Northern Cyprus plans to become Mediterranean 'Las Vegas'

The centre of the casino world in North Cyprus is Kyrenia
The Turkish enclave of Cyprus has announced proposals for a series of glamorous new resorts and shopping arcades in a move which risks straining relations with the south.

Details were revealed by a new hardline leadership in the north as it prepared to mark the 36th anniversary of the Turkish invasion today.

BBC News - Putin says spies expelled from US had 'tough lives'

Mr Putin said that the spies "had a tough life"

India politician held over murder in Gujarat

Maoist rebels 'killed' in India's West Bengal state

Pakistan suicide bomber targets mourners

Hezbollah members 'facing Rafik Hariri charges'

Mr Nasrallah claimed the UN-backed tribunal was politically motivated

Oaxaca festival in Mexico highlights indigenous pride

The Chirinos Chinas family are performing in the Guelaguetza

An old Mexican man, with a big moustache and wearing a wide sombrero, ambles into the sunlit Benito Juarez auditorium in Oaxaca City, clutching a live, twitching turkey.

Looking around for his fellow villagers, he passes rows of vividly embroidered traditional dresses, pineapples with red ribbons tied round their middles in bows, and thousands of sombreros like his own.

Cuban President Raul Castro set for 26 July speech

Monday's celebrations recall the start of the Cuban revolution

Cuban President Raul Castro is set to make one of his rare televised speeches at the annual 26 July rally which marks the start of the revolution in 1953.

Many Cubans will be hoping that he will use the event to move on his long-awaited economic reforms.

Venezuela head threatens US oil cut over Colombia row

Leaked records 'reveal civilian deaths' in Afghanistan

The files have been passed on to three news organisations