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Finland mulling to test effects of paying basic income
The government will pay €560 to 2,000 randomly chosen working-age residents in an experiment that will begin in 2017.
Aug 26, 2016
US tries to push for new peace deal in Yemen
Earlier this month, peace talks collapsed after three months of negotiations.
Aug 26, 2016
US says Syrian Kurdish fighters pulling back in northern Syria
Vice President Joe Biden had warned Kurdish fighters that US would withdraw support if they failed to retreat.
Aug 25, 2016
South Korea says WWII sexual slavery survivors will receive $90,000
Around 200,000 women were enslaved by the Japanese military from the early 1930s to the end of WWII.
Aug 25, 2016
Nicolas Sarkozy says wearing a burkini is a 'political act' that promotes radical Islam
'Muslim girls who do not want to wear the burkini will be stigmatised and peer-pressured,' says Sarkozy.
Aug 25, 2016
Israeli military gives clean chit to its forces accused of wrongdoing in 2014 Gaza war
Military says it closed 7 cases after conducting thorough investigations.
Aug 25, 2016
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte says his threat to pull out from UN was a 'joke'
Nearly 2,000 people have been killed since Duterte was sworn into office on June 30.
Aug 24, 2016
Syrian government forces and YPG reach ceasefire, Kurds gain control over Hasaka
Under the agreement, Syrian forces will be allowed to leave Hasaka but their presence will still remain in the outskirts of the city.
Aug 24, 2016
French police order woman to remove burkini on Nice beach
Nice enforced a ban on the garment last week saying 'it overtly manifests adherence to a religion at a time when France is under attack'.
Aug 24, 2016
Erawan shrine bombing trial delayed due to missing translator
One of the defendants alleged the police tortured him to confess he was the individual in the surveillance video but authorities rejected the claim.
Aug 23, 2016
Turkey launches two separate attacks on Kurds and Isis in Syria
Turkey views the presence of Kurdish forces in northern Syria as an intolerable 'red line'.
Aug 23, 2016
Iran rebukes Russia for 'showing off' use of air base; says it is finished 'for now'
Last week, Russia said that its bomber jets flew from an Iranian air base to strike Isis targets in Syria.
Aug 22, 2016
Turkey wedding blast: 22 victims killed in Gaziantep were under the age of 14
People were dancing at a party when the blast ripped through the celebrations on Saturday.
Aug 22, 2016
Typhoon Mindulle makes landfall near Tokyo; hundreds of flights cancelled
As many as 387 flights were grounded affecting thousands of passengers.
Aug 22, 2016
Israel launches air strikes over Gaza in response to rocket attack
A rocket fired by militants in Gaza targeted the Israeli border town of Sderot.
Aug 22, 2016
Twin car bombings in Somalia leave at least 13 dead, al-Shabaab claims responsibility
The attack targeted a government building that housed administrative offices.
Aug 21, 2016
Brother of Omran Daqneesh, Syrian boy pulled from rubble, dies from injuries
Ali Daqneesh reportedly suffered from internal bleeding and organ failure.
Aug 21, 2016
Turkey's Erdogan blames Isis for wedding blast that killed at least 50
Turkish president lashes out at US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, PKK and IS.
Aug 21, 2016
Best man who swindled £8,000 from stag party and faked cancer, gets 20 months jail
30-year-old Marty Galvin, pocketed the money to organise a stag do in Prague.
Aug 19, 2016
Russia tells UN it is ready to support 48-hour ceasefire in Aleppo
The UN has welcomed the move and said its humanitarian teams are on standby and ready to mobilise.
Aug 19, 2016
Syrian government warplanes bomb Kurdish-controlled areas for first time
The Kurdish people's protection units are a key US ally in fighting against Islamic State militants.
Aug 19, 2016
Heartbreaking video of Syrian boy pulled from rubble in Aleppo after pro-Assad air strikes
The image of the boy covered from head to toe in dust and blood was shared widely on social media.
Aug 18, 2016
3 killed, more than 70 injured as two blasts rock Turkey
The attack comes two days after a car bomb exploded outside a police station near south eastern city of Diyarbakir.
Aug 18, 2016
Russia says use of Iranian air base to bomb Isis militants does not violate UN resolution
Russia has started bombing Isis targets in Syria since 16 August.
Aug 18, 2016
Australia and Papua New Guinea reach agreement to close Manus Island detention centre
In April, the highest court of PNG declared the detention of refugees in the country as illegal.
Aug 17, 2016
Giant panda surprises Vienna zoo staff after giving birth to twins
Initially, the zoo thought Yang Yang delivered just one cub.
Aug 17, 2016
Poland passes bill to outlaw use of phrase 'Polish death camps'
Millions of Jews from across Europe were killed in six Nazi death camps in occupied Poland.
Aug 17, 2016
Russian fighter jets take off from Iranian base, bomb Isis militants in Syria
Moscow and Tehran are the staunchest allies of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Aug 16, 2016
Flood-hit elephant that travelled 1,700 km from India's Assam to Bangladesh dies
The long journey and lack of nutrients could be the reasons behind its death.
Aug 16, 2016
Nauru government terms refugee abuse claims as 'fabricated'
Blames Australian media and Green party MPs for using refugees as pawns.
Aug 16, 2016
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