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UN: Clashes force nearly 60,000 Malians from homes over last month
June 1, 2015
UN: Clashes force nearly 60,000 Malians from homes over last month
Fighting in northern Mali has forced nearly 60,000 people to flee their homes over the last four weeks, a United…
US Vice-President Joe Biden’s son Beau dies of brain cancer
May 31, 2015
US Vice-President Joe Biden’s son Beau dies of brain cancer
Former Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden, son of US Vice President Joe Biden, died on Saturday after battling brain cancer,…
Desperate Bangladeshi migrant families await calls for ransom
May 31, 2015
Desperate Bangladeshi migrant families await calls for ransom
In Bangladesh's southernmost tip, families cling to scraps of paper with Malaysian and Thai hand phone numbers scribbled on them…
Update: Jury convicts TV actor Diamond of misdemeanors in stabbing
May 30, 2015
Update: Jury convicts TV actor Diamond of misdemeanors in stabbing
TV actor Dustin Diamond was convicted Friday of two misdemeanors stemming from a barroom fight, but a Wisconsin jury cleared…
State media: Myanmar arrests Thai migrant boat owner
May 30, 2015
State media: Myanmar arrests Thai migrant boat owner
A Thai national who allegedly owned a boat that was recently discovered by the Myanmar navy crammed with more than…
India reels under heatwave as death toll tops 2,000
May 30, 2015
India reels under heatwave as death toll tops 2,000
India's brutal weeks-long heatwave has killed more than 2,000 people, authorities said Saturday, as the government launched a mass education…
More than 4,200 migrants rescued in Mediterranean as crisis grows
May 30, 2015
More than 4,200 migrants rescued in Mediterranean as crisis grows
More than 4,200 migrants trying to reach Europe have been rescued from boats in the Mediterranean in last 24 hours,…
US says China’s island-building erodes security; Beijing angered
May 30, 2015
US says China’s island-building erodes security; Beijing angered
US Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Saturday that China's island-building in the South China Sea was undermining security in…
FAO: World Hunger drops to less than 800 mn
May 30, 2015
FAO: World Hunger drops to less than 800 mn
A report by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization has indicated that undernourishment has declined to below 5 percent, marking…
Nigeria military repels Boko Haram attack in northeast
May 30, 2015
Nigeria military repels Boko Haram attack in northeast
Nigeria's military on Saturday repelled a Boko Haram attack on the key northeast city of Maiduguri that saw rocket-propelled grenades…