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24 May 2013 Last updated at 21:57 ET

Syria opposition ready to negotiateMoaz al-Khatib (left) speaks during a meeting of the National Coalition in Istanbul (23 May 2013)

Syria's main opposition coalition says it is willing to attend an peace conference next month only if President Bashar al-Assad agrees to step down.

British soldier in IraqCourt faults UK Iraq abuse claims

The UK government's response to claims that British troops abused and unlawfully killed civilians in Iraq is inadequate, the High Court rules, but it stops short of ordering a public inquiry.

Protesters carrying images of Sheikh Isa Qassem march in DirazThousands protest in Bahrain sit-in

Tens of thousands of Bahrainis participated in a sit-in on Friday in protest at a raid on a senior Shia cleric's home.

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Features & Analysis

  • Inmate at GuantanamoThe Yemen connection

    Could Guantanamo's Yemenis soon be released?

  • Iran ballot box 2004Narrow field

    Iran's voters have little choice as conservatives dominate

  • Feet in a mortuaryDead zone

    The mortuary that symbolises Egypt's post-revolutionary chaos

  • Funeral of Iraqi police officer in Najaf, 20 MayThe worst of times

    Iraq appears to be slipping back into mire of sectarian killings

  • Hezbollah supporters (not seen) hold a picture of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah (L), Syrian President Bashar al-Assad (R) and his late father president Hafez al-Assad (C) in the southern town of Bint Jbeil on 22 September 2012Bitter taste

    Hezbollah's support for Assad hardens European attitudes

  • Ali Ayyad stands close to the Cliff HotelLaw of the land

    Landmark ruling could halt Israel's seizure of Palestinian property

  • presidential election candidatesIran's next leader

    Profiles of the eight candidates set to contest Iran's presidential poll

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    Botswana's dramatic landscape has half the tourists of other safari destinations

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  • A girl and a boy link arms in a scene from Dancing in JaffaTalking Movies Watch

    A dance teacher's mission to bring children together in the mixed Jewish and Arab city of Jaffa

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