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UN Urges North Korea To Improve Disability Awareness

A United Nations rights official ended a groundbreaking visit to North Korea Monday and urged officials to try to...

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Libya Forces Advance On Last Jihadist Bastions In Benghazi

Forces loyal to Libya's military strongman Khalifa Haftar on Monday launched an offensive to oust jihadist from their...

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One Million Child Refugees

Over two million children displaced following South Sudan civil war More than one million children have fled South...

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US Studying Moscow’s Syria Deal

The United States is closely examining whether a Russia-brokered deal to establish safe zones in Syria can work in the...

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Philippines Drug War Under Fire At UN Rights Council

Countries across the world put the Philippines on notice over its deadly drug war on Monday, demanding an end to...

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Syria FM Rejects UN Monitors For ‘de-Escalation’ Deal

Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem said on Monday his country would reject any United Nations role in monitoring the...

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South Sudan Child Refugees Top One Million

War has now forced more than one million children to flee South Sudan and uprooted 1.4 million others within the...

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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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Mr X and the Cartels Hooking SE Asia On Pills

The downfall of millionaire "Mr X", long shielded by cash and contacts in Laos, has highlighted the role of the...

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Record Haul of Pangolin Scales Seized In Malaysia

Malaysian customs officers have seized more than 700 kilograms of pangolin scales, the country's largest haul of the...

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Climate Talks Under Shadow of Trump Threats

US President Donald Trump's threats to pull America out of the climate-rescue Paris Agreement is expected to cast a...

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Prominent Rights Lawyer’s Delayed Trial Opens In China

The trial of a prominent Chinese human rights lawyer began on Monday without prior public notice, following delayed...

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Female Genital Circumcision In Ghana

Female genital mutilation is truly a controversial subject and an abhorrent practice We continue from Part 1 (Note: In...

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Hundreds of Suspected Cholera Cases In Yemen

At least 570 suspected cases of cholera have surfaced in war-torn Yemen in the past three weeks, sparking fears of a...

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I Was A Homeless Cleaner; Now Own 10 Firms

Sonnie Badu said he was making those revelations about his struggles in the past to motivate others Multiple...

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Ghana Library Association Calls For Creation of National Library

Mr Samuel Bentil Aggrey, the President of the Ghana Library Association, has called on the Government to create a...

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Egypt Temporarily Reopens Gaza’s Rafah Crossing

Egypt has temporarily reopened the Rafah border crossing, in one direction, to allow hundreds of stranded Palestinians...

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Salaga North Residents Clamor For Police Protection After Robbery Attacks

Residents of Salaga North constituency in the Northern Region are in dire need of police protection following recent...

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Italian FM In Libya For Talks On Peace and Migrants

Italian Foreign Minister Angelino Alfano on Saturday held talks in Tripoli with top Libyan officials on peace efforts...