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Ferguson protest march marks two weeks since police shooting

Last Updated: Sunday, August 24, 2014, 06:38

Ferguson: Demonstrators in Ferguson, Missouri, gathered in intense heat on Saturday to pray and mark two weeks since a white police officer shot dead an unarmed black teenager, while supporters of the officer said in a separate rally miles away that the shooting was justified.

Syrian tribesmen kill 18 IS fighters

Last Updated: Sunday, August 24, 2014, 06:36

Syrian tribesmen killed 18 Islamic State (IS) fighters in the oil-rich province of Deir al-Zour in eastern Syria Saturday, media reports said.

Galileo navigation satellites lose their way in space

Last Updated: Sunday, August 24, 2014, 06:36

Two European Galileo satellites launched as part of a navigation system designed to rival GPS have failed to locate their intended orbit, launch firm Arianespace has said.

UNICEF urges all parties to protect children in Gaza

Last Updated: Sunday, August 24, 2014, 06:34

The United Nations Children `s Fund (UNICEF) Saturday called on all parties to the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict to protect children in Gaza, where nearly 500 kids have died over the last month.

Israeli airstrike hits Gaza City apartment tower

Last Updated: Sunday, August 24, 2014, 06:33

Gaza City: Palestinian police said Israeli warplanes have fired two missiles at an apartment tower in central Gaza City, sending a huge ball of fire and a black cloud of smoke into the air.

Kurds protest in Paris against Islamic State group

Last Updated: Sunday, August 24, 2014, 06:31

Paris: Hundreds of ethnic Kurds are marching in Paris to demand more international support for civilians in Iraq facing assaults by Islamic State militants.

China executes 8 for Xinjiang `terrorist attacks`

Last Updated: Sunday, August 24, 2014, 06:30

Beijing: China executed eight people for "terrorist attacks" in the violence-wracked northwestern region of Xinjiang, state media said on Saturday.

Briton in Sierra Leone contracts Ebola virus

Last Updated: Sunday, August 24, 2014, 06:29

The British Department of Health confirmed Saturday that a Briton living in Sierra Leone has tested positive for Ebola.

Lack of prospects, financial lure pushing youth to Islamic State jihadists: Vatican

Last Updated: Sunday, August 24, 2014, 05:50

Vatican City: Young Syrians are gravitating towards the radical Islamic State due to a lack of prospects and the lure of financial support more than "ideological conviction", the pope`s Syria envoy said on Saturday.