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More than 150 women raped in Congolese village, says UN

More than 150 women have been raped by rebels in a remote area of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, an aid agency and the UN said.

A Rwandan rebel group, the Democratic Forces for the Liberation

Injured Serena pulls out of last Grand Slam

New York, Aug. 21: Number one Serena Williams on Friday blamed a mysterious summer foot injury with forcing her withdrawal from the US Open.

The American, who has not played since winning the Wimbled

Man takes deadly leap from roof to stage at concert

A concertgoer died in an apparent suicide when he jumped from the roof of an amphitheatre onto the stage where a folk music duo was performing, the San Francisco Chronicle reported on Saturday.

The d

Nadal, Murray triumph after tough battles

Cincinnati, Aug. 20: Rafael Nadal had to work for almost three hours on Thursday to get past Frenchman Julien Benneteau 5-7, 7-6 (8-6), 6-2 to earn a place in the quarterfinals of the Cincinnati Maste

Toronto winner Murray put through the wringer by Chardy

Toronto champion Andy Murray was tested in his opening match at the Cincinnati Masters as Frenchman Jeremy Chardy made life a misery before finally going down to a 6-3, 6-7 (3-7), 6-2 second-round def

Ronaldo considers early retirement

Brazilian striker Ronaldo has said that he would consider ending his career in December and not — as originally planned — in 2011.

Murray overpowers Chardy

Aug. 19: Toronto champion Andy Murray was tested in his opening match at the Cincinnati Masters as Frenchman Jeremy Chardy made life a misery before finally going down to a 6-3, 6-7 (3-7), 6-2 second-

6.5 million kids affected, Pak fears more floods

Nowshehra (Pakistan), Aug. 16: Six million children are suffering from Pakistan’s devastating floods: lost, orphaned or stricken with diarrhoea, they are the most vulnerable victims of the nation’s wo

56 die in Iraq suicide bombing

At least 56 people were killed on Tuesday morning when a suicide bomber blew himself up outside an Iraqi army recruiting centre in Baghdad, officials were quoted by local media as saying.

The blast,

Afghanistan finds field with 1.8 b barrels of oil

Kabul, Aug. 15: Officials on Sunday said that an oilfield containing an estimated 1.8 billion barrels of oil has been discovered by geologists in northern Afghanistan.

The Afghan government revealed

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