strikes on Tripoli today after it emerged that Britain and France are to deploy attack helicopters in Libya ... more
The command and control of Libyan regime forces are a legitimate target for Nato air strikes, Defence Secretary Liam Fox insisted, amid claims of a bid to assassinate Muammar Gaddafi... more
David Cameron insists attacks on Colonel Gaddafi's forces are not in breach of a UN resolution after Russia strongly condemns the military action... more
British Tornado GR4 aircraft undertook a co-ordinated missile strike against Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's military forces, the Ministry of Defence said today... more
David Cameron'S threat of a no-fly zone in Libya was dealt another blow today when Liberal Democrat grandee Paddy Ashdown said it could not go ahead without full United Nations backing... more
Britain welcomes the decision to suspend Libya from the United Nations Human Rights Council as the international community ups the pressure on Colonel Gaddafi's regime... more
China tried to block a UN Security Council report alleging that Chinese ammunition was sent to Darfur in violation of an arms embargo, say diplomats... more
In his testimony Sir Michael Wood, the senior lawyer at the Foreign Office until 2006, has spelled out the big questions Tony Blair must face at the inquiry on Friday... more
Colombia says it will appeal to the UN Security Council and the Organisation of American States after Venezuela's president Hugo Chavez ordered his army to prepare for war in order to assure peace... more
Gordon Brown issues sternest warning yet to Iran, calling for 'tough and immediate sanctions for those who break the rules' on weapons proliferation... more
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