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Pulitzer prize winner Lynn Nottage on Trump's America

1 hour 21 min ago

The playwright discusses her Broadway plays and what it says about society in the United States today.

Facebook and the ethics of moderation

1 hour 39 min ago

We examine Facebook's challenge in moderating content. Plus, the people monitoring the social web.

The seasonal climate of Sri Lanka

1 hour 45 min ago

With the onset of the southwest monsoon, the island country could be faced with even more flooding and landslides.

ISIL: Target Russia

2 hours 4 min ago

Thousands of ISIL fighters are training in the mountains of Afghanistan, plotting an attack on the Kremlin.

Duterte makes rape 'joke' for martial law troops

2 hours 38 min ago

Philippines' president reassures soldiers who might be accused of committing abuses under Mindanao island martial law.

Top rebel commander Sabzar Ahmad Bhat killed in Kashmir

3 hours 29 min ago

Massive anti-India protests and clashes erupt in Kashmir after Hizbul Mujahideen leader is shot dead by security forces.

Palestinian prisoners in Israel suspend hunger strike

4 hours 10 min ago

Deal struck with Israel reinstates right for Palestinian inmates to receive two visitors per month, officials say.

A Syrian violinist's journey 'from brutality to hope'

4 hours 28 min ago

Alaa Arsheed and his musical partner plan to compose new songs while travelling along the Balkans refugee route.

How a Palestinian brewery is taking on the US

4 hours 45 min ago

Selling to North America has been a long-held dream for the Khoury family, owners of a microbrewery in Taybeh village.

Two killed on Portland train after 'defending Muslims'

4 hours 59 min ago

Two men stabbed to death as they tried to stop suspect bullying Muslim women on light-rail train, Oregon police say.

Sri Lanka floods, landslides: Death toll rises to 100

5 hours 4 min ago

Ninety-nine people missing and hundreds of homes damaged after torrential rain triggers devastating mudslides.

Deadly car bomb attack rocks Afghanistan's Khost

5 hours 53 min ago

At least 18 people killed in a suicide car bomb attack in a crowded area of the eastern city of Khost.

Burundi presses unwed couples to marry

7 hours 14 min ago

Calling church and state-sanctioned weddings a patriotic duty, government order comes amid drive to 'moralise society'.

Jared Kushner sought secret line to Russia: report

8 hours 30 min ago

Trump's son-in-law tried to create a secure communications channel with Russia in December, Washington Post reports.

CAR: Tension high among civilians as violence surges

10 hours 28 min ago

Tens of thousands fled the town of Bria after heavy fighting broke out this week in Central African Republic's south.

Dalit vs Thakur: Who is behind the simmering conflict?

12 hours 37 min ago

What is behind the caste violence in Saharanpur district in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh?

UN envoy blasts electricity cuts in Gaza

13 hours 15 min ago

Power crisis risks spiraling out of control with devastating consequences for Palestinians and Israelis alike, UN says.

Inquiry sought into ISIL escape under Khalifa Haftar

Fri, 05/26/2017 - 23:18

Awaqir tribesmen demand answers to how escape from Derna and Benghazi was possible through Haftar-controlled areas.

Sri Lanka: Buddhist leader stokes anti-Muslim tension

Fri, 05/26/2017 - 23:11

Spate of recent mosque and Muslim-business attacks blamed on hard-line Buddhist leader who is now on the run.

What's behind the latest crisis in the Philippines?

Fri, 05/26/2017 - 21:56

President Rodrigo Duterte has imposed martial law in Mindanao to eliminate the risk of 'contamination' by ISIL.