Afghan amputee swimmer aims for international success
AFGHANISTAN-SWIMMER/ (TV, PIX):Afghan amputee swimmer aims for international success
Nine Chinese gay, transgender couples to tie the knot on cruise ship
It is not illegal to be gay in China, although homosexuality was regarded a mental disorder until 2001
Revenge for Sinjar: Syrian Kurds free Islamic State slaves
Militants slaughtered, enslaved and raped thousands of people when they rampaged through northern Iraq, purging its Yazidi community
Asylum seekers win $53 mln detention settlement from Australian govt
Nearly 2,000 asylum seekers will receive compensation after being held in a remote detention centre in Papua New Guinea for more than two years
Death toll from Bangladesh landslides rises to 134 after heavy rain
The death toll could rise as rescuers search for bodies with many people still missing
World Bank approves $500 mln grant package for Afghanistan projects
The largest chunk of the package, $205.4 million, will go toward supporting communities affected by refugees returning from Pakistan
Refugees who lost fingers in cold allowed to stay in Canada
Refugees had fingers amputated after suffering frostbite while crossing from U.S. into Canada on Christmas Eve to seek asylum
Colombia's FARC rebel weapons handover totals nearly 60 pct
"It's a historic day"
WHO confirms Congo polio outbreaks in new eradication setback
Thirty years ago, polio paralysed more than 350,000 children each year in more than 125 countries
EU opens legal case against Warsaw, Budapest and Prague over migration
The internal EU dispute underlines disagreements over the union's values