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US Planes Carrying Relief Supplies Land in Tunisia

Two US military transport planes landed in Tunisia on Friday with water, blankets and other supplies for people who ...

172,000 have fled across Libya border: UN

More than 172,000 people have crossed Libya`s borders into Tunisia and Egypt in the past week, said a top UN official ...

Kadhafi has lost legitimacy, must leave: Obama

Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi has lost legitimacy and must leave office, US President Barack Obama said Thursday. ...

Chavez, Gaddafi discuss international peace mission

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and Libya`s embattled leader Moamer Kadhafi discussed plans for an international ...

Actress Jolie visits Afghanistan: UNHCR

US film star Angelina Jolie has made a surprise two-day visit to Afghanistan to meet refugees in the war-torn country, ...

Philippines starts mass evacuations from Libya

The Philippines has finally begun mass evacuations of its nationals from Libya, it said Monday, after critics accused ...

Some 100,000 Flee to Libya Neighbors in Past Week: UNHCR

The UN refugee agency said Sunday that close to 100,000 people, mainly foreign migrants, have fled Libya to ...

Libya`s food chain at risk of collapse: UN agency

The UN`s World Food Programme warned on Friday that Libya`s food supply chain was "at risk of collapsing", as aid ...

Mt Merapi disaster victims still need govt`s help

The Sleman district government has requested for the disbursement of social safety net funds for the survivors of ...

EU agrees on Libya arms embargo, assets freeze

European Union nations on Friday agreed to slap an arms embargo, assets freezes and travel bans on Libya in a package ...

Sudan army attacks Darfur rebel stronghold

The Sudanese army said it had attacked a Darfur rebel stronghold to open roads in the central Jabel Marra region and ...

Two Myanmar refugees get intensive treatment in Aceh

Two of 129 rescued Myanmar`s refugees at Aceh Besar district in Aceh Province on Tuesday were given intensive medical ...

Some 129 Myanmar refugees rescued in Aceh

Some 129 Myanmarese refugees who got stranded in Krueng Raya waters in Aceh Besar district, Aceh Province, were ...

UN flying staff, families out of Egypt to Cyprus

Around 600 United Nations staff and their families are to be airlifted to Cyprus on Thursday as the security situation ...

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Partner to

- Together pledge $100 million to fight preventable diseases in Afghanistan and Pakistan     His ...