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Dozens of Children Dead In Syria Evacuees Bombing

Nearly 70 children were among those killed when a suicide car bombing tore through buses carrying evacuees from...

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Libya Govt Urges ‘intervention’ Over Southern Clashes

Libya's unity government has called for "urgent intervention" by the international community to end military escalation...

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US ‘working With China’ On Response

The US and China are working on a “range of options” on North Korea, the US top security adviser has said, as...

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N Korea Missile Launch Fails Day After Military Parade

North Korea has failed to launch a missile on its east coast, South Korean and US military officials say, a day after...

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Peace Along the Border Despite N. Korean Threats

One soldier enjoys a cigarette, another sits reading quietly on the riverbank: seen from the Chinese side of the...

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The Battle For Mosul

Six months since Iraqi forces launched a vast operation to oust the Islamic State group from second city Mosul, they...

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Meet Germany’s Forgotten ‘guest Workers’, From Africa

Long overshadowed by the more numerous and vocal Turkish "guest worker" community, Mozambicans who arrived in Germany...

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US Military Confirms Apparent Failed N.Korea Missile Test

The US Defense Department confirmed on Saturday that North Korea appeared to have fired a missile, and said the launch...

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Britain Urges N. Korea To Stop Nuclear Weapons Drive

British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson on Saturday urged North Korea to abide by UN resolutions and stop its pursuit...

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Yemen Fight For Red Sea Base Leaves 25 Dead

At least 25 soldiers and rebels have died in clashes around a key military base near Yemen's west coast, military and...

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GUNSA Backs Galamsey Ban; Demands Tough Actions From Govt

The Ghana United Nations Students and Youth Association (GUNSA) says it has been devastated by reports of wanton...

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Huge Bomb Kills Dozens of Evacuees In Syria

A huge car bomb has blasted a convoy of coaches carrying evacuees from government-held towns in Syria, killing at least...

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Sixty Aid Workers Forced To Flee S.Sudan Fighting

A surge of fighting in eastern South Sudan has forced 60 aid workers to flee, the UN humanitarian agency said Saturday,...

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Roadside Bomb Kills 11 Afghan Civilians

At least 11 civilians were killed when a roadside bomb ripped through their vehicle in the restive southern Afghan...

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Eight Charged Over Pakistani Liberal Student’s Lynching

Eight Pakistanis involved in the mob lynching of a fellow university student over his liberal views were charged with...

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China Seeks Russia’s Help To ‘cool’ N. Korea Situation

China is seeking Russia's help to cool surging tensions over Pyongyang's nuclear ambitions, the country's foreign...

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Ridding the World of Chemical Weapons

Russia criticised the world's chemical weapons watchdog for not sending experts to the site of an alleged chemical...

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Buses Evacuate Hundreds From Four Besieged Syria Towns

Hundreds of civilians and fighters who have been under crippling siege for more than two years left four Syrian towns...

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Assad Comments On Chemical Attack ‘100% Lies’

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's comments that last week's chemical weapons attack was a fabrication to justify a US...