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'A hundred- thousand people have already returned to Syria'

A senior UN official says Syria is not stable enough for large-scale return of refugees. People who are going back are also finding evidence of mass grave sites in Syria.

A senior UN official says Syria is not stable enough for large-scale return of refugees. People who are going back are also finding evidence of mass grave sites in Syria.

We'll have the latest on the prospect of a ceasefire deal in Gaza and the release of Israeli hostages held by the Palestinian group Hamas. The Americans are pushing hard for a deal to be secured as soon as possible.

The junta in Myanmar has suffered a military defeat as ethnic Karen insurgents capture the city of Manerplaw. How significant is this?

(Pic: Abdelkareem, 11, with a flag adopted by the new Syrian rulers drawn on his face; Credit: Reuters)

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