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600,000 still homeless after Philippine floods An estimated 600,000 people in the Philippines remained at temporary shelters or with relatives on Friday after days of heavy rain that killed 20.

23 August 2013 10:10

Insecticide-treated bed nets prevent tropical disease: study Bed nets treated with insecticide are a simple and economical way to eradicate filariasis, a mosquito-born tropical disease that threatens 1.4 billion people worldwide.

22 August 2013 12:21

Human activity driving climate change: leaked report Human activity is almost certainly the cause of climate change and global sea levels could rise by several feet by the end of the century.

21 August 2013 16:05

Bolivian says he's 123, may be world's oldest person Could this be the world's oldest person? Carmelo Flores Laura lives high in the Bolivian mountains, chews coca leaves, cooks on open fires and says he's 123 years old.

20 August 2013 15:42

Asylum-seeker boat carrying 105 sinking off Australia A rescue operation was under way Tuesday after an asylum-seeker boat carrying 105 people began sinking north of Australia, two weeks away from an election where boatpeople are a key policy issue.

20 August 2013 13:47

Egypt army warns on violence as EU prepares crisis talks Egypt's hardline military leader pledged a "forceful" response to violence rocking the country, as top EU officials prepared Monday to hold emergency talks on the crisis that has claimed nearly 800 lives in five days.

19 August 2013 10:02

UN calls for $98 mn in emergency aid for N. Korea The United Nations is in urgent need of $98 million to finance emergency aid for the people of North Korea.

18 August 2013 16:59

US leads condemnation of Egypt crackdown US Secretary of State John Kerry led the widespread global condemnation of Egypt's bloody crackdown on supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi.

15 August 2013 18:54

Facebook boosts connections, not happiness: study People who use Facebook may feel more connected, but less happy.

15 August 2013 17:00

Study details 'severe' brutality against women in PNG Women in poverty-stricken Papua New Guinea suffer "severe brutality" with violence, including savage attacks involving knives, axes and whips, occurring in two-thirds of all families.

13 August 2013 14:22

Hundreds evacuated after Indonesia volcano erupts More than 500 people have been evacuated from a tiny Indonesian island where a volcano erupted at the weekend, spewing rocks and lava that killed five villagers.

12 August 2013 19:31

Morsi backers rally as post-holiday crackdown looms Supporters of ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi rallied on Sunday to demand his reinstatement, even as officials said a "gradual" break-up of their protest camps was imminent.

12 August 2013 14:11

Norway PM turns taxi driver to find out 'what people really think' Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg revealed Sunday that he has gone undercover as a taxi driver for an afternoon.

12 August 2013 12:13

Sudan floods kill 36: state radio Flooding has killed 36 people in a region north of Sudan's capital Khartoum.

12 August 2013 11:38

Miserable Eid for divided Kashmir families For thousands of Kashmiri families divided by one of the most heavily militarised borders in the world, this year's Eid al-Fitr festival offers cold comfort as India-Pakistan tensions flare.

09 August 2013 13:22

Mass demo in Tunis demands Ennahda-led government quit More than 40,000 people massed Tuesday outside Tunisia's National Constituent Assembly to demand the resignation of the government led by the moderate Islamic movement Ennahda.

07 August 2013 19:18

Developer makes Australia's biggest charity donation A wealthy property developer on Wednesday pledged Aus$50.1 million to the Queensland Institute of Medical Research in what is believed to be the largest single charitable donation by an Australian.

07 August 2013 13:27

Turkey court sentences ex-army chief to life in mass coup trial A Turkish court on Monday sentenced a former army chief to life in prison in a high-profile trial of 275 people accused of plotting against the Islamic-rooted government.

07 August 2013 10:00

Paraguay watches odd urban gold rush They appeared out of nowhere, making a mess, operating without a permit and disrupting the football season by luring gawkers.

06 August 2013 16:55

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