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Deadly blast destroys bus in Afghan capital

Tue, 14/03/2017 - 03:34
Apparent roadside bomb attack targeting state telecom workers strikes in smart Kabul district, killing at least one.

What this picture means to me: Widows celebrating Holi

Tue, 14/03/2017 - 02:57
India's widows have traditionally been prevented from celebrating Holi, but while this is changing, rejection remains.

Syrian refugee crisis in numbers

Tue, 14/03/2017 - 02:24
UNHCR says more than four million people have fled Syria since the conflict began. More than half of them are children.

Dorcas Kiteng'e: A victim of Kenya's doctors' strike

Tue, 14/03/2017 - 01:49
Dorcas, 25, died last week after struggling to find proper cancer treatment amid the government and doctors' standoff.

Eastern Australia hit by drought and floods

Tue, 14/03/2017 - 01:02
Nearly 90 percent of Queensland is in drought; meanwhile severe storms linger across parts of New South Wales.

Turkey summons Dutch envoy over Rotterdam police action

Tue, 14/03/2017 - 00:52
Notes given to Netherlands criticise the treatment of Turkish ministers and protesters.

Are Morocco and EU heading towards a political impasse?

Tue, 14/03/2017 - 00:26
Europe depends heavily on Morocco for cooperation on two most important concerns: Migration and counterterrorism.

The Walled Off Hotel: The struggle for decolonisation

Tue, 14/03/2017 - 00:01
Banksy's new installation hotel in Bethlehem is a powerful anticolonial statement about the Zionist colonial project.

A feast of spectacular colour as Hindus celebrate Holi

Mon, 13/03/2017 - 23:50
Millions in the Indian subcontinent celebrate the Hindu festival with fervour.

Anger in Cambodia as US wants 50-year-old debt repaid

Mon, 13/03/2017 - 23:34
Washington says money used for food but prime minister calls it 'dirty money' used to buy weapons.

Large explosion hits Somali capital Mogadishu

Mon, 13/03/2017 - 23:06
At least six people killed by bomb-laden vehicle in Mogadishu, according to police and medical services.

Egypt-Iran: A possible thaw in relations?

Mon, 13/03/2017 - 21:48
The time is ripe for a rapprochement between Cairo and Tehran, say Iranian analysts.

'Little England' could be the big loser of Brexit

Mon, 13/03/2017 - 21:37
If Scotland and N Ireland decide to leave the UK after Brexit, the term 'Little England' will really come into its own.

UNICEF: 2016 was the worst year yet for Syrian children

Mon, 13/03/2017 - 20:02
The number of Syrian children maimed, killed or recruited to fight increased dramatically over the past year.

Palestinian killed by Israeli police in East Jerusalem

Mon, 13/03/2017 - 19:56
Israeli police say they shot Palestinian dead after two border guards were attacked with a knife.

Who votes for Geert Wilders?

Mon, 13/03/2017 - 19:15
And has the far-right politician managed to steer the country in his own nationalist direction without being in power?

Waiting to die: Uganda's untreated cancer patients

Mon, 13/03/2017 - 18:54
Since its only external beam radiotherapy machine broke in April, Ugandans having been dying of treatable cancers.

US man sets Florida store on fire to keep 'Arabs out'

Mon, 13/03/2017 - 11:07
Police charge 64-year-old man with arson after he attempted to light shop ablaze to 'run the Arabs out of our country'.

Will the Turkish referendum row escalate?

Mon, 13/03/2017 - 09:33
Turkey's President Erdogan is again infuriated as his ministers are barred from campaigning in Europe.

China's Communist Party hardens rhetoric on Islam

Mon, 13/03/2017 - 09:29
Regional Chinese officials make repeated warnings about threat of religious "extremism" during meeting in Beijing.

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