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Namibia Genocide Victims Battle For Compensation

On a thin strip of land at the bay of Luederitz in southern Namibia are dozens of gravestones bearing the names of each...

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Key Powers Thrash Out Safe Zones Plan At Syria Talks

Powerbrokers Russia, Iran and Turkey sought Wednesday to hammer out a plan for four safe zones in Syria at a fifth...

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Trump Pulls US Out of 2015 Accord

President Donald Trump has announced that the US is withdrawing from the 2015 Paris climate agreement. He said moves to...

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Manila ‘fomally’ Axes Latest Peace Round With Communists

The Philippine government on Sunday formally called off the latest round of peace talks with communist insurgents,...

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Philippines Peace Talks With Communist Rebels Break Down

Peace talks between the Philippine government and communist insurgents broke down on Saturday after a dispute over the...

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Trump’s Saudi Embrace, Iran Disdain Upend Obama’s Vision

US President Donald Trump's emphatic embrace of Sunni Arab regimes and his vilification of Iran mark a stark departure...

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Myanmar Army Chief Compares Rohingya Crackdown To Northern Ireland

Myanmar's army chief defended his military's violent crackdown on Rohingya Muslims by comparing it to Britain's...

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Pressure On Shekau, Buhari’s Health Led To Chibok Girls’ Release

Military pressure, in-fighting within Boko Haram and Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari's health combined to secure...

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Trump Worries Dominate UN Climate Talks

Fears are growing that President Trump may withdraw the US from the Paris climate agreement Concerns over a possible US...

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US Defence Secretary Visits Key Ally Qatar

US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis met Qatar's emir Saturday during a visit to the oil-rich Gulf state, home to the...

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Philippines Ceasefire Talks With Rebels Delayed

The start of Dutch-hosted ceasefire talks to end a four-decade insurgency waged by communist rebels in the Philippines...

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Philippine Communist Rebels Agree To Discuss Ceasefire

Communist rebels waging one of the world's longest-running insurgencies in the Philippines say they are willing to...

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Philippines, Communists Resume Peace Talks

The Philippine government agreed on Sunday to reinstate a ceasefire with the communists behind one of the world's...

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Syria Army Retakes Ancient Palmyra From IS

Syrian troops backed by Russian jets completed the recapture of the historic city of Palmyra from the Islamic State...

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Syria Accuses Main Opposition of Taking Peace Talks ‘hostage’

Syria on Thursday accused the opposition High Negotiations Committee of taking UN-backed peace talks "hostage" over its...

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Syrian Opposition Says To Meet Russian Officials At Geneva Talks On Monday

A senior opposition negotiator at Syria peace talks in Geneva said on Monday his delegation would meet Russian foreign...

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US Axes N. Korea Talks After Kim Murder

Planned talks in New York between North Korea and former US officials were canceled following the assassination of...

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Key Powers Push Syria Truce As Regime, Rebels Make No Progress

Syrian regime and rebel representatives failed Thursday to make any breakthroughs at talks in Kazakhstan, as key...

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Syria Opposition Picks Delegation For New Peace Talks

Syria's opposition on Sunday announced its 21-member delegation, including 10 rebel representatives, for a new round of...