Al-Omar oilfield is located in the east bank of the Euphrates River in eastern Deir ez-Zor province.
A report reveals that as many as 50 children a week are referred to gender reassignment experts with the Gender Identity Development Service.
Sirhaven Williams was charged with endangering the welfare of a child after his 6-year-old son shot his 3-year-old brother in the head.
According to reports in the German press, Theresa May 'begged' EU chief Jean-Claude Juncker for help over Brexit, the German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung reported.
Police in Richardson, Texas said they found the body of a small child on Sunday (22 October), whom they believe is "most likely" missing three-year-old Sherin Mathews.
A rhino has fought back and injured a suspected poacher in Namibia's Etosha National Park. The animals are hunted for their valuable horn.
Jamie Harron was on a 2-day stopover in Dubai when he accidentally brushed against a man's hip at a bar. He was sentenced to three months in jail, which he is set to appeal.
Man is arrested after two members of staff were held hostage at gunpoint at a bowling alley in Nuneaton, Warwickshire.Dozens of people including children fled the scene.
They took part in the benefit concert Deep From The Heart: The One America Appeal in Texas.
Cinema, bowling alley and children's play area at Bermuda Park, Nuneaton, were placed on lockdown.
Exit polls, including one by Japanese public broadcaster NHK, predict that a challenge by Tokyo's populist governor Yuriko Koike has failed.
Zimbabwe's President, accused of destroying health system in his country, is known for travelling abroad to seek medical treatment.
One pastor was arrested for allegedly raping his 14-year-old half-sister and the other for raping his 14-year-old stepdaughter.
Female aides claim they have been subjected to abuses by senior members of the European Parliament, who 'deliberately hire young women' and treat them 'like a piece of meat'.
Opposition leader said he hopes to attend an "evening demonstration" in southern Russia.
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