At least 90 people, including many children, have been killed in Syria’s restive Homs province, opposition activists say, calling it a “massacre”.

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VIDEO: Syria child massacre confirmed

Syrian opposition organizations on Saturday accused government forces of carrying out a massacre in a village near Homs, leaving some 100 people dead, many of them children.

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Syrian Activists Claim Death Toll in Village Soars

BEIRUT — Opposition groups on Saturday accused Syrian government forces of killing at least 90 people during an intense bombardment of the central village of Houla, amid what appeared to be an escalation in violence in several parts of the country. Read full article > >

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Bombardment of Syrian village leaves more than 90 dead, activists say

At least 88 people, including many children, are killed in a town in Syria’s restive province of Homs, opposition activists say, calling it a “massacre”.

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‘Dozens die’ in Syria town attack

Singapore holds a keenly-watched by-election to fill a parliamentary seat vacated after an opposition MP was expelled by his party in February.

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Singapore in keenly-watched poll

Public opinion continues to shift in favor of same-sex marriage, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll , which also finds initial signs that President Obama’s support for the idea may have changed a few minds. Read full article > >

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After President Obama’s announcement, opposition to same-sex marriage hits record low

Germany restates its opposition to so-called eurobonds as the new French finance minister prepares to meet his German counterpart for the first time.

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Germany restates eurobond unease

Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim is facing criminal charges for his role in a mass street rally against the government, his lawyers say.

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Malaysia to charge Anwar on rally

Members from opposition parties in Wales and non-party activists are set to join forces for a policy think-tank, says Conservative assembly member David Melding.

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Melding reveals think-tank plan

The boxing champion Manny Pacquiao and his associates tried to quell an uproar incited by an article on a Web site that addressed his opposition to same-sex marriage.

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Pacquiao Faces Criticism Over Stance

President Bashar al-Assad of Syria said in an interview broadcast Wednesday that he faced no real domestic opposition in the 15-month-old uprising against him.

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Bashar al-Assad, in Rare TV Interview, Disparages Opponents

CAIRO — Had Egypt’s post-revolutionary political winds held steady, Mohammed Morsi, the Muslim Brotherhood’s presidential candidate, would have been coasting to victory in this month’s election. Instead, he’s running an underdog campaign. The group’s prodigious political machine, which turned the once-besieged opposition movement into the dominant force in parliament early this year, has to contend with an uncharismatic candidate and a shift in public opinion as many Egyptians have soured on the venerable Islamist organization. Read full article > >

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Muslim Brotherhood presidential candidate an underdog in Egypt

ISTANBUL — After three decades of persecution that virtually eradicated its presence, the Syrian Muslim Brotherhood has resurrected itself to become the dominant group in the fragmented opposition movement pursuing a 14-month uprising against President Bashar al-Assad. Read full article > >

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Syria’s Muslim Brotherhood is gaining influence over anti-Assad revolt

Presumptive US Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney restates his opposition to same-sex marriage, days after President Obama backed it.

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Romney rejects same-sex marriage

Lithuania’s president visits the jailed Ukrainian opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko, who is in hospital in eastern Ukraine.

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Lithuania leader sees Tymoshenko