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Child suicide bombers strike
News, Reuters, Published on 24/08/2016
» The boy looked scared and younger than 16 when Iraqi police grabbed him on the street in the northern city of Kirkuk. Pulling off his shirt, they found a 2kg bomb strapped to his skinny frame.
Bangladesh's misses the threat from abroad
News, Reuters, Published on 04/08/2016
» When Bangladeshi authorities last month released the names of 261 men who have gone missing from their families, in an attempt to find militants hidden in this country of 160 million people, at the very end of the list was "Jilani alias Abu Zidal".
'Black Friday' tears at country's garment sector
News, Reuters, Published on 21/07/2016
» DHAKA - Emdadul Islam's three-decade career in Bangladesh's garment trade has seen the industry hit by riots, labour unrest, power shortages and safety scandals, but he had never lost faith in its ability to weather the latest crisis and continue to grow.
Coal bust leaves an environmental time bomb in its wake
News, Reuters, Published on 30/06/2016
» Thousands of mines are closing in Indonesia's tropical coal belt as prices languish and seams run dry. But almost none of the companies have paid their share of billions of dollars owed to repair the badly scarred landscape they have left behind.
Efforts to oust President Maduro return old foe to front line
News, Reuters, Published on 03/06/2016
» Sweating, hoarse and jostled at every turn, opposition leader Henrique Capriles is back pounding Venezuela's streets, exhorting crowds and fuming about corruption and shortages.
Belgium fumbles race against terrorists
News, Reuters, Published on 29/03/2016
» When Brussels police caught Salah Abdeslam, suspected sole survivor of November's suicide assault on Paris, they knew they were in a race against time to stop a new Islamic State (IS) attack.
Apple 'privacy czars' in internal battle over user data collection
News, Reuters, Published on 22/03/2016
» As Apple feuds with the US government over iPhone privacy protections, the tech giant is also grappling with internal conflicts over privacy that could pose challenges to its long-term product strategy.
US court tests abortion regulations
News, Reuters, Published on 01/03/2016
» When the US Supreme Court hears a major abortion case Wednesday, for the first time in nearly a decade, the regulations at issue will not involve foetuses or the mother, but rather standards for doctors and facilities where the procedure is performed.
Ex-general's mixed legacy
News, Reuters, Published on 16/02/2016
» When US President Barack Obama hosts a meeting of Southeast Asian leaders in California this week, his Myanmar counterpart Thein Sein will be notably absent.
Eastern European workers fight for pay
News, Reuters, Published on 10/02/2016
» Outside a clothing factory in Calafat in southern Romania early one morning, hundreds of workers crowd around makeshift stalls to stock up on snacks and drinks for their shift.