Libyan rebels vowing “victory or death” advanced toward a major oil terminal on Friday, calling for foreign air strikes to set up a “no-fly” zone after three days of attacks by Muammar Gaddafi’s warplanes. Read the full story

An American war veteran in the US warfare in Iraq says the United States initiated the hostilities as a pretext to establish its dominion over the country. Read the full story

Gordon Brown has used his first major speech since leaving office to say the future growth of the world economy is reliant upon the development of Africa. Read the full story

Strategic ties between Jerusalem and Washington are slowly changing, Mossad chief Meir Dagan told the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee on Tuesday. Read the full story

The U.N. Security Council called Tuesday for an impartial investigation into the Israeli attack against a flotilla carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza, and the immediate release of all civilians. Read the full story

Already battling a euro zone debt crisis, sinking poll ratings and policy scraps with an increasingly awkward coalition partner, Merkel must now quickly find a successful candidate for president, whose role is largely ceremonial. Read the full story

A network of national funds should be introduced so the cost of bank failures are not met by the taxpayer, the EU internal market commissioner has said. Read the full story

North Korea is exporting nuclear and ballistic missile technology and using multiple intermediaries, shell companies and overseas criminal networks to circumvent U.N. sanctions, U.N. experts said in a report obtained by The Associated Press. Read the full story

Russia has pledged to “actively support” the Tehran Nuclear Declaration on condition that the landmark fuel swap proposal is fully implemented. Read the full story

Russia has been accused of blocking support for its many victims of sex trafficking by closing foreign help-centres. This is despite calls for the country to ratify an EU convention on the problem. Read the full story

Israel was sharply rebuked and accused of war crimes and serious breaches of international law in Amnesty International’s annual report, published on Wednesday. Read the full story

At least 44 people have died during fighting between police and gunmen in the current anti-drug offensive in Kingston, Jamaica’s ombudsman says. Read the full story

The International Criminal Court has reported Sudan to the UN Security Council for refusing to arrest two suspected Darfur war criminals. Read the full story

Canada, addressing one of the darkest chapters in its history, formally apologised on Wednesday for forcing 150,000 aboriginal children into grim residential schools, where many say they were sexually and physically abused. Read the full story

Brazilian officials have hinted that the US should accept Iran’s nuclear fuel swap declaration since it contained provisions suggested by US President Barack Obama. Read the full story

A judge in Malawi has imposed a maximum sentence of 14 years in prison with hard labour on a gay couple convicted of gross indecency and unnatural acts. Read the full story

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan says the UN Security Council lacks the “credibility” to deal with Iran’s nuclear issue. Read the full story

Chinese tycoon Huang Guangyu has been sentenced to 14 years in prison after being found guilty of bribery, insider trading and illegal business practices. Read the full story