Syria's first lady starts breast cancer treatment
Asma AL Assad , 42, has been married to the president for 18 years, and they have three children, Hafez, Zein, and Karim. In 2011, Mrs al-Assad was controversially described as a "rose in the desert" in a profile by Vogue magazine.

Brazil's Bernard set for Everton medical
The Blues are understood to have told the winger he must respond to their offer by tomorrow, or else it will be withdrawn. But, Everton look set to triumph in pursuit of Bernard, after beating stiff competition for him.

Mason: Manchester United have a squad of 25 top internationals
He has been a steady yet unspectacular signing for United, with his best form in the Premier League coming at Chelsea . And plenty of pundits have already written off Man United's title chances before the season has even commenced.

Russian Federation warns of ‘horrible’ conflict if Georgia joins North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
In August 2008, following Russia's aggression against Georgia, the two breakaway northern regions declared independence.

Alan Shearer And Ian Wright Make Their Premier League Predictions
BT Sport is delighted to reveal the Premier League games it will show exclusively live on TV and online in October and November. However, Pep said, albeit very briefly and casually, that City were not expecting anyone new in.

Higher pay drives house price rise
It is nearly as if the north/south divide is working in reverse with more activity outside rather than inside the capital. Halifax also pointed to a "robust" labour market, notably the recent increases in people in full-time employment.

Alex Jones' 'Infowars' Account Banned From Youtube
Facebook removed four videos from the pages last week after determining that they violated its hate speech and bullying policies. The shows were removed from iTunes because of its hate speech guidelines, Apple told the news outlet in a statement .

Chelsea agree to sell Thibaut Courtois to Real Madrid
In January, he signed a new long-term contract with Bilbao until 2025, amid interest from Real Madrid . Tuttosport claim Juventus will move for Marcelo if and when they sell Alex Sandro to PSG.

UK PM May urges Boris Johnson to apologise for burqa comments
Soubry lent her support to former Conservative minister Dominic Grieve who said that he would leave the party should Johnson become leader.

Manafort's lawyers press witness about his own lies, affair, embezzlement
Manafort's lawyers consistently tried to paint Gates as an unreliable witness, and Gates' last day of testimony was no different. She said even though she worked with Gates a lot, it was clear to her that Manafort "knew what was going on" in most instances.

Breast-feeding tips for new moms
Kajiado nursing mothers were Monday given tips on the importance of breast milk as they marked the World Breastfeeding Week . The report also pointed out that need for assistance to women in removing barriers they face to optimally feed their babies.

Hamas Set to Accept Egyptian-Brokered Ceasefire Deal with Israel
Hamas has linked their fate to Israel freeing Palestinian security detainees - something many Israelis oppose. Israel and Hamas came close to serious conflict recently when months of border violence escalated.

Death toll jumps to 347 in 6.9 Indonesia natural disaster
While the quake was centred on the island of Lombok, people in nearby Bali were also strongly affected. Nugroho said thousands of buildings had been damaged, according to the report.

Xiaomi Mi A2 launched in India for Rs 16,999
According to early revelations, the 4GB RAM and 64GB storage of the model will be flawless as the entry point for the new model. The 4GB/64GB variant of Xiaomi Mi A2 smartphone will be available in Black, Gold, Rose Gold, and Lake Blue color variants.

James Corden says Kanye West pulled out of Carpool Karaoke three times
She wrote "but i LOVE my bandage it looks sick [James Corden] i'll be ok one day". "We'll do it another time'". West later apologized for his flakiness by sending Corden a cube of flowers and a pair of Yeezys .