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Hundreds Quit Last Rebel-Held District of Syria’s Homs
Hundreds of rebels and civilians left the last opposition-held district of Homs on Saturday under a controversial...
Central Africa’s Transition To Peace Still Elusive
With a spike in militia killings, a deepening humanitarian crisis and the army still in shambles, the Central African...
Evacuation of Last Rebel-Held District of Syria’s Homs Begins
Hundreds of rebels and civilians began leaving the last opposition-held district of Syria's Homs on Saturday under a...
South Sudan Keeps Buying Weapons Amid Famine
The government of South Sudan is spending its oil revenue on weapons, even as the country descends into a famine...
UN Official Resigns Over Israel Apartheid Report
The head of the United Nations' West Asia commission, Rima Khalaf, has resigned over what she described as the pressure...
Tillerson Brings Tougher N.Korea Line To A Wary China
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will press the tougher new US line on North Korea during talks in China on Saturday...
Canada Gives $120 Mn For Famine-Hit Africa, Yemen
Canada's government pledged Can$120 million (US$90 million, 84 million euros) Friday to help relieve food crises in...
China, Russia Block UN Statement On Myanmar
China and Russia blocked a proposed UN Security Council statement on Friday that would have expressed concern over the...
South Sudan Buys Weapons Amid Famine
South Sudan's government is spending its oil revenue on weapons as the country descends into a famine largely caused by...
Yemen Migrant Boat Attack Kills At Least 42
Forty-two people have been killed when a boat carrying Somali refugees off the coast of Yemen was fired at from a...
UN Official Says Quitting Over ‘Israel Apartheid’ Report
Jordanian UN official Rima Khalaf announced her resignation Friday, saying the secretary general had asked her to...
Iraq Forces Seize Ground In Mosul Old City
Iraqi forces said Friday they had seized ground inside Mosul's Old City, a district expected to see some of the...
UN Urges China To Act As Bird Flu Deaths Spike
The UN's food agency on Friday urged China to step up efforts to contain and eliminate a strain of bird flu which has...
Yemen Migrant Boat Attack Killed 31, Says UN
The UN has confirmed the deaths of refugees after reports that 31 Somalis were killed in a helicopter gunship strike on...
Dozens of Somali Refugees Shot Dead In Red Sea Attack
Dozens of Somali refugees including women and children have been shot dead aboard a boat on the Red Sea, Yemeni...
US ‘strategic Patience’ With North Korea Has Ended
The United States' "strategic patience" with nuclear-armed North Korea is over, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said...
UN Sounds Alarm Over Foreign Aid Cuts
US President Donald Trump is seeking to reduce his country's contribution to UN programmes, as part of cuts to funding...
Sierra Leone Pastor Finds Huge 706-Carat Diamond
A pastor in Sierra Leone has unearthed a 706-carat diamond, according to the government, in one of the largest precious...
Tillerson Seeks New North Korea Plan On Seoul Visit
Washington's top diplomat was to hold talks in South Korea on Friday after China challenged him to come up with a new...