South Sudanese soldiers accused of a horrific attack on foreign aid workers during the country's civil war are facing trial almost a year later, with the possibility of a death sentence.

The British Foreign Secretary has said that Russia and China have turned their backs on the Syrian people.

The head of the U.N. nuclear control agency said today that documents found at the home of an Iraqi scientist appeared to outline high-tech attempts to enrich uranium in the 1980s.

A senior health official in Kenya has confirmed that a letter containing white powder mailed from the US has tested positive for anthrax spores.