WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama has decided to return a U.S. ambassador to Syria after a four-year hiatus as talks between the two nations intensify, U.S. media reported Tuesday.

The US should follow the Northern Ireland and South African models – which had principles, not preconditions.

One in three children in London live in lone-parent families, and one in four in low-income households

Mahinur Ozdemir, the first Belgian MP with Hijab was sworn in.

A federal judge in Washington ordered the release of a Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, prison detainee, saying the man’s continued detention was illogical.

The Sri Lankan Government last month declared that its military operation against Tamil rebels has ended, but there remain a number of outstanding issues that if left unaddressed could lead more violence, stated Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

Ban calls for the protection of civilians caught in the middle of armed conflict.