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Syria: British Tornado bombers make first strikes on Isis oilfield targets

The bombers took off from the RAF Akrotiri air base in Cyprus and returned safely.

Dec 3, 2015

Sushma Swaraj may visit Pakistan next week; hope for a thaw in ties

Pakistan is hosting a 14-nation ministerial-level conference on December 8 to discuss regional cooperation on Afghanistan.

Dec 2, 2015

India restores govt funding for AIDS programme after criticism

The central government had slashed its contribution and asked individual states to fill the gap.

Dec 2, 2015

Brazilian campaign shows way to tackle online racist comments

The campaign - "Virtual racism, real consequences" - is run by Criola, an organisation founded in 1992 and led by black women.

Dec 2, 2015

Ethicists squabble over mores of gene editing tools and techniques

Several groups have already called for restrictions on use of the technology known as CRISPR-Cas9.

Dec 2, 2015

Pop star Pink becomes a Unicef Ambassador

Grammy Award winning pop star Pink adds Unicef Ambassador to her list of titles. The singer, who is already the national spokesperson for Unicef Kid Power, will spread the word about Unicefs programmes to help end global starvation. During a field visit to Haiti in July, Pink â€“ whose real name is Alecia Moore â€“ was able to see first-hand the work Unicef is doing.

Dec 1, 2015

Demand for IVF option set to rise in China as one-child policy is relaxed

Chinese rules have pushed patients to go overseas or seek treatment in unregulated clinics.

Dec 1, 2015

Poorest nations need $1 trillion to tackle climate change

Least-developed countries currently get less than a third of all international climate funding.

Dec 1, 2015

Deaths of teenagers from AIDS nearly quadruples in South Asia

Adolescent deaths from AIDS tripled over the last 15 years; 26 new infections every hour.

Dec 1, 2015

Clashes force 40,000 people out of homes in Somalia: UN relief agency

More than 30 people are estimated to have been killed.

Dec 1, 2015

Isis executes 18 Syrian soldiers in ancient city of Palmyra

They were executed for being part of the "infidel army" of the Syrian regime, Isis said,

Nov 30, 2015

War crimes: Merely some ineffectual peacenik chatter?

Is war crimes prosecution a fully evolved instrument of international law or just polemic?

Nov 30, 2015

Child soldiers: Myanmar releases 53 underaged warriors

Human rights groups have long accused Myanmar's military, known as the Tatmadaw, of abuses such as using child soldiers.

Nov 30, 2015

Power sector employees to hold nationwide strike on December 8

The strike is to be observed by power employees, engineers and contract workers.

Nov 30, 2015

EU-Turkey pact on stemming flow of refugees involves cash and visas

Europeans struggle to limit the strain on their 28-nation bloc from taking in hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees.

Nov 30, 2015

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