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Pope Urges End To Syria ‘horror’ In Easter Address

Pope Francis urged an end to "horror and death" in Syria on Sunday as he celebrated the traditional Easter Day mass in...

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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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Rights Group Slams Yemen Journalist’s Death Sentence

Reporters Without Borders said Friday it was "appalled" at a death sentence handed to a veteran journalist by a court...

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Rights Group Slams Yemen Journalist’s Death Sentence

Reporters Without Borders said Friday it was "appalled" at a death sentence handed to a veteran journalist by a court...

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Rebel Court Sentences Yemen Journalist To Death

A Yemeni court in the rebel-held capital has sentenced a veteran journalist to death on charges of spying for...

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18 Fighters Killed In Raging Yemen Clashes

Intensified confrontations between government forces and Huthi rebels on Yemen's southwestern coast have killed 18...

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Somali Security Forces Free Hostages Held By Pirates

Somalia security forces on Wednesday freed eight sailors who had been taken ashore by pirates after they were chased...

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Rise In Boko Haram Child Suicide Bombers ‘alarming’

An "alarming" number of children, most of them girls, have been used by Boko Haram as suicide bombers in the first...

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Drought, Conflict and Famine In Africa

Drought and conflict have pushed the Horn of Africa, Nigeria and Yemen to the brink of famine, and a lack of aid...

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Iraq’s Sadr Warns Assad Could Share Kadhafi’s Fate

Iraqi cleric Moqtada Sadr on Tuesday warned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad that he risked suffering the same fate as...

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Somalia Piracy: Indian Ship Freed But Hijackers Take Crew

Somali security forces have rescued an Indian cargo ship seized by pirates earlier this month, but the hijackers took...

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Growing Risk of ‘mass’ Starvation Deaths In Africa

The United Nations warned Tuesday that "the risk of mass deaths from starvation ... is growing" among people in...

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On Missile-Hit Warship, Israel Readies For All Threats

White specks appear on the horizon and a voice crackles over the radio with a warning: "The speed boat is acting...

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More Than 100 Million People To Face Severe Food Insecurity

Despite international efforts to address food insecurity, around 108 million people in the world were severely food...

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Hijacked Indian Cargo Ship Rescued But 8 Crew Missing

Somali security forces have liberated an Indian cargo ship from the pirates who hijacked it, but only two of the...

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UN Chief Pushes Change In Trump-Era Turmoil

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres marks his first 100 days in office on Monday, facing a long list of worsening...

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Yemen Clashes Kill More Than 40 In 24 Hours

Clashes and air strikes in southwest Yemen have killed more than 40 soldiers, rebels and civilians over the past 24...

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No Dalai Drama! India and China Rescue Ship Hijacked By Pirates

The navies of India and China carried out a joint operation Sunday to rescue a merchant ship hijacked by Somali pirates...

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Hijacked Ship’s Crew Rescued From Pirates Near Somalia

Nineteen crew members have been freed from a ship captured by Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden. Maritime officials...