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Members of the Syrian Civil Defence search for victims amid the rubble of a destroyed building in Aleppo. AFP

U.N. Rights Chief Says Aleppo Scene of ‘Historic’ Crimes

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 21, 2016 | Middle East

The human rights council opened a special session on Syria’s Aleppo on Friday, with rights chief Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein demanding action against “crimes of historic proportions” and Britain seeking to shame Russia for its deadly air strikes on the northern...

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Smoke rises from reported air strikes from buildings in an eastern neighborhood of the northern Syrian city Aleppo, AFP

Merkel, Hollande Face Putin’s Grozny-Inspired Tactics in Aleppo

by Michel Abu Najm | Oct 21, 2016 | Middle East

Paris- French President François Hollande had recently made a clear statement on the options on sanctioning Russia for its Aleppo war crimes remain wide open. Hollande also urged using any means necessary for prolonging the existing ceasefire, delivery of humanitarian...

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Hillary Clinton looks at Donald Trump during the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation dinner to benefit Catholic charities in New York, October 20, 2016. — Reuters

Trump Booed at NY Charity Event, Slammed by Obama

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 21, 2016 | World

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump endured boos at a charity event in New York and a biting attack by President Barack Obama as the nominee’s threat not to concede if he loses next month’s elections to his rival Hillary Clinton roiled the race...

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Football Soccer – AC Milan v Juventus – San Siro stadium, Milan, Italy- 9/04/16 – Juventus’ Paul Pogba celebrates after scoring. REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo

Manchester United’s Pogba Fails to Live Up to Price Tag in Draw at Liverpool

by Jamie Jackson | Oct 21, 2016 | Sports

As this game kicked-off Paul Pogba’s “second coming” at Manchester United stood at 10 appearances, one goal, and no show-stopping, game-winning display. There had been flashes of quality but little else to suggest the world’s most expensive footballer was living up to...

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Opinion: When Nobel Mixes the Genres

by Amir Taheri | Oct 21, 2016 | Opinion

Last month, Geir Lundestad, the former secretary of the Nobel Academy broke the august body’s traditional reserve to express his deepest regrets in having awarded Barack Obama the Nobel Peace Prize in 2008. “That was a big mistake,” Lundestad lamented. Should we...