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Germany expects record 800,000 asylum-seekers this year
Europe's biggest economy has become the top destination for those fleeing war and persecution
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Facebook leads social pack in US, Twitter sputters: study
62 per cent of all US adults are on Facebook
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Suicide bomber kills 16 in northeast Syria: monitor
Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says blast in Qamishli killed 10 members of Kurdish forces and six civilians
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Cutting-edge kidney transplant a first: surgeons
About a hundred people in India, the US and France have benefited from robotic kidney transplants
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No more jail for Iranian men who can't pay dowry
Instead, if a man is sued for Mehrieh, and he cannot afford it, the court will order him to pay in instalments
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2nd Test: Sri Lanka prepare for 'emotional' Sangakkara farewell
The 37-year-old will bid adieu to international cricket after the Test, ending a glorious 15-year career
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Fifth Test: Clarke tells Australia to show 'grit' in Ashes finale
Outgoing Australia captain says the last match is about showing character
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India court allows ex-UN climate chief to travel amid sex claim
Rajendra Pachauri was barred from leaving the country after a female researcher accused him of sexual harassment
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Suicide bomber kills 11 in northeast Syria
10 of the dead were members of the Kurdish security forces and one was a civilian
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Japan rocket set to blast off for International Space Station
The H-IIB rocket is set to lift off from the southern island of Tanegashima at 8:50 pm (1150 GMT)









