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Powerful quake hits Myanmar, damaging famed Bagan temples 25 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Two men look at a collapsed entrance of a pagoda after an earthquake in Bagan, Myanmar August 24, 2016. (REUTERS) Yangon: A powerful...

Over 14,000 women took Sanofi epilepsy drug despite fetus risk: ministry 25 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

A logo is seen in front of the entrance at the headquarters French drugmaker Sanofi in Paris October 30, 2014. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann/File Photo ...

Militants attack American University of Afghanistan in Kabul 25 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Afghan security forces keep watch at the site of an attack in Kabul, Afghanistan August 24, 2016. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani Kabull: Explosions and gunfire...

Italy earthquake has killed at least 120 people: PM Renzi 25 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Rescuers walk past the bell tower with the clock showing the time of the earthquake in Amatrice, central Italy, August 24, 2016. REUTERS/Stefano...

Children’s charity to launch rescue ship in Mediterranean as migrant deaths soar 25 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

More than 3,160 people have drowned trying to cross the Mediterranean to Europe this year compared to 2,656 for the first eight months...

Afghan travels 400km belted to underside of lorry 25 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

An Afghan migrant travelled 400 kilometres along an Italian highway strapped by leather belts to the bottom of a lorry. AFP Photo /...

Colombia’s war victims urge forgiveness as society splits over peace deal 25 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

FILE PHOTO: A woman celebrates the signing of a historic ceasefire deal between the Colombian government and FARC rebels at Botero square in...

Hit by climate change, Central American coffee growers get a taste for cocoa 25 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

A cocoa tree with cocoa fruits is seen at El Carmen Estate in Jayaque, El Salvador July 20, 2016. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas By Nelson...

Nigeria gets tough with marauding “Sons of the Soil” in search of land to seize 25 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Men known as the Omo Onile, which means “Sons of the Soil” in the local Yoruba language, roam Lagos looking for land owners...

Floods in Ethiopia displace hundreds of thousands as more rains forecast: UN 25 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Ethiopia was hit in 2015 by one of the worst droughts in decades, with 10 million requiring emergency aid, which ended when the...

Morocco rapist of teen who took own life gets 20 years jail 25 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Moroccans walk between parasols at the beach in the Moroccan capital, Rabat, on August 21, 2016. AFP / FADEL SENNA Rabat: A Moroccan...

Israeli army closes file on 2014 Gaza school shelling 25 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Palestinians walk near buildings which were destroyed during the 50-day war between Israel and Hamas militants in the summer of 2014 in Beit...

Exiled Yemen government risks humanitarian catastrophe to cut off central bank 25 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Governor of the Central Bank of Yemen, Mohammed Awad bin Humam, speaks during an interview with Reuters in Sanaa August 24, 2016. REUTERS/Khaled...

Grandpa astronaut breaks US space record 25 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

This NASA photo released August 24, 2016 shows Station Commander Jeff Williams as he monitors bowling ball-sized internal satellites known as SPHERES (Synchronized...

Massacre suspects torched by mob in eastern Congo 25 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Congolese soldiers stand guard as civilians chant slogans during a protest against the government's failure to stop the killings and inter-ethnic tensions in...

The burkini, the veil, the niqab: what French law says 25 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

This file photo taken on August 19, 2016 shows the bylaw forbidding women to wear Burkini at the Ponchettes beach, in Nice, southeastern...

Kerry to discuss Yemen, Syria, Libya with Gulf Arab states 24 Aug 2016 - 06:57 pm

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks during an event to promote the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) educational programe for girls...