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Niger military govt says France, Benin, Ivory Coast behind airport attack

Niger military govt says France, Benin, Ivory Coast behind airport attack **Niger Accuses France, Benin, and Ivory Coast of Airport Attack; Military Ruler Vows Retaliation** Niamey, Niger – Niger’s military government has directly accused France, Benin, and Ivory Coast of orchestrating a... read more »

We children saw things that no one shoul...

We children saw things that no one should ever have to see Holocaust surviv...

We children saw things that no one should ever have to see Holocaust survivor tells the UN ## Echoes of Atrocity: Survivor’s Plea for Compassion at UN Holocaust Memorial Event **New York, NY** – Amidst the solemn observance of Holocaust Memorial Day, a poignant and deeply personal testimony... read more »

World News in Brief: UN Support Office i...

World News in Brief: UN Support Office in Haiti, Goodwill Ambassador Theo J...

World News in Brief: UN Support Office in Haiti, Goodwill Ambassador Theo James in Syria, urgent appeal for millions in DR Congo **United Nations Operations Advance in Haiti Amidst Ongoing Challenges** **New York, NY** – The United Nations Support Office in Haiti (UNSOHA), operating under the... read more »

World News in Brief: IOM warning for Sud...

World News in Brief: IOM warning for Sudan returnees, Nipah virus alert for...

World News in Brief: IOM warning for Sudan returnees, Nipah virus alert for India, food security in Afghanistan ## Sudan Faces Mounting Returnee Crisis Amidst Prolonged Conflict **Geneva, Switzerland** – As the protracted conflict between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF)... read more »

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Asia

Six nurses killed in latest attack on Chinese medical workers

BEIJING: Seven people, including six nurses, were stabbed to death at a hospital dormitory in northern China on Thursday, the official Xinhua news agency reported, the latest in a string of attacks... read more »

Egypt making slow progress on genital mutilation

MANSHIET EL-IKHWA, Egypt: Raslan Fadl, the first doctor in Egypt to be put on trial for committing female genital mutilation, is still practicing... read more »

With 14.3 mn enslaved people, India is the slavery capi...

Nearly 14.3 million people, including children, are “trapped” in modern-day slavery in India, which tops a global index of people under bondage across the... read more »

Grenade attack kills 2 policemen in Charsadda

PESHAWAR – A grenade attack killed two policemen and wounded another one in Charsadda on Tuesday. The incident happened in the Shabqadar area of... read more »

IS claims beheading of US aid worker, 18 Syrians

BEIRUT: The Islamic State jihadist group on Sunday claimed to have executed Peter Kassig, a US aid worker kidnapped in Syria, as a warning to the United... read more »

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Middle East

Saudi fears rise over mystery virus

A mystery virus known as the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (Mers) has claimed an increasing number of lives in Saudi Arabia, where it has spread to at least five cities. There is no known cure and... read more »

Death toll in bus crash rises to 15

Dubai: The death toll in Saturday’s fatal accident on Emirates Road in Dubai has risen from 13 to 15 as two of the 14 injured died in hospital,... read more »

Saudi Mers death toll rises to 126

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia’s death toll from Mers has risen by five to 126 fatalities since the mystery respiratory virus first appeared in the kingdom in 2012,... read more »

High-tech podcars to take to Dubai streets in a few yea...

Dubai: Dubai is set to have a new mode of public transport — high-tech podcars — in the next couple of years, a senior official announced at a conference... read more »

Flash floods kill 75

KABUL: Flash floods after heavy rains in northern Afghanistan killed 75 people and damaged thousands of homes, leaving authorities scrambling to help survivors... read more »

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South Asia

Colombo rejects Britain's call for human rights probe

Colombo rejects Britain’s call for human rights probe

Colombo – Sri Lanka says there’s no need for an international probe into its human rights record as proposed by British Prime Minister David Cameron. Sri Lanka’s Head of Parliament... read more »

Maldivian presidential election re-run begins Saturday

Maldivian presidential election re-run Begins.

Male – The re-run of the Maldivian presidential election started Saturday morning. Polling stations will be open from 7.30 a.m to 4 p.m. local... read more »

Pakistan orders probe into Haqqani leader’s murde...

