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Chinas territorial disputes explained

China is embroiled in multiple territorial disputes with its neighbours both over land sea. The country contests ownership of islands in the South China Sea against Taiwan, the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei, and Vietnam. There is also a long-running fued between China and Japan over Senkaku/ Diaoyu Islands in the East China Sea. In the west of the country China and India fought a war over a swathe of disputed Himalayan border in 1962 and even in 2016 the spat continues to provoke fiery exchanges between Asia’s two biggest super-powers. Sep 7, 2016

Syrian government helicopters drop chlorine on Aleppo

A suspected chlorine gas attack on the opposition held Syrian city of Aleppo has caused a reported 80 cases of suffocation, rescue workers say. The Syrian Civil Defence group posted footage on their Facebook page allegedly showing the aftermath of government helicopters dropping barrel bombs filled with chlorine. The footage shows children and adults having to be doused in water and treated with oxygen masks. The Syrian government has denied previous accusations it used chemical weapons during the five-year-old civil war. Sep 7, 2016

Afghanistan: Pamlarena siege ends in Kabul after suicide bombers kill 24

Three Taliban gunmen and one civilian have been killed Kabul in a 12 hour police siege marking the end of a day of carnage in which 24 more people were killed and more than 90 wounded in twin suicide attacks outside the Afghan Ministry of Defence. The siege followed three blasts in the capital in 24 hours, two have been claimed by the Taliban. Sep 6, 2016
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