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Thousands displaced in Myanmar rebel clashes: UN
Over 3,000 people have fled their homes in northern Myanmar following clashes between two ethnic rebel groups, the United Nations said on ...Western-backed Ukrainian government survives no confidence vote
Ukraine\'s Western-backed government survived a no-confidence vote on Tuesday, staving off the immediate prospect of a snap election in a country fighting ...Airstrikes hit hospitals in northern Syria
Suspected Russian air strikes hit a hospital supported by Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in Syria on Monday, killing nine people including a ...Girl falls victim to rare Australian case of deadly snakebite
A young girl has died in Australia after being bitten by a feared brown snake, officials said on Monday, a rare fatality ...Former Israeli PM Olmert insists on innocence as jail term begins
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert released a video statement insisting on his innocence on Monday, before arriving at prison in a ...George W. Bush joins brother Jeb’s campaign in South Carolina
Former President George W. Bush was making his first direct foray into the 2016 campaign Monday in South Carolina, hoping a state ...UN, US condemn air strikes on hospitals in north Syria
The United Nations and Washington on Monday condemned air strikes on medical facilities and schools in Syria that the world body said ...Putin, Obama agree on Syria co-operation
Russia\'s President Vladimir Putin and US counterpart Barack Obama held frank talks on Syria amid US concern over Turkish shelling of Kurdish ...Saudi deploys jets in Turkey for anti-IS fight
Saudi Arabia has deployed warplanes to a Turkish airbase in order to "intensify" its operations against the Islamic State group in Syria, ...Afghan civilian casualties top 11,000 to hit record in 2015
Civilian casualties of the war in Afghanistan rose to record levels for the seventh year in row in 2015, as violence spread ...




