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UN Urges Aid To Avert Cholera-Induced Famine In Yemen
International donors must step up to prevent a cholera epidemic in war-torn Yemen from producing full-blown famine...
Iraqi Troops Clearing Last IS Militants
Iraqi security forces are clearing the final pockets of resistance by Islamic State militants in the city of Mosul....
Yemen Cholera Outbreak Tops 300,000 Suspected Cases
A cholera outbreak in Yemen has now surpassed 300,000 suspected cases, the Red Cross said Monday as the war-torn...
Iraqi Forces Push To Clear Last Pockets of IS In Mosul
Iraqi forces fought to eliminate the last pockets of Islamic State group resistance in Mosul on Monday after the...
Yemen Famine Risk Rising As Cholera Diverts Resources
Aid groups have pulled resources from the fight against malnutrition to battle cholera in Yemen, raising the risk of...
Civilians Trapped As Iraq Forces Battle IS In Mosul
Iraqi forces on Thursday battled the last remaining Islamic State group fighters in Mosul's Old City, where the UN said...
Up To 20,000 Civilians Trapped In IS-Held Areas of Mosul
Up to 20,000 civilians are trapped in the last Islamic State group-held areas in Mosul's Old City, which Iraqi forces...
Via Social Media, Priest Recounts Horror of Central Africa Violence
"Heavy gunfire in Zemio. Impossible to go out. They have cut the phones and we can't go out -- it's just too dangerous....
UN Says Gazans Being Held Hostage To Palestinian Feud
The United Nations said Wednesday that Gazans were being held hostage to Palestinian political infighting, warning that...
UN Says Gazans Being Held Hostage To Palestinian Feud
The United Nations said Wednesday that Gazans were being held hostage to Palestinian political infighting, warning that...
Israeli and International Groups Warn of Looming Gaza Disaster
Israeli and international NGOS joined the UN on Wednesday in warning of a "total collapse" in Gaza if Israel goes ahead...
Israeli and International Groups Warn of Looming Gaza Disaster
Israeli and international NGOS joined the UN on Wednesday in warning of a "total collapse" in Gaza if Israel goes ahead...
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...
Baghdad Blasts Kill 27 As Iraq Forces Battle IS In Mosul
Two bombings killed at least 27 people and wounded more than 100 in Baghdad, officials said Tuesday, as Iraqi forces...
UN Warns 200,000 At Grave Risk In Last Stages of Mosul Battle
Up to 200,000 civilians caught between fanatical jihadists and advancing Iraqi forces are in grave danger in the final...
UN Says Struggling To Cope With Mosul Exodus
The exodus of civilians from the battleground city of Mosul has reached an unprecedented level, leaving aid agencies...
Yemen Rebels Declare State of Emergency Over Cholera Outbreak
Rebel authorities in Yemen's capital have sounded the alarm over a spreading cholera outbreak that has killed dozens in...
As Summer Heat Looms, Post-IS Mosul Faces Water Crisis
In the battle against jihadists in northern Iraq, the village of Sayramun was recaptured in February but remains as...
UN Urges Saudi Coalition Not To Bomb Yemen Port
The United Nations called Thursday on the Saudi-led coalition intervening in Yemen not to bomb the rebel-held port of...