UAE: President's health 'reassuring' Dubai: The health of the President of the United Arab Emirates is "stable and reassuring," following a stroke he suffered last month, according to a official in the Gulf federation.
Rwanda genocide trial opens in France
Paris: The landmark trial of a former Rwandan army captain charged with complicity in the genocide that left 800,000 dead opened on Tuesday in Paris, the first of its kind in France.
Karzai in contacts with Taliban: report
New York: Afghan President Hamid Karzai has been engaged in secret contacts with the Taliban about reaching peace agreement without the involvement of American and Western allies said a media report.
Syria opp chief to press Russia on Assad
Moscow: Syria’s Opposition leader met Russia’s top diplomat on Tuesday in a bid to persuade Moscow to pressure Damascus to agree to a transitional Government for Syria.