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More than 50 IS child soldiers killed in Syria in 2015
Middle East
July 15, 2015
More than 50 IS child soldiers killed in Syria in 2015
More than 50 child soldiers recruited by the Islamic State group in Syria have been killed since the beginning of…
‘Game of Thrones’ recruits 2,400 extras in Spain
Cinema/TV
July 15, 2015
‘Game of Thrones’ recruits 2,400 extras in Spain
Hundreds of people queued at a sports stadium in the southern Spanish city of Almeria last week, hoping to be…
Twitter can be better news tool, co-founder says
Science
July 15, 2015
Twitter can be better news tool, co-founder says
Twitter has the potential to vastly improve as a tool for real-time news and information, according to co-founder and current…
Mel Gibson to be art director in Chinese film ‘The Bombing’
Cinema/TV
July 15, 2015
Mel Gibson to be art director in Chinese film ‘The Bombing’
Actor Mel Gibson has confirmed his participation as art director in the upcoming Chinese film "The Bombing". Gibson made the announcement…
India’s ‘living dead’ fight for resurrection
World
July 15, 2015
India’s ‘living dead’ fight for resurrection
For the last two years Ramjanam Mauriya has made countless journeys to Azamgarh magistrate's office in northern India, laden with…
Afghan returnees from Iran bring drug problems back home
World
July 14, 2015
Afghan returnees from Iran bring drug problems back home
At Zero Point, the main border crossing between Afghanistan and Iran, hundreds of Afghan laborers return to their homeland each…
Bangladesh lynching anger grows as suspect confesses
World
July 14, 2015
Bangladesh lynching anger grows as suspect confesses
Outrage over the lynching of a 13-year-old boy mounted in Bangladesh Tuesday, with more protests planned over the murder which…
13 dead in Syria regime raids on IS-held town
Middle East
July 13, 2015
13 dead in Syria regime raids on IS-held town
At least 13 people, among them a child, were killed in Syrian government raids on the Islamic State group-held town…
Microsoft makes Word available on Android phones
Science
July 13, 2015
Microsoft makes Word available on Android phones
Microsoft on Wednesday followed through on a promise to release versions of its widely used Word, Excel and PowerPoint programs…
Travellers spend billions each year on WiFi and roaming
Life & Style
July 13, 2015
Travellers spend billions each year on WiFi and roaming
The Business Traveler Connectivity Cost Index shows that those of us needing to use smartphones, tablets and PCs while on…