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Organisers of the planned Occupy Central protests announce the next step in the campaign. Prior to the protest, planned for next June, Occupy Central leader Dr Benny Tai Yiu-ting plans a "deliberation day" at which members of the public will debate and vote on proposals for universal suffrage. Representatives of the University of Hong Kong's public opinion programme will also take part in today's announcement.

The Syrian opposition meets in Amman, Jordan, to discuss whether to attend a peace conference brokered by the United States and Russia. Earlier this month the US and Russia, which support opposite sides in the Syrian conflict, proposed a conference, dubbed Geneva 2, which would bring together rebels and representatives of President Bashar al-Assad's regime. Diplomats from 11 countries will attend the meeting for the Friends of Syria group.