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UN council members point fingers over Syria aid crossings
Middle East
January 30, 2020
UN council members point fingers over Syria aid crossings
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. Security Council members clashed Wednesday over humanitarian needs in war-torn Syria, weeks after the group’s…
Motion for Iran to quit nuclear proliferation treaty enters parliament
Middle East
January 28, 2020
Motion for Iran to quit nuclear proliferation treaty enters parliament
DUBAI (Reuters) – A motion for Iran to quit the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) was introduced in parliament on Tuesday,…
UN report: Chilling details of Libya migrant center strike
Middle East
January 28, 2020
UN report: Chilling details of Libya migrant center strike
CAIRO (AP) — The United Nations revealed on Monday chilling new details about an airstrike that smashed into a migrant…
Questions linger over investigation into Jeff Bezos’ hacking
Middle East
January 24, 2020
Questions linger over investigation into Jeff Bezos’ hacking
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Cybersecurity experts said Thursday there were still many unanswered questions from an investigation commissioned…
UN court orders Myanmar to prevent Rohingya genocide
World
January 23, 2020
UN court orders Myanmar to prevent Rohingya genocide
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — In a sweeping legal victory for members of the Rohingya Muslim minority, the United Nations’…
Netanyahu renews West Bank annexation vow ahead of elections
Middle East
January 22, 2020
Netanyahu renews West Bank annexation vow ahead of elections
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu renewed a vow to annex Israeli settlements in the West Bank as…
Locust outbreak, most serious in 25 years, hits East Africa
World
January 17, 2020
Locust outbreak, most serious in 25 years, hits East Africa
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — The most serious outbreak of locusts in 25 years is spreading across East Africa and…
UN condemns attack that killed 17 civilians in north Yemen
Middle East
December 26, 2019
UN condemns attack that killed 17 civilians in north Yemen
CAIRO (AP) — The United Nations has condemned an airstrike on a busy market that killed at least 17 people…
Amnesty says at least 208 killed in Iran protests, crackdown
Middle East
December 3, 2019
Amnesty says at least 208 killed in Iran protests, crackdown
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — At least 208 people in Iran have been killed amid protests over sharply rising…
Zimbabwe facing ‘man-made’ starvation, UN expert warns
World
November 29, 2019
Zimbabwe facing ‘man-made’ starvation, UN expert warns
Zimbabwe is facing “man-made” starvation with 60 percent of the people failing to meet basic food needs, a UN special…