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Syria’s White Helmets blame Assad regime for hunger crisis
Middle East
December 2, 2017
Syria’s White Helmets blame Assad regime for hunger crisis
“Hundreds of thousands of civilians are trapped and crowded areas, as well as medical centers, are being shelled daily,” Raed…
End Yemen’s blockade, urge women Nobel laureates
Middle East
November 28, 2017
End Yemen’s blockade, urge women Nobel laureates
The Nobel Women’s Initiative, an Ottawa-based group, on Monday demanded that Saudi Arabia and its allies end their humanitarian blockade…
Yemen: Aid planes land in Sanaa after Saudi-led blockade
Middle East
November 26, 2017
Yemen: Aid planes land in Sanaa after Saudi-led blockade
Four aid planes carrying vaccines, urgent relief supplies and international humanitarian aid workers arrived in the Yemeni capital on Saturday,…
‘At the doors of starvation:’ siege strangles Damascus suburbs
Middle East
October 27, 2017
‘At the doors of starvation:’ siege strangles Damascus suburbs
A tightening siege has pushed people to the verge of famine in the eastern suburbs of Damascus, residents and aid…
For Rohingya Muslim child refugees, too many losses to count
World
September 22, 2017
For Rohingya Muslim child refugees, too many losses to count
Abdul Hamid has the wide-open smile of a child and the eyes of an adult. By age 12, the Rohingya…
Lawyer says 81-year-old American held in Iran has surgery
Middle East
September 20, 2017
Lawyer says 81-year-old American held in Iran has surgery
A lawyer says an 81-year-old Iranian-American imprisoned in Iran on widely criticized spying charges has undergone surgery and had a…
Bangladesh restricts Rohingya refugees, starts immunization
Health & Fitness
September 17, 2017
Bangladesh restricts Rohingya refugees, starts immunization
Bangladeshi authorities on Sunday took steps to restrict the movement of Muslim Rohingya refugees fleeing violence in Myanmar into crowded…
AP Interview: Priyanka Chopra urges more Syria refugee help
Culture
September 11, 2017
AP Interview: Priyanka Chopra urges more Syria refugee help
The world must do more to help Syrian refugee children get an education, actress Priyanka Chopra said after chatting and…
Orphaned kids build new lives after Sierra Leone’s mudslides
World
August 24, 2017
Orphaned kids build new lives after Sierra Leone’s mudslides
Seven-year-old Ali Mansaray must build a new life for himself after surviving the mudslides and flooding that killed nearly 500…
UN completes first round of Syria polio vaccination campaign
Middle East
August 19, 2017
UN completes first round of Syria polio vaccination campaign
The United Nations says the first round of a vaccination campaign following a polio outbreak in eastern Syria has been…