Syrian opposition scrambles to save credibility ahead of peace talks

ISTANBUL: The Syrian opposition in exile met on Thursday to decide whether to attend a peace conference that the United States and Russia see as a crucial path to ending two years of civil war.

30 extrajudicial killings, 10 enforced disappearances in 2012, says AI

DHAKA, MAY 23: Some 30 alleged extrajudicial killings took place in Bangladesh in 2012 alongside at least 10 enforced disappearances, said the Amnesty International in its report on the state of human rights across the world. State security forces were implicated in torture and other ill-treatment and the government failed to protect 'indigenous communities from attack by Bengali settlers', said the report that covered the period from January 1 to December 31, 2012.