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'Sentimental' day as new Suez Canal extension opens

[2015-08-06 07:40]

Egypt is unveiling a major extension of the Suez Canal on Thursday, a megaproject that has emerged as a cornerstone of President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi's efforts to restore national pride and revive the economy after years of unrest.

Poster campaign in Stockholm stirs outrage

[2015-08-06 07:40]

A poster campaign by the anti-immigrant Sweden Democrats at a subway station in central Stockholm has stirred outrage in the Nordic country.

Experts say pieces of missing flight may still be afloat; fragment remains under study

[2015-08-06 07:40]

If a wing fragment found in the western Indian Ocean turns out to be part of missing Flight MH370, experts say, there are probably other pieces of the aircraft that floated off rather than sinking to the bottom of the ocean.

IN BRIEF (Page 12)

[2015-08-06 07:40]

A fishing boat carrying an estimated 600 migrants capsized on Wednesday in the Mediterranean north of Libya, and at least 150 people were spotted in the sea, Irish military officials said.

New goals set to end poverty and hunger

[2015-08-05 07:46]

The 193 member states of the United Nations have reached agreement on a new development agenda for the next 15 years that calls for eradicating poverty and hunger, achieving gender equality, improving living standards and taking urgent action to combat climate change.

Anti-slavery pledge praised, but more efforts are still needed

[2015-08-05 07:46]

The decision to include a pledge to eradicate slavery at the heart of a UN global development agenda is a major victory, but there is a long way to go, campaigners against trafficking and slavery said on Monday.

Picasso 'national treasure' rescued

[2015-08-05 07:46]

A Picasso worth 25 million euros ($27.4 million) and considered a national treasure by Spanish authorities - who had barred it from being exported - has been seized from a boat docked in Corsica, French authorities said on Tuesday.

Giraffe killing puts another hunter under fire

[2015-08-05 07:46]

A big-game trophy collector from Idaho has been criticized by animal-rights activists for flaunting online images of herself posed with the carcasses of a giraffe and other wildlife she killed during a recent guided hunt in South Africa.

Last of WWII Dambusters raid pilots dies

[2015-08-05 07:46]

The last surviving pilot of the top-secret World War II Dambusters raid on Germany has died aged 96, the New Zealand Bomber Command Association said on Tuesday.

Around the world

[2015-08-05 07:46]

An Iranian government official says the Islamic Republic will allow some BBC journalists to report there for a week. The BBC had no immediate comment in London.

US aircraft defend beleaguered rebel groups

[2015-08-05 07:46]

The United States said on Monday it has used air power in Syria in defense of allied rebel groups, signaling deeper involvement in the country's four-year civil war.

Report: Airstrikes in Iraq and Syria kill 459 civilians, 15,000 militants

[2015-08-05 07:46]

US-led airstrikes targeting the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria have likely killed at least 459 civilians and more than 15,000 militants in the past year, a report by an independent monitoring group said on Monday.

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