Prime Minister Riyad Hijab calls Assad's Syria a "terrorist regime", vows support for opposition, rebels.

Prayer echoes the defence of traditional marriage by Pope Benedict and Catholic leaders around the world.

News report­s identi­fy shoote­r as Wade Michae­l Page, he had links to neo-Nazi group, was in a skinhe­ad band.

Following are some of the fun quotes from the London Olympics, from the city Mayor to Bill Gates.

The Mars science rover beamed back its first images from the Martian surface moments after a make-or-break landing.

The Rafah border crossing with Gaza has been closed for an indefinite period.

Voter support for Japanese PM has hit a record low.

Three armed men behind seven failed bomb plots killed by Libyan security forces on Sunday.

Ben Ainslie became the most successful Olympic sailor.

The attackers used a stolen police vehicle to launch the attack.