Eight countries push UN to take up Myanmar Rohingya crisis
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- Britain, France, the United States and five other countries asked the UN Security Council on Wednesday…
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Syrians suffer breathing difficulties after regime strikes
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) -- Five people were treated for "suffocation" Sunday after Syrian regime air strikes on the northwestern town…
8 years ago
Arabs seek ‘multilateral’ process to revive Mideast peace talks
CAIRO, Egypt (AFP) -- Arab foreign ministers on Thursday called for the creation of a UN-backed "multilateral mechanism" to help revive the…
8 years ago
Yemen govt warns of coup as separatists take over headquarters
ADEN, Yemen (AFP) -- Yemen's government accused southern separatists of an attempted coup on Sunday after they took over its…
8 years ago
Erdogan vows no let-up in Syria campaign as US tensions rise
by Fulya Ozerkan with Raziye Akkoc in Ankara © Agence France-Presse ANTAKYA, Turkey (AFP) -- President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday vowed…
8 years ago
Turkey in deadly Kurdish militia clashes as US sounds alarm
by Kadir Demir with Stuart Williams in Istanbul Agence France-Presse HASSA, Turkey (AFP) -- The Turkish army on Tuesday clashed with Kurdish…
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US withholds $65 million from UN agency for Palestinians
by Dave Clark Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States held back $65 million meant for the United Nations…
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Nearly 100,000 displaced by fighting in northwest Syria: UN
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) -- Nearly 100,000 people have been displaced since early December by fighting in northwestern Syria, where the…
8 years ago
When humans wage war, animals suffer too: study
by Mariëtte Le Roux Agence France Presse PARIS , France (AFP) -- When humans wage war, they harm more than…
8 years ago
Surrender or be shot in the face, senior US soldier tells IS
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US troops and their allies will shoot Islamic State jihadists in the face, beat them…
8 years ago
North Korea says will attend Olympics in rival South
by Hwang Sunghee Agence France-Presse SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea said it was willing to send athletes and…
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Seven decades of tensions between the two Koreas
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North and South Korea held their first talks for two years Tuesday, stirring hopes of…
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