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Nepal struggles to rebuild one month after earthquake
One month after an earthquake devastated Nepal, and with the June monsoon fast approaching, thousands are still living in temporary shelters. In ...Syrian air force targets captured Palmyra city
Syria\'s air force carried out at least 15 strikes in and around the central city of Palmyra early on Monday, targeting buildings ...Malaysia finds 139 suspected migrant graves
Malaysian authorities have found 139 graves, and signs of torture, in more than two dozen squalid human trafficking camps suspected to have ...UN calls for more Nepal quake aid
The international community\'s response to devastating earthquakes in Nepal has been disappointing, a United Nations official said on Monday, adding that donors ...Andrzej Duda wins presidential election in Poland
Polish voters have opted for change and chosen the conservative and relatively unknown lawyer Andrzej Duda as their next president, spelling a ...Syria says Islamic State executes hundreds in Palmyra
Islamic State fighters have executed at least 400 people in Palmyra since capturing the ancient Syrian city four days ago, Syrian state ...Thousands flee after landslide blocks Nepal river
Thousands of people fled villages and towns along a mountain river in northwest Nepal on Sunday after it was blocked by a ...Malaysia finds mass graves of suspected trafficking victims
Mass graves and suspected human trafficking detention camps have been discovered by Malaysian police in towns and villages bordering Thailand, the country\'s ...IS seizes Iraqi side of key Syria border crossing
The Islamic State group seized the Iraqi side of a key border crossing with Syria after isolated government forces pulled out, a ...Arab air strikes hit military bases in Yemen
Saudi-led air strikes hit three military bases in the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Saturday and the Yemeni government in exile expressed reservations ...