William Hague

The UK government says it will give £5m to rebels fighting the regime of President Bashar al-Assad in Syria to pay for “non-lethal support for the political opposition”.

United Nations (UN) Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and Foreign Secretary William Hague meet in London for talks aimed at ending Syria’s civil war.

Britain and several other countries are expelling Syrian diplomats following the killing of 108 people, half of them children, in Houla.

Syria’s “sham” constitution wins approval, meaning President Assad could stay in power until 2028. Meanwhile efforts continue to rescue two wounded journalists from Homs, as Jonathan Miller reports.

Words of praise flood in from across the world for veteran Sunday Times journalist Marie Colvin after she was killed in a shell attack in the Syrian city of Homs.

Foreign Secretary William Hague and his Pakistani counterpart are expected to discuss Afghanistan, terrorism and US drone strikes during talks in London.

While the Syrian government bombards Homs, what is the international community doing? Channel 4 News looks at what is happening on the surface and behind the scenes – and why.

A draft UN resolution on Syria aims to ensure that President Bashar al-Assad relinquishes his grip on power. But what else does the document say? Jonathan Rugman reads between the lines.

With Russia resisting moves at the UN to force President Assad to stand down, Jonathan Miller describes the emergence in Syria of citizen reporters determined to show the world what is happening.

Foreign Secretary William Hague says a “long darkness” in Burma may be ending – but calls jointly with democracy campaigner Suu Kyi for more changes before sanctions can be lifted.

Foreign Secretary William Hague says Burma has promised to release political prisoners and continue reforms. He is due to meet democracy campaigner Aung San Suu Kyi on Friday.

The UK emerged from last week’s Brussels summit with a “bad deal”, says Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, who fears Britain will now become “isolated and marginalised” within the EU.

The problem with brokering a resolution to the situation in Syria is that there are just too many regional actors with different agendas.

MI6 had struck up such a budding relationship with Libyan Intelligence in the preceding years that when they wanted to kill our people earlier this year, we seem to have known about it. Which illustrates a point the spooks often like to make: that it is in Britain’s national interests to do business with people we don’t like.