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The tale of two slums in South Africa as residents seek to upgrade lives 15 Dec 2016 - 07:31 pm

CAPE TOWN, South Africa: In Cape Town, the slums of Flamingo Crescent and Santini are just 20 kms apart but the gap in...

Corruption, caste keep poor from owning land in northern India 15 Dec 2016 - 07:24 pm

KACHHIDIH, India: For decades, Kunta lived in a hut outside Kachhidih village in India’s northern Uttar Pradesh state, enduring the insults of higher-caste...

Myanmar: Evidence suggests army did burn Rohingya homes 15 Dec 2016 - 06:45 pm

YANGON, Myanmar: An international rights group claimed Tuesday that new satellite imagery and interviews with refugees show the military was responsible for the...

Expert Views: What impact will Brazil’s plan to allow foreign ownership of land have? 15 Dec 2016 - 05:55 pm

RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil’s plan to allow foreigners to buy large tracts of farmland to spur growth in South America’s biggest country is...

South Sudan armed groups 'recruited 100 child soldiers' 15 Dec 2016 - 05:40 pm

JUBA, South Sudan: At least 100 children were recruited as soldiers by armed groups in South Sudan in November alone despite efforts by...

Ukraine: Pro-Russian separatists kill 1, injure 2 15 Dec 2016 - 05:23 pm

KIEV, Ukraine: One civilian was killed and two injured Wednesday in attacks by pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine, a security official said Thursday....

Syrian official source says second Aleppo convoy likely on Thurs 15 Dec 2016 - 05:04 pm

ALEPPO, Syria: A Syrian official source told Reuters that a second convoy of evacuees was likely to leave rebel-held Aleppo areas for the...

Tigers and meerkats enjoy seasonal treats at London zoo 15 Dec 2016 - 05:02 pm

LONDON: Tiger cubs and meerkats at London zoo woke up to a feast of seasonal treats on Thursday - all designed to encourage...

Turkish Red Crescent chief helps oversee Aleppo evacuation 15 Dec 2016 - 04:58 pm

BEIRUT/ISTANBUL: The head of the Turkish Red Crescent is in Syria to help oversee the evacuation of eastern Aleppo on Thursday and to...

Nearly 1,000 evacuate Aleppo: Syria military source 15 Dec 2016 - 04:37 pm

Aleppo, Syria: Nearly 1,000 people including fighters left the battered rebel-controlled parts of east Aleppo on Thursday under a fragile evacuation deal, a...

More buses being sent to evacuate east Aleppo 15 Dec 2016 - 04:32 pm

GENEVA: Twenty-one buses and 19 ambulances carrying civilians and wounded have left eastern Aleppo and are traveling through government-controlled areas on their way...

Situation in Aleppo moves Swedish minister to tears 15 Dec 2016 - 04:31 pm

STOCKHOLM: Swedish Culture and Democracy Minister Alice Bah Kuhnke had tears in her eyes Thursday when she spoke about the situation in Syria's...

Sweden to send notorious "laser man" killer to Germany 15 Dec 2016 - 04:23 pm

STOCKHOLM: Sweden has agreed to temporarily send one of its most notorious criminals to Germany where he is suspected of killing a woman...

Turkey joins international anti-IS meeting in UK 15 Dec 2016 - 03:56 pm

LONDON: An international meeting of defense chiefs in London on Thursday -- joined by Turkey -- is reviewing progress made in fighting the...

Freed from Mosul, Iraqi brothers carry scars of Islamic State rule 15 Dec 2016 - 03:51 pm

AL-DHIBANIYAH: His right arm strapped with a tourniquet and numbed by anaesthetic, Azad Hassan sat before the crowd waiting for Islamic State militants ...

Civilian convoy leaves eastern Aleppo for Idlib 15 Dec 2016 - 03:47 pm

ANKARA: An Idlib-bound civilian convoy has again departed from war-torn eastern Aleppo after its first attempt was met by attacks from Shia militias,...

First evacuees leave rebel Aleppo 15 Dec 2016 - 03:46 pm

Aleppo, Syria: Ambulances and buses carrying the first evacuees from Aleppo left remaining rebel-held territory in the city on Thursday under a fragile...