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Turkey FM In Doha As UN ‘alarmed’ By Gulf Crisis

The search for a diplomatic solution to the Gulf crisis intensified Wednesday as Turkey's foreign minister landed in...

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Syria Peace Talks May Resume In July

A new round of Syria peace talks could happen next month in Geneva, the United Nations envoy said Wednesday, following...

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Syria Peace Talks May Resume In July

A new round of Syria peace talks could happen next month in Geneva, the United Nations envoy said Wednesday, following...

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5 Suspects Remanded For Lynching Alleged ‘witch’

The Bolgatanga Magistrate Court has remanded into police custody five suspects for allegedly lynching a 67-year-old...

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63 Suspects Rounded Up Over Lynching of Alleged ‘witch’

The Bolgatanga Police Command in the Upper East Region, has arrested 63 suspects in connection with the lynching of a...

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Murdered Maldives Blogger’s Father Demands International Probe At UN

The father of murdered blogger Yameen Rasheed in the Maldives accused police Friday of trying to cover up the case, and...

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Maldives Arrests Key Dissident After UN Censure

The Maldives arrested one of the few vocal dissidents still in the country on Thursday, a day after facing censure at...

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Next Round of Astana Syria Talks Delayed

Russian-backed peace talks on Syria in Astana have been pushed back, Kazakhstan's foreign ministry said Thursday, as...

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US Envoy Haley In Jerusalem Vows To Defend Israel At UN

US ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley hailed a "new day" for Israel at the global body Wednesday as she held...

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FIFA Sponsors ‘accelerate’ China’s World Cup Chances

China's footballers may be struggling on the pitch but its companies are proving to be a big player, signing...

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Get Abusive Regimes Off UN Rights Council

US envoy Nikki Haley on Tuesday urged the United Nations Human Rights Council to throw out abusive regimes and end what...

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UN Rights Council No Place For Abusive Regimes

US envoy Nikki Haley on Tuesday urged the United Nations Human Rights Council to throw out abusive regimes and end its...

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US Urges UN To Investigate DRCongo Murders

The United States on Monday urged the United Nations to establish a special investigation into the murder of two UN...

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Anderson Hopes Latest Injury Is Just ‘hiccup’

Injury-plagued Kevin Anderson is hoping the hamstring strain which forced him to quit the French Open is just a...

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Cyprus Leaders Agree To Push On With Reunification Talks

Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders agreed Sunday to return to the negotiating table later this month in a new bid to...

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Kabila Rival Files UN Rights Complaint Against DR Congo Govt

Exiled Democratic Republic of Congo opposition politician Moise Katumbi on Friday filed a complaint with the UN in...

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US Climate Pact Pullout Could Add 0.3 Degrees of Warming

The US withdrawal from the Paris climate pact could "in a worst case scenario" add a 0.3 degree Celsius rise in global...

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Lack of Aid Funds Fuelling C. Africa Crisis

A dire lack of aid funds in the strife-torn Central African Republic risks leaving a vacuum that armed groups will...

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Rights Groups Urge Probe Into Bloodshed In DR Congo’s Kasai

International and local rights groups called on the UN on Thursday to open an urgent inquiry into the months-long...