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Refugee starts new life after hazardous 90-day trek

[2015-06-23 07:38]

Adnan's three-month journey from the bombed-out wreckage of Aleppo to Paris took him on a treacherous voyage by sea, foot, lorries and trains in search of safety.

Former nurse recalls Okinawa nightmare

[2015-06-23 07:38]

Seventy years after the Battle of Okinawa, Yoshiko Shimabukuro still has terrifying nightmares of watching friends and Japanese soldiers die as they hid in caves to escape fierce US shelling.

Al-Jazeera journalist gets assurance about extradition

[2015-06-23 07:38]

No one will be extradited from Germany if they face the death penalty, a spokesman for the German Foreign Ministry said on Monday when asked about an Al-Jazeera journalist, Ahmed Mansour, who has been remanded in custody in Berlin at Egypt's request.

Execution appeal is thrown out by court

[2015-06-23 07:38]

A French drug convict lost an appeal against his death sentence on Monday, but his lawyers vowed to fight on and prevent another foreigner from facing the firing squad in Indonesia.

Taliban attack parliament

[2015-06-23 07:38]

A Taliban suicide bomber and six gunmen attacked the Afghan National Assembly on Monday, wounding at least 19 people and sending a plume of black smoke across Kabul. It was the second northern district to be hit in two days.

EU extends Russian economic sanctions

[2015-06-23 07:38]

EU foreign ministers formally agreed on Monday to prolong until January 2016 damaging economic sanctions against Russia to ensure it fully implements the Ukraine peace accords, officials said. Russia responded that the sanctions were "unjustified and unlawful".

IN BRIEF (Page 12)

[2015-06-23 07:38]

Chilean authorities declared an environmental emergency for the Santiago metropolitan region on Monday, forcing about 40 percent of the capital's 1.7 million cars off the roads and the temporary closure of more than 900 industries.

Man with no face transports viewers

[2015-06-22 08:43]

Lao Shu, or "Old Tree", is not a professional painter. Yet, he has gained considerable fame via Chinese social media for his Chinese ink-wash paintings accompanied by his poetry.

We must stop ignoring the over-50s

[2015-06-20 09:05]

That sound you can hear, is the collective sigh of satisfaction from millions of elderly consumers. The relentless chasing of the youth market appears to be slowly on the wane.

Queen Bee syndrome is a myth: Women do help each other rise to top

[2015-06-20 09:05]

The theory that women who rise to the top of their profession try to stop other women succeeding is a myth, new research has found.

Global conflicts create record 59.5m refugees

[2015-06-19 07:50]

Conflicts around the world sent the number of people forced to flee their homes to a record 59.5 million last year, the United Nations said on Thursday.

Aspiring female politicians get political training

[2015-06-19 07:50]

Aspiring politician Asha Salum is busy trying to convince people in her area of Dar es Salaam to support her candidacy for a council position at elections later this year, one of a growing number of women seeking political office in Tanzania.

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