BBC News - World

02/04/2012 07:31 PM
Resolution on Syria vetoed at UN
Russia and China veto an Arab and Western-backed UN resolution condemning the violent crackdown in Syria, hours after scores are killed in Homs.
02/04/2012 08:34 AM
Afghan civilian death toll rises
The number of civilians killed and injured in the Afghan conflict has risen for the fifth year in a row, a UN report reveals.
02/04/2012 06:02 PM
Thousands in rival Moscow marches
Tens of thousands of people march in Moscow in protest at Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, while his supporters hold a rally elsewhere in Russia's capital.
02/04/2012 04:36 PM
Europe 'at risk of early grave'
Australia's Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd warns Europe faces an "early grave" if it continues to ignore Asia's rise.
02/04/2012 06:45 PM
Nevada set for Republican vote
Republicans in the US state of Nevada are to take part in caucuses to decide their choice of presidential candidate; Mitt Romney is in the lead in opinion polls in the state.