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Analysis: Syrian rebels’ Aleppo success complicates strategies of Assad and Russia 11 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) female fighters embrace each other in the city of Manbij, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, August 10, 2016. REUTERS/Rodi Said ...

Record new HIV cases in Philippines prompt call for action 11 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

By Beh Lih Yi JAKARTA: The Philippines has posted a record number of new HIV infections, prompting campaigners to call on authorities to...

Failure to help farmers in northeast Nigeria could open door to radicalisation: UN 11 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Children walk down the street of Chibok in Borno State, northeast Nigeria on March 25, 2016. AFP / STEFAN HEUNIS By Alex Whiting ...

More than half of British women sexually harassed at work: survey 11 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

A woman carries an umbrella during a rain shower as she walks past the Bank of England in London November 30, 2009. Reuters/Andrew...

Twin PKK bomb attacks kill eight in southeast Turkey: official 11 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

FILE PHOTO: Relative near a coffin during the funeral ceremony of 4 police officers who were among 7 killed the day before in...

For first time in weeks, Syrians descend on full markets in Aleppo 11 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

A man carries a box of tomatoes he received as food aid in Aleppo, Syria August 10, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman Ismail Aleppo, Syria: For...

Cook, bookkeeper and ‘worst of the worst’ held at Guantanamo:report 11 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

A gallery assistant poses with a series of photographs from the "Guantanamo: If The Light Goes Out" series, part of the "War of...

Convicted ‘Grim Sleeper’ killer Lonnie David Franklin Jr. sentenced to death for Los Angeles murders 11 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Lonnie David Franklin Jr, found guilty of carrying out nine slayings dating back three decades as the so-called "Grim Sleeper" serial killer, is...

Nepal quake impact on single women underlines need for equal land rights: activist 11 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

A woman walks out from her house damaged during the 2015 earthquakes in Bhaktapur, Nepal, April 25, 2016. Reuters/Navesh Chitrakar By Rina Chandran...

Zimbabweans spot green gold in bamboo that spares forests 11 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Bamboo is native to Zimbabwe, according to Bio-Innovation Zimbabwe, a research organisation specialising in underutilised plant species. The giant grass stays green all...

Asia must invest more in disaster risk reduction: Red Cross 11 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Firefighter and residents try to extinguish a fire that razed across a slum area in Indonesia Capital of Jakarta, on August 08, 2016....

Government in Italy’s Corleone, “Godfather” home town, dissolved over mafia infiltration 11 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

A general view of the small Sicilian town of Corleone April 12, 2006. Reuters/Marcello Paternostro ROME: Italy’s government on Wednesday dissolved the municipal...

Dubai plane crash survivor hits $1m jackpot 11 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

In the space of a week, he survived a crash landing at Dubai airport then won $1 million in a lottery organised by...

Security beefed up at Games after bus attacked with stones 11 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

A security personnel member stands guard at the equestrian venue. REUTERS/Tony Gentile By Daniel Flynn and Caroline Stauffer RIO DE JANEIRO: Rio Games...

Vietnam moves new rocket launchers into disputed South China Sea: sources 11 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

A ship (top) of the Chinese Coast Guard is seen near a ship of the Vietnam Marine Guard in the South China Sea,...

Saudi policeman killed by Yemeni expatriate 11 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

DUBAI: A Yemeni expatriate killed a policeman in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday by running him over with his car and then stabbing him,...

Oman closes down newspaper, journalists held- Amnesty International 11 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Screenshot of a tweet DUBAI: Omani authorities have closed down a privately owned newspaper after detaining three of its journalists over its reporting...

Ravindra Jadeja fined $300 for lion selfies 10 Aug 2016 - 06:29 pm

(Instagram) Ahmedabad, India: Indian cricketer Ravindra Jadeja has been fined $300 for taking selfies with endangered Asiatic lions in the country's west despite...