Pakistan orders probe into Haqqani leader's murder

Islamabad – Pakistan’s interior ministry has ordered a probe into the killing of senior Haqqani network leader Naseeruddin Haqqani, a media report... read more »

Focus on challenges, not human rights issues: Mahinda R...

Focus on challenges, not human rights issues: Mahinda Rajapaksa

Colombo – Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa delivered a strong message to Commonwealth members here Friday, insisting that common problems of the... read more »

Maldives President Mohamed Waheed steps down

Maldives President Mohamed Waheed steps down

Maldives President Mohamed Waheed on Friday stepped down as president as the country prepared to hold the second round of the presidential election. In a... read more »

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Europe

British PM threatens to act against press over leaks

British PM threatens to act against press over leaks

London – British Prime Minister David Cameron has threatened unspecified action over the Guardian newspaper’s remarkable disclosures of American intelligence material, saying officials... read more »

EU to build economic, political partnership with Myanmar

EU seeks to tighten Iran bans despite court ruling...

The European Union (EU) is trying to bolster unilateral bans imposed against Iran despite recent rulings by the EU courts calling for the removal of... read more »

German Parliament panel urged to hear US spying claims

German Parliament panel urged to hear US spying claims

Germany’s main Opposition Social Democrats (SPD) called on Monday for a parliamentary committee to investigate allegations of wiretapping by the United... read more »

Europe must be thankful for NSA spying: Mike Rogers

Europe must be thankful for NSA spying: Mike Rogers

In spite of the increasing outrage over the National Security Agency spying on its European allies, a US lawmaker has defended the surveillance saying that it... read more »

Germany steps up attacks on US over spying

Germany steps up attacks on US over spying

Berlin – Germany Sunday toughened the tone of its response to allegations that US intelligence agencies spied on Chancellor Angela Merkel, warning... read more »

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North America

Strauss-Kahn's lawyer signs 'Don't Touch My Whore' petition

Strauss-Kahn’s lawyer signs ‘Don’t Touch My Who...

Washington – French politician Dominique Strauss-Kahn’s lawyer has signed the petition titled “Don’t Touch My Whore,” which demands the right to purchase the services of... read more »

NSA scoops data from Yahoo, Google data centres: Report

NSA scoops data from Yahoo, Google data centres

Washington – The US National Security Agency has secretly broken into the main communications links connecting Yahoo and Google data centres... read more »

UN communications will not be monitored, says US

UN communications will not be monitored, says US

Amid growing international anger over the spying activities of the National Security Agency, the U.S. has assured the United Nations that the world body’s... read more »

NSA chief says EU snoop-op allegations `completely fals...

NSA chief says EU snoop-op allegations `completely false`

Washington – The National Security Agency head, Gen. Keith Alexander has reportedly said that the allegations about the US snooping on telephone and... read more »

NSA head denies US spying in Europe

NSA chief says EU snoop-op allegations `completely false`

Washington – US National Security Agency Director General Keith Alexander Tuesday told lawmakers that the recent media reports about the agency’s... read more »

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UN says Gaza crisis remains dire, children hardest hit

UN says Gaza crisis remains dire, children hardest hit **Gaza’s Humanitarian Crisis Persists Amidst Limited Aid Influx, UN Reports** **United Nations, [Date]** – The United Nations... read more »

Yemen: Security Council votes on final extension of Hudaydah Mission

Yemen: Security Council votes on final extension of Hudaydah Mission **UN Security Council Approves Final Extension for Hodeidah Mission** **New York, NY** – The United Nations Security... read more »

Security Council LIVE: Ambassadors debate as Middle East crises mount

Security Council LIVE: Ambassadors debate as Middle East crises mount **UN Security Council Convenes Amid Escalating Middle East Tensions** **New York, NY** – The United Nations Security... read more »

Will Palestinians ever find their loved ones in Gazas rubble?

Will Palestinians ever find their loved ones in Gazas rubble? ### Urgent Appeal for Access Amidst Gaza’s Devastation: Families Desperate for News of Missing **Gaza Strip –** As the... read more »

Fire breaks out at five-star hotel as more than 80 people evacuat...

Fire breaks out at five-star hotel as more than 80 people evacuated **Blaze Engulfs Luxury Alpine Hotel, Prompting Mass Evacuation** **Courchevel, France** – A significant fire erupted at the... read more »

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