Photo of boy pulled from rubble reminder of ‘unimaginable horrors’ Syrian children face – UNICEF
(United Nations/UNICEF) The heart breaking photograph of Omran Daqneesh, the little boy sitting alone in an ambulance with his…
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South Sudan: Hundreds of children recruited into armed groups, reports UNICEF
(UNITED NATIONS) Reporting that 650 children have been recruited into armed groups in South Sudan since January, the United Nations…
8 years ago
Japan hit by 6.0 magnitude quake, no tsunami warning
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan was hit by a strong earthquake for the second straight day on Saturday, though there were…
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President Duterte restores ceasefire with communists
(Eagle News) -- President Rodrigo Duterte has restored the effects of the unilateral ceasefire with the communist rebels after…
8 years ago
Communists declare 7-day truce for Norway peace talks
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) -- Philippine communist guerrillas will observe a seven-day truce from Sunday to bolster upcoming peace talks hosted…
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17 communist leaders granted bail to attend Norway peace talks
REUTERS) -- Seventeen communist guerrilla leaders in the Philippines, granted bail by the courts to attend peace talks next week…
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UN promises ‘material’ aid to cholera victims in Haiti
UNITED NATIONS,, United States (AFP) - The United Nations will give "material" aid to cholera victims in Haiti and their families,…
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‘New port of call’ installed at space station
MIAMI, United States (AFP) - by Kerry SHERIDAN With more private spaceship traffic expected at the International Space Station in the coming…
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Brexit faces challenges in Northern Irish courts
DUBLIN, Ireland (AFP) - Britain's departure from the EU faced two separate legal challenges in Northern Ireland's High Court…
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Syrian regime jets hit Kurdish positions, even after US warning
HASAKEH, Syria (AFP) - by with Thomas Watkins in Washington Syrian regime jets pounded US-backed Kurdish forces in northeastern Syria for…
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