5 August 2014 Last updated at 08:04
Dan McLaughlin
While the civil war in Syria has killed tens of thousands of people, it has also destroyed countless of the country's ancient treasures. Now a number of Syrians are trying to save what artifacts they can -- and are risking their lives to do so.
Ali nods. "And how," he says. The archeologist is proud of his plan: he has inserted mini digital cameras into the pens. "The quality isn't great, but it serves our purposes," he says.
Israeli troops 'withdraw from Gaza'
Israel has announced the withdrawal of all of its troops to "defensive positions" outside the Gaza Strip.
The move came moments before the latest truce - brokered by Egyptian mediators late on Monday - came into force at 08:00 local time (05:00 GMT).
Israel claims the main aim of the conflict - to destroy militants' tunnels - has been achieved.
Gaza officials say the four-week conflict has killed 1,800 Palestinians. Some 67 Israelis have also died.
"The Israel Defence Forces will be redeployed in defensive positions outside the Gaza Strip and we will maintain those defensive positions," Israeli military spokesman Lt-Col Peter Lerner said.
China investigates Canadian coffee shop owners for theft of state secrets
Kevin Garratt and Julia Dawn Garratt, who run Peter’s Coffee House on North Korean border, have lived in China since 1984
China is investigating two Canadians who ran a coffee shop on the Chinese border with North Korea for the suspected theft of state secrets involving military and national defence research, the official Xinhua news agency has said.
Xinhua identified the two as Kevin Garratt and Julia Dawn Garratt but did not say whether they had been detained. In a brief report it said the State Security Bureau of Dandong city in north-east Liaoning province was handling the case.
Canada’s embassy in Beijing said it was aware of reports that two Canadians had been “detained” in China and was gathering information. “Our consular officials stand ready to provide assistance as required,” said embassy spokeswoman Mary Anne Dehler.
War games fuel fears of Russian push into Ukraine
Rebels call for Moscow’s help as Ukraine forces tighten hold on eastern regions
Dan McLaughlin
Russia’s military has started a new round of war games near Ukraine, where pro-Moscow rebels are calling for urgent help from the Kremlin as Kiev’s forces bear down on their strongholds.
The separatists reject Kiev’s new pro-western government and want eastern Ukraine to be ruled by Moscow, but they are increasingly isolated in the cities of Donetsk and Luhansk as they struggle to maintain supply lines to Russia.
Moscow denies allowing fighters and heavy weapons to cross into Ukraine, and rejects claims that rebels used one of its Buk missiles to bring down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 on July 17th, killing all 298 people on board.
Monuments Men: The Quest to Save Syria's History
While the civil war in Syria has killed tens of thousands of people, it has also destroyed countless of the country's ancient treasures. Now a number of Syrians are trying to save what artifacts they can -- and are risking their lives to do so.
Cheikhmous Ali pushes a box of ballpoint pens across the table towards his friend and countryman Ahmad. The stout Syrian laughs aloud as he tucks one of the pens into his shirt pocket. "You think it'll work?" asks Ahmad.
It's a hot summer's day and the two men are sitting on the terrace of a restaurant on the first floor of a department store in Gaziantep, in southern Turkey. Below them is an electrical goods retailer and a busy four-lane street. The Syrian civil war is raging some 60 kilometers away.
Thai junta bans computer game 'Tropico 5' that allows you to build your own dictatorship
August 5, 2014 - 5:03PM
Bangkok: Thailand's junta has banned a computer game that allows players to craft their own military dictatorship in a fictional paradise where "sunny beaches and political corruption" co-exist.
The simulation game Tropico 5 gives players the chance to build their own forms of government on a remote island.
It is sold under the tagline: "Imagine a place where the people never go hungry, all work has a decent wage and the weather is forever bright and sunny - just make sure you always vote El Presidente."
Nigerian doctor contracts Ebola after treating American patient
Nigerian health authorities confirmed Monday that a doctor who helped to treat Patrick Sawyer, a Liberian-American who died from Ebola, has come down with the disease himself.
ABUJA, NIGERIA — Nigerian authorities on Monday confirmed a second case of Ebola in Africa's most populous country, an alarming setback as officials across the region battle to stop the spread of a disease that has killed more than 700 people.
Nigerian Health Minister Onyebuchi Chukwu also said test samples were pending for three other people who had shown symptoms of Ebola.
The confirmed second case is a doctor who had helped treat Patrick Sawyer, the Liberian-American man who died July 25 days after arriving in Nigeria amid the unprecedented outbreak in West Africa.
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