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Syria peace talks suspended until Feb 25
The UN special envoy for Syria announced on Wednesday a "temporary pause" until February 25 of troubled talks in Switzerland aimed at ...Cruz upsets Trump in Iowa as Clinton claims narrow victory
US presidential hopefuls trained their sights on New Hampshire and beyond Tuesday, with conservative Ted Cruz keen to build on his dramatic ...New era in Myanmar as parliament holds historic session
Myanmar entered a new political era on Monday as Aung San Suu Kyi\'s pro-democracy MPs took their seats in parliament, carrying the ...South Sudan troops suffocated 50 people in container
South Sudan government troops killed about 50 people by stuffing them into a shipping container in baking heat, ceasefire monitors said in ...U.N. announces start of Syria peace talks as government troops advance
The United Nations announced on Monday peace talks for Syria had begun and called on world powers to push for a ceasefire, ...WHO declares global health emergency over Zika situation
The World Health Organization on Monday declared that a surge in serious birth defects in South America was "strongly suspected" of being ...Several killed in blasts near Syria Sayyida Zeinab shrine
Bombings claimed by the Islamic State group killed more than 50 people and wounded dozens on Sunday near a revered Shiite shrine ...Millions of Ethiopians facing worst drought for decades: UN
Ethiopia is struggling from its worst drought for 30 years with millions in dire need of life saving aid, UN Secretary-General Ban ...Boko Haram burns kids alive in Nigeria, 86 dead
A survivor hidden in a tree says he watched Boko Haram extremists firebomb huts and heard the screams of children burning to ...10,000 refugee children disappeared in Europe, says Europol
Over 10,000 unaccompanied migrant children have disappeared in Europe, the EU police agency Europol said on Sunday, fearing many have been whisked ...




