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Libya could soon run out of life-saving medicines: UN
Middle East
February 23, 2016
Libya could soon run out of life-saving medicines: UN
Libya faces severe shortages of life-saving medicine and about one million people will soon be in dire need of help,…
Syrian rebels see flaws in US-Russian truce plan
Middle East
February 23, 2016
Syrian rebels see flaws in US-Russian truce plan
The United States and Russia announced plans for a "cessation of hostilities" in Syria that would take effect on Saturday…
Stability still elusive despite peaceful Central African election
World
February 22, 2016
Stability still elusive despite peaceful Central African election
As rival gunmen tightened their stranglehold on Central African Republic during three years of inter-religious bloodshed, women like Madeleine Nzanga…
US and Russia hold talks on Syria ceasefire ahead of UN meeting
Middle East
February 19, 2016
US and Russia hold talks on Syria ceasefire ahead of UN meeting
US and Russian military officials have held talks in Geneva ahead of a wider meeting on Friday aimed at trying…
Radioactive material stolen in Iraq raises security fears
Middle East
February 18, 2016
Radioactive material stolen in Iraq raises security fears
Iraq is searching for "highly dangerous" radioactive material stolen last year, according to an environment ministry document and seven security,…
Afghan children are being recruited to fight in war: UN
World
February 17, 2016
Afghan children are being recruited to fight in war: UN
A United Nations official has condemned all sides in Afghanistan's conflict for using child soldiers, noting that while government forces…
World officials pay tribute to former UN Secretary-General Boutros-Ghali
Egypt
February 17, 2016
World officials pay tribute to former UN Secretary-General Boutros-Ghali
Several world officials have paid tribute to former UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali, who passed away on Tuesday at the age…
Prominent diplomat Boutros Boutros-Ghali dies at age 94
Egypt
February 16, 2016
Prominent diplomat Boutros Boutros-Ghali dies at age 94
Prominent Egyptian politician and diplomat Boutros Boutros-Ghali died Tuesday at the age of 94 at a hospital in Giza's Mohandessin…
Suspected Islamist militants attack Mali UN base, several dead
World
February 12, 2016
Suspected Islamist militants attack Mali UN base, several dead
Suspected Islamist militants attacked a UN peacekeepers' base in the northern Mali town of Kidal on Friday, killing several people…
Erdogan slams EU, threatens to send refugees outside Turkey
World
February 11, 2016
Erdogan slams EU, threatens to send refugees outside Turkey
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday threatened to send the millions of refugees in Turkey to European Union member…