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In Syria’s Rebel Strongholds, Foreign Aid Yields Anger

The vast majority of foreign aid is going to territory controlled by President Bashar al-Assad while the small amount reaching opposition-held areas is all but invisible. Read the original here: In...

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North Korea Faces Pressure From U.N. on Human Rights

The United Nations Human Rights Council will meet Monday to consider calls for an international inquiry into possible crimes against humanity. Read the original here: North Korea Faces Pressure From...

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Beijing’s first special envoy for Asia to focus on Myanmar

<!– google_ad_section_start –> Former deputy foreign minister Wang Yingfan has been appointed China’s first special envoy for Asian affairs, a foreign ministry spokeswoman said. Hua Chunying said...

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U.N. Ties Gaza Baby’s Death to Palestinians

A Palestinian rocket, not an Israeli airstrike, most likely killed the baby of a BBC journalist during fighting in Gaza last November, a United Nations report indicates. See more here: U.N. Ties Gaza...

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Human rights abuses increase in Iran, says UN monitor

<!– google_ad_section_start –> Human rights violations in Iran escalated last year, a United Nations monitor said, spotlighting abuses including repression of freedom of speech, torture and...

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Signs of Strain on Syria’s Army Build

Two years of conflict have pushed a military built for repelling an Israeli invasion, not carrying out sustained asymmetrical combat, to scale back its goals and rethink its tactics. Here is the...

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Saudi death from Sars-like virus raises toll to 9

<!– google_ad_section_start –> A Sars-like virus that has struck in Britain and the Middle East has claimed a new victim in Saudi Arabia, bringing the global toll from the mystery illness to...

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Muslim Brotherhood’s Words on Women Stir Liberal Fears

In a statement on a proposed United Nations declaration to condemn violence against women, the Brotherhood issued a list of objections, which formally laid out its views on women. Read the rest here:...

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North Korea says nukes are not a bargaining chip for aid

<!– google_ad_section_start –> North Korea said on Sunday it would never trade its nuclear weapons programme for aid and stressed its “unshakeable” stance to retain the deterrent, following a...

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West calls for UN inquiry into Syria chemical attack reports

<!– google_ad_section_start –> Britain, France and the United States called on Wednesday for a United Nations inquiry into accusations by the Syrian government and the opposition of chemical...

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Turkey denies deporting Syrian refugees

<!– google_ad_section_start –> Turkey denied yesterday it had rounded up and deported hundreds of Syrian refugees following unrest at a border camp. As fighting continued unabated in Syria –...

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State linked to Myanmar unrest, says UN

<!– google_ad_section_start –> The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Myanmar’s human rights said he had received reports of “state involvement” in some of the recent violence between Buddhists...

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Arms Trade Treaty Approved at U.N.

The treaty represents the first time that the United Nations has sought to regulate the import and export of conventional weapons. Visit link: Arms Trade Treaty Approved at U.N.

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Chinese travellers world’s biggest spenders

<!– google_ad_section_start –> Chinese citizens