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Baby dies after Indian hospital staff demand bribes: family 11 Aug 2016 - 10:40 am

New Delhi: An Indian family alleged Thursday that their 10-month-old baby died after treatment was delayed by staff at a large, government-run hospital...

Giraffe dies 'of anxiety' in latest Taiwan animal scandal 11 Aug 2016 - 10:38 am

This handout picture released by Taipei Zoo on August 11, 2016 shows zoo staff caring for a giraffeat the zoo in Taipei on...

Terror in the dark: Honduran land rights activist fears for her children but vows to fight on 11 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

FILE PHOTO: Relatives and friends of murdered indigenous activist Berta Caceres protest, in La Esperanza, 200 km northwest of Tegucigalpa, on March 3,...

Clinton woos Republicans, independents fed up with Trump 11 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton speaks during a campaign rally in Saint Petersburg, Florida August 8, 2016. REUTERS/Chris Keane Washington: Democratic presidential...

Russian military says halting fire around Aleppo for 3 hours a day 11 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Civilians walk past damaged shop as they flee towards safer parts of Manbij city, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, August 10, 2016. REUTERS/Rodi Said ...

45,000 IS fighters killed in past two years: US general 11 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Women and children carry belongings and they flee towards safer parts of Manbij city, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, August 10, 2016. REUTERS/Rodi Said ...

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...