As peace talks between government and rebel forces grow closer the Syrian people are "building great hopes on the conference", according to mediator Lakhdar Brahimi.
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Growing fears of chemical Armageddon in Syria
Will Syria's huge chemical weapons stockpile be used by the regime against its own people? Will it be transferred to Lebanon for use against Israel? Or could it fall into the hands of jihadists?
Millionaire businessman James McCormick faces jail after being convicted of selling phoney bomb detectors to the military, police forces and government around the world.
The UN authorises an unprecedented military unit to fight rebel groups, alone or with the Congolese army, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
by Jackie Long
Rape and sham marriages: the fears of Syria's women refugees
Thousands of Syrians fled to Jordan's Zataari refugee camp to escape violence at home. But now women and children live in fear of kidnap, rape and sham marriages in the camp meant to keep them safe.
Syrian rebels abduct more than 20 UN peacekeepers the Golan Heights ceasefire zone pushing back the frontier of their war with President Bashar al-Assad.
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The UN's High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, discusses violence in South Africa with Channel 4 News, including the "shocking" rate of rape and the shooting of the Marikana miners.
President Assad should be investigated for "crimes against humanity and war crimes", says the UN's human rights chief, pointing to Channel 4 News footage as "actual evidence" of his war crimes.
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UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay tells Channel 4 News that US President Barack Obama should "stay within the lines of international law" when deploying drone strikes.
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay tells Channel 4 News that she is "deeply disturbed" by the shooting of a Sri Lankan journalist and calls on the Sri Lankan government to protect him.
