Daniel Benjamin is interviewed by Dan Klaidman.

The drought and famine in Somalia are unprecedented. It is imperative that we find ways to bring relief to the refugees fleeing the country and to those people who remain there as well.

Ana Palacio discusses the importance of "global Atlanticism", the approach of the EU, and the role of Morocco in encouraging North-South integration.

The mayor of Lithuania's capital, Vilnius, has been filmed using an armoured vehicle to crush a car parked in a cycle lane.

Residents say Syrian troops have continued their siege of Hama as part of a crackdown which has killed scores of people.

The United Nations says the famine is spreading across southern Somalia, as aid struggles to get through the war-torn country.

A man, believed to be former News of the World managing editor Stuart Kuttner, has been arrested as part of the phone-hacking investigation.

The debt debate may have hurt the U.S. global reputation, but analysts say America's standing is safe until something better comes along. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.

Robert Ford, the US ambassador to Syria who was back in Washington for his Senate confirmation hearing, told senators he attended Clinton's talks with the opposition, calling it a diverse group that "is not very well organized."

Mona Eltahawy on feelings of Egyptians as the trial for forrmer Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak begins.

Defence Secretary Liam Fox says Britain will not be able to protect itself in the future if the budget deficit is not cleared now.

Activists in Syria insist that the anti-government protests are peaceful and that they are being brutally attacked by government forces using heavy weapons.

The man alleged to have influenced Anders Breivik through anti-Islamic blogs says mass killing in Norway was 'pure evil'.

Anderson Cooper speaks to an activist in Syria who risks her life to talk about the violence against protesters.