Rouhani made comments during a meeting with Syrian prime minister Wael al-Halqi

Arrest after tourist dies in car rampage

Sniffer dogs found ammunition for grenade launchers and other munitions aboard the Chong Chon Gang

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah appeared in public for the first time in almost two years today, declaring his continued support for Palestinians to ecstatic cheers from a Beirut crowd.

In return for the payment GCHQ was required to ‘pull its weight’, according to the documents which were leaked last night

While President Assad, buoyed by a recent win in Homs, has praised his soldier's bravery in the face of 'the fiercest barbaric war in modern history'

Russia’s granting of asylum to Edward Snowden may have ended nearly six weeks in airport limbo for the man who leaked some of America’s most sensitive intelligence gathering programmes. But it has further poisoned the already severely strained relations between Moscow and Washington.

Having watched politicians have their numbers debunked lately, we're well acquainted with the sight of MPs overcooking statistics - but not Government departments

Government sceptic Katherine Burch contacted Gavin Barwell, MP for Croydon Central, to see what life in Parliament is really like

Pictures show he and his wife wiping the tears from children's faces and visiting the sick in hospital

Ennis joke sparks criticism of BBC

As siege for strategic central Syrian city reaches climax, opposition fears rebel fighters will not hold out much longer

Sisi realises Egypt’s relations with Israel are far more important than any coup

All flights to and from the country cancelled