Dmitry Firtash, one of Ukraine's richest men, was arrested last week in Austria on an FBI warrant. The natural gas oligarch has ties to the ousted government of Ukraine, Russia's leaders and perhaps even Britain's Conservative Party. And he has information that might help with sanctions against Russia.
The British government is being grilled by lawmakers in London seeking clarification of the UK's role in the NSA's global surveillance programs. One accusation is that British citizens are being unlawfully spied upon.
Pakistan's 14-year-old women's advocate, Malala Yousufzai, was gravely wounded in a Taliban assassination attempt. After receiving treatment in Pakistan in recent days, the government decided to transfer her to a U.K. hospital where she can get "integrated" treatment.
Thomas Lubanga was arrested in 2006 for recruiting child soldiers into his rebel militia in Congo's northeast region. On Tuesday, the International Criminal court sentenced him to 14 years in prison for his crimes, the tribunal's first sentencing in its 10-year existence.
At the Friends of Syria conference, foreign officials struggled with concrete steps they could take to help end the violence in Syria — without an elaborate military intervention that has so far proven impossible. Meanwhile, there were some signs of relief in Syria — small ones though they are.
The British has withdrawn their diplomatic staff from Iran and shutdown the embassy after an attack yesterday that saw the building damaged, documents and flags burned and six people trapped for a time by protesters until they could be rescued by police.
British military officers will be sent to Libya to advise rebels fighting Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's forces, the UK government has said. Foreign Secretary William Hague said the group would be deployed to Benghazi. Laura Lynch reports.