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IS kills five for smuggling people out of its territory: SITE 12 Aug 2016 - 06:12 pm

Iraqi men look at books displayed by a street vendor on al-Mutanabbi street in central Baghdad on August 12, 2016. AFP / AHMAD...

Putin gets new right-hand man as chief of staff exits 12 Aug 2016 - 06:05 pm

A newly-appointed Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Anton Vaino looks on during a meeting with Russian President at the Kremlin...

Torture, sexual violence on rise in Burundi: UN experts 12 Aug 2016 - 06:00 pm

Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza at the President's office in Bujumbura on May 17, 2015. AFP By Cecile Mantovani GENEVA: Torture is on the...

IS abducts around 2,000 civilians in north Syria 12 Aug 2016 - 05:53 pm

Syrian merchats sell fuel at a market in an opposition-held district in Syria's northern city of Aleppo, on August 12, 2016. Russia's defence...

As Earth swelters, global warming target in danger of being missed 12 Aug 2016 - 04:13 pm

Developing nations see overshoot as a betrayal of commitments by the rich and a recipe to worsen heatwaves such as in the Middle...

Syrian child refugees tell Pope of new life in Rome 12 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

This handout photo taken and released by the Osservatore Romano on August 11, 2016 shows Pope Francis reading a book to Syrian refugee...

Labour union to fight Royal Mail’s plan to end pension scheme 12 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

A Royal Mail post box stands on the edge of a field near Lymm, northern England, May 9, 2016. Reuters/Phil Noble A labour...

Paperwork, rights concerns hold up US aid for Central America 12 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Anti-narcotics and Military Police officers prepare everything for the incineration of more than 200 kilos of cocaine seized in southern Honduras near the...

Canadian killed by police converted to Islam after troubled childhood 12 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Red cones and a tarp are seen outside a home believed to be the residence of Aaron Driver, who had indicated he planned...

Nepal’s tenant farmers find hope as they claim land of their own 12 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE: Rice saplings are pictured on the field during the Asar Pandra festival in Lalitpur, Nepal, June 29, 2016. Reuters/Navesh Chitrakar By...

Evicted from Tanzanian wetland, herders win 10-year battle for compensation 12 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Hippopotamuses gather in the waters of Grumeti in Tanzania's Serengeti National Park August 16, 2012. REUTERS/Noor Khamis By Kizito Makoye DAR ES SALAAM:...

Lonely nights for India’s “women left behind”, unaware of Gulf migrant crisis 12 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

A grandmother dances as women and children cheer her on in the village of Ndoyenne 2, Senegal, 1 July 2016. THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION/Nellie...

Senegal’s dancing grandmothers lead charge for health over tradition 12 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

A grandmother dances as women and children cheer her on in the village of Ndoyenne 2, Senegal, 1 July 2016. THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION/Nellie...

Doctors at top Indian hospital charged in kidney harvesting racket 12 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Operating out of the private L.H. Hiranandani Hospital in Mumbai, the organ harvesting ring was busted by police in July following a tip-off...

Indian state to crush “mica mafia” by legalising mines to stop child worker deaths 12 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

A girl shows mica which she has collected from an illegal open cast mine in Giridih district in the eastern state of Jharkhand,...

Catfish spawn climate solution for Kenya’s dryland farmers 12 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

A typical home dam in eastern Kenya, full of water for irrigation. TRF/Isaiah Esipisu By Isaiah Esipisu MBEERE, Kenya: Farmers in Kenya’s eastern...

Colombia expands land restitution to war-torn south amid peace efforts 12 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

A woman celebrates the signing of a historic ceasefire deal between the Colombian government and FARC rebels at Botero square in Medellin, Colombia....

Affordable solar schemes light way to energy for all in Zimbabwe 12 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Pupils use solar-powered computers at Gomba High School in Gutu, Zimbabwe. TRF/Jonathan Njerere By Tonderayi Mukeredzi HARARE: Innovative ways to pay for solar...