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EU distressed by Yemen civilians deaths

The European Union expressed concern Tuesday at civilian deaths in Yemen after days of Saudi-led air strikes against ...

Jordan executes jihadists after is murser of pilot

Jordan executed two death-row jihadists at dawn on Wednesday after vowing an "earth-shattering" response to avenge the ...

UN Council condemns `heinous` Japanese hostage murder

The UN Security Council condemned Sunday the "heinous and cowardly" murder of a Japanese journalist, after Islamic ...

Paul G. Allen Commits to Enhancing Communication Capabilities in West Africa to Help Fight Ebola

- Philanthropist Paul G. Allen announced today that he and the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation will ship more than ...

Paul G. Allen Increases Commitment To Fight Ebola To $100 Million

- Philanthropist Paul G. Allen today increased his commitment to Tackle Ebola to at least $100 million and called on ...

Aid workers must heed local culture to save lives: Red Cross

When Ebola emerged in West Africa this year, the virus was able to spread so quickly partly because burial rituals in ...

UN reinforcements start arriving in S. Sudan

The first United Nations (UN) peacekeeping reinforcements arrived Friday in South Sudan, where the government is said ...

South Sudan fighting spreads to half country`s states: UN

At least 45,000 South Sudanese civilians have sought protection at badly overstretched UN bases amid brutal fighting ...

UN Chief slams deadly attack in Kabul

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon on Friday strongly condemned a deadly attack in the Afghan capital of Kabul, the ...

One year since famine, 2.5 million at risk in Somalia: UN

Over 2.5 million people in war-torn Somalia remain in crisis despite huge global aid efforts and the situation may ...

Special forces free aid workers in Afghanistan

NATO special forces rescued two foreign women hostages and killed five kidnappers in a daring night raid on a cave in ...

Somali islamists vow revenge after fall of rebel bastion

Al-Qaeda-linked Somali militants vowed Saturday to intensify the war against government and African Union troops, ...

War planes strike suspected Somali pirate base: coastguard

War planes fired several missiles at a suspected Somali pirate base in the north of the war-torn country, wounding two ...

British hostage Judith Tebbutt released in Somalia

British hostage Judith Tebbutt, captured in Kenya over six months ago by gunmen who killed her husband, was released ...

UN declares Somali famine over for now

An exceptional harvest after good rains and food deliveries by aid agencies have ended famine in Somalia for now but ...