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Nepal opens channels for reconstruction cash 11 months after quake
Nepal authorities opened banking channels Sunday to start distributing reconstruction cash to earthquake victims, almost 11 months after the tremor killed nearly ...At least 16 dead as gunmen storm Ivory Coast beach resort
Heavily-armed gunmen went on a shooting rampage in the Ivory Coast resort of Grand-Bassam on Sunday, killing at 16 people and leaving ...New Syria peace talks aim to tackle core issues
A new round of indirect peace talks beginning Monday will see Syria\'s government and opposition engage for the first time in concrete ...Britain sends more troops to train Iraqis fighting IS
Britain said Saturday it was sending more troops to Iraq to bolster its mission training up the armed forces taking on the ...Israel wants Iran to be punished for missile tests
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered Israeli diplomats to demand that world powers punish Iran for its recent ballistic missile launches, his ...Syria rebels say they shot down warplane
Syrian rebels and a group monitoring the conflict said insurgents had shot down a warplane over western Syria on Saturday, although there ...UN adopts measure to tackle sex abuse by peacekeepers
The UN Security Council on Friday adopted a resolution that calls for the repatriation of entire peacekeeping units whose soldiers face allegations ...Trump under fire from rivals for Chicago rally violence
Donald Trump is under fire from rivals who blamed his incendiary rhetoric for a violent outbreak Friday between protesters and supporters at ...South Sudan women raped as payment for fighters: UN
South Sudan has encouraged fighters to rape women in place of wages while children have been burnt alive, the UN said Friday, ...Arab League labels Hezbollah terrorist organisation
The Arab League labelled Shi\'ite Muslim Hezbollah a terrorist organisation on Friday, Egyptian state media said, as tensions rise between Sunni and ...




