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Humanitarian situation in Syria remains worrisome: UN official

The humanitarian situation in various regions of Syria remains worrisome, said a senior UN humanitarian official on ...

Abbas, Bosnian counterpart call for international peace conference

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and his Bosnian counterpart Bakir Izetbegovic on Wednesday called for an ...

41 killed in violent clashes in Libya`s Tripoli

- The recent clashes in the Libyan capital of Tripoli have killed 41 people and injured 123 others, the Health Ministry ...

Blast kills 5 soldiers, injures 10 others in Kenya coastal region

At least five Kenyan soldiers were killed and ten others seriously injured in the coastal Lamu region early ...

Bomb at Philippines street festival kills 2, wounds 37

A homemade bomb hidden under a motorcycle killed two people, one a child, and wounded 37 at a local street festival in ...

collective security relies on comprehensive nuclear test ban, says un chief

- United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Tuesday that the global collective security relies on the ...

Research reveals how plant seeds travel across ocean

Recent research in China has unlocked the mystery of plant seeds` oceanic long-distance dispersal, which plays an ...

Cate Blanchett asks for help for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh

Cate Blanchett, a goodwill ambassador of the UN refugee agency (UNHCR), on Tuesday asked for efforts to help Rohingya ...

UN urges Taliban to reciprocate Afghan gov`t ceasefire call

The UN Security Council on Monday urged the Taliban to reciprocate without delay the call of a second ceasefire by the ...

Heatwave causes 9-mln-euro damage to Lisbon vineyards

The early August heatwave caused 9-million-euro (10.51 million U.S. dollars) worth of damage to vineyards in the ...

With panic and hope, Syria`s Sweida waiting for return of is-kidnapped families

Nashat Abu Ammar, 40 years old, received an urgent call from his terrified wife before daybreak on July 25, telling ...

Philippines` Duterte hit by newICC complaint over deadly drug war

Activists and families of eight victims of the Philippines` "war on drugs" filed a complaint on Tuesday with ...

Israel to buy advanced rockets from state arms firm

Israel`s Defense Ministry announced on Monday that it has signed a deal to develop and buy advanced precision rockets ...

570 mln children have no access to drinking water globally: UN report

A UN report published Monday finds that nearly 570 million children around the world do not have access to drinking ...

Saudi treats pilgrims equally: Minister

All pilgrims were equal in Saudi Arabia since Hajj as pillar of Islam represents equality, cohesion and love, Saudi ...