[02:37.56]Syrian state television says 15 people were killed and 20 injured in a mortar attack on Damascus University.
[02:44.87]Shells struck the university's cafeteria.
[02:47.84]The rebel Free Syrian Army say they've stepped up their assault on the Syrian capital after receiving fresh supplies of weapons.
[02:55.72]World news from the BBC
[02:59.67]United Nations Security Council has approved the creation of special forces team to combat rebel groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
[03:10.63]The Security Council resolution calls the deployment of 2000-3000 soldiers whose mission is to disarm rebels.
[03:17.49]Diplomats said it was the first time that UN had given an offensive mandate to its troops which were normally deployed in peace-keeping operations.
[03:24.70]The task force will be part of the existing UN mission in Congo which currently has nearly 18,000 soldiers.
[03:30.95]Pope Francis has washed the feet of inmates of young offenders' prison in Rome.
[03:36.74]The ritual which Pope Francis celebrated for years as an archbishop is seen as part of his push for the Catholic Church to reach out to the needy.
[03:44.65]David Willey reports.
[03:45.94]Pope Francis travelled to Roman suburb to carry out a traditional east ritual in a new setting, not a church, but a prison for young offenders.
[03:56.14]He washed feet of 10 young men and two women.