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Afghan refugees tell UN: ‘We need peace, land to go home’
Middle East
February 17, 2020
Afghan refugees tell UN: ‘We need peace, land to go home’
KABOBAYAN CAMP, Pakistan (AP) — Hukam Khan isn’t sure how old he is, but his beard is long and white,…
Trump lifts US restrictions on anti-personnel landmines
World
February 1, 2020
Trump lifts US restrictions on anti-personnel landmines
US President Donald Trump’s administration on Friday lifted US restrictions on landmines, saying new technology made them safer, outraging campaigners…
Trump says US targeting 52 sites in Iran as tension mounts
Middle East
January 5, 2020
Trump says US targeting 52 sites in Iran as tension mounts
President Donald Trump warned Saturday that the US is targeting 52 sites in Iran and will hit them “very fast…
Turkish intervention risks Syria scenario for Libya: experts
World
January 4, 2020
Turkish intervention risks Syria scenario for Libya: experts
Turkey’s decision to approve the deployment of troops to Libya risks plunging the North African nation deeper into a Syrian-style…
40 years on, veterans still grapple with Soviet-Afghan war
Middle East
December 23, 2019
40 years on, veterans still grapple with Soviet-Afghan war
At his home in the mountains north of Kabul, former mujahideen fighter Shah Sulaiman closed his damaged eyes, took a…
US says concerned as Libyan conflict turning bloodier with Russian mercenaries: official
Middle East
December 22, 2019
US says concerned as Libyan conflict turning bloodier with Russian mercenaries: official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is “very concerned” about the intensification of the conflict in Libya, with a rising…
UN launches $29 bn emergency funding appeal
World
December 4, 2019
UN launches $29 bn emergency funding appeal
The UN launched a humanitarian appeal for nearly $29 billion on Wednesday as climate change and increasingly protracted conflicts put…
In Hiroshima, pope assails ‘crime’ of nuclear weapons
World
November 24, 2019
In Hiroshima, pope assails ‘crime’ of nuclear weapons
Pope Francis Sunday described the use of nuclear bombs as “a crime”, as he took his appeal for an end…
Yemenis go solar amid war energy shortage
Middle East
November 17, 2019
Yemenis go solar amid war energy shortage
ANAA (Reuters) – When electricity was cut to Yemen’s capital four years ago after war broke out, Ebrahim al-Faqih saw…
Afghan capital’s air pollution may be even deadlier than war
Middle East
November 13, 2019
Afghan capital’s air pollution may be even deadlier than war
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Yousuf fled with his family from his home in eastern Afghanistan eight years ago to escape…