The Malian government has managed to sign a peace treaty with the Tuareg rebels in Ouagadougou, following weeks of vigorous disputes. The ceasefire deal has helped pave the way for the West African country's reconstruction as well as its reunification.

It only took one man, standing silently for eight hours in Istanbul's Taksim Square, to redefine Turkey's ongoing protests.

London - The meeting between Ecuador's Foreign Minister, Ricardo Patiño and his UK counterpart, William Hague offered no "breakthrough". Julian Assange is now prepared for a half-decade stint in the Ecuadorian Embassy.

Cited by The Telegraph, British PM David Cameron said he had "learnt the lessons of Iraq" when world leaders at the G8 summit in Northern Ireland set out an agreed blueprint for the future of Syria

Izmit - Having an important name, a prominent family, money, and power is important in Turkey. Sometimes, though, being nobody lets you witness what's really happening.

Protests against price hikes and massive expenditure on sporting events snowballed yesterday as hundreds of thousands of people demonstrated in cities across Brazil.

Destin - A group of fishermen working a couple of miles off of a Florida coastline recently snagged a large amount of cocaine. Officials estimate the catch is worth about $2.5 million.

Rio De Janeiro - Michel de Souza is a Brazilian photojournalist. He has captured the protests in Rio over the last few days in a very unique and artistic way. His video is titled "In the Eye of the Hurricane."

The Syrian military is undertaking an offensive to recapture the territory that they lost to the rebels in the country's largest commercial city, Aleppo.

Dhaka - More than 140 workers, mostly women, fell ill Sunday at two different garment factories in Bangladesh. They all reportedly drank contaminated water, police said.

In the proverbial happy ending, two Spaniards who were taken hostage by a guerrilla group in Colombia on May 17th have finally been freed and are planning a wedding.

Several attacks throughout central Iraq killed 12 people on Monday, following a bloody Sunday on which at least 33 died in sectarian violence.

Saumur - Parts of the aircraft piloted by Quentin Roosevelt, a son of former US president Theodore Roosevelt, who was killed in action in the skies above France during the First World War, are being offered at auction in France at the end of this month.

Montreal - Montreal mayor Michael Applebaum was arrested on Monday and charged with 14 different counts, including fraud in two real estate deals.

Russia's Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich, stated that the Russian Federation would not permit the U.S. along with its Western allies to implement a no-fly zone over Syria.

Tehran - Current Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has been summoned to court, following a complaint submitted by Majles spokesman Ali Larijani.

London - British secret intelligence agencies conducted an intensive spying operation on foreign diplomats attending the G20 summit, 2009 in London, according to the Guardian.

Czech Prime Minister Petr Necas has announced his resignation on Sunday, over a corruption scandal involved with his Chief of Staff, Jana Nagyova.

A new poll carried out by CNN has revealed that President Obama's approval rating has taken a major dip over the last month.