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Child sex assaults are devastating for the victims, and with as many as 85 percent of such crimes going unreported, tools are needed to treat potential abusers.

Dubai maid sexually abuses 2-year-old boy, trains him to grope her

It was noticed by the boy's mother who saw her son sitting on the maid's lap, touching her bare chest.

8 March 2017 1:04 PM IST

A labourer standing at a construction site in Kuwait City of the Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah causeway.

Kuwait's 22-mile bridge, cost $3 billion, is nearly complete

Investment in the Silk City project is expected to top $100 billion, and a 5,000-megawatt power plant has already been...

8 March 2017 12:04 PM IST

The Syrian army and its allies have captured the main water pumping station that supplies Aleppo in a sweeping advance against Islamic State that has brought them to the bank of the Euphrates. (Photo: AFP)

Syrian army captures water station supplying Aleppo from Islamic State

Aleppo's main water supply has been cut off for nearly two months, and the city's residents now rely mainly on ground...

8 March 2017 10:52 AM IST

Daimi Akyuz (centre), the man who killed a 2-year-old child, in an undated photo. (Photo: Facebook)

Turkish man who killed toddler steps out for a smoke at his wedding,...

Deploring that his son's murderer had been let out after just 13 years, the father claimed that 'they let him out to be...

7 March 2017 9:14 PM IST

U.S.-backed Iraqi forces were fighting their way through a government complex in the heart of western Mosul after storming the buildings in an overnight raid, and were facing fierce counterattacks Tuesday from the Islamic State group.

US-backed Iraqi forces storm Mosul government complex, hoist flag

Iraqi forces declared eastern Mosul -"fully liberated-" in January after officially launching the operation to retake...

7 March 2017 7:54 PM IST

In 2012, a New York judge ordered Iran to pay $7 billion in damages to the families and estates of victims from the 2001 attacks

Iran rejects US moves to seize 9/11 compensation money

The US lawyers are now trying to access $1.6 billion of Iranian money frozen in a Luxembourg bank.

7 March 2017 6:03 PM IST

Iraqi security forces advance during fighting against Islamic State militants, in western Mosul, Iraq, Monday, March 6, 2017. (Photo: AP)

Winged Assyrian bulls escape destruction by ISIS, found underground in...

Iraqi authorities discovered the labyrinth, from which IS plundered to sell on the black market, after they recaptured...

7 March 2017 5:31 PM IST

Iran deputy foreign minister Majid Takht Ravanch

Iran keeps ban on US visitors in response to Trump order

The White House re-issued the ban on Monday -- this time excluding Iraq but still targeting Iranians -- following legal...

7 March 2017 4:57 PM IST

The detained individual has been identified as Azizullah son of Omid Gul, who was operating as explosives expert of ISIS loyalists. (Photo: Representational Image)

Iraqi forces retake Mosul museum vandalised by IS

The museum was on a police list of sites recaptured from IS during an ongoing offensive to reclaim Mosul.

7 March 2017 3:19 PM IST

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. (Photo: AFP)

2,100 Iran fighters killed in Iraq, Syria: official

Iran, with Russia, is the main military backer of Bashar al-Assad, and also organises militias fighting the IS group in...

7 March 2017 2:48 PM IST

The Etihad Airways pilot was praised for his compassionate actions. (Photo: Etihad Airways UK)

Etihad tells travellers to check with US missions after new Trump...

The travel ban applies only to new visa applicants, whose visas were revoked by the previous order will now be permitted...

7 March 2017 2:42 PM IST

The letters authors cited Trumps threats to stop government scientists from talking to the press or publishing findings without permission. (Photo: AFP)

'Can cure possessed' Trump by beating soles of his feet,' claims...

The healer also said Trump should be immediately cured or he will go insane, or even might get killed before the end of...

7 March 2017 1:01 PM IST