Syrian foreign minister Walid al-Moallem has warned that foreign ground troops entering Syria would “return home in wooden coffins”.

Around 10,000 Afghans have taken to the streets of Kabul to show their anger and frustration over the brutal killings of seven members of a Shiite minority.

Young students may well have come up with a solution to pet burial. Jonathan deBurca Butler takes a look at Peffins, which has been nominated at this year’s Student Enterprise Awards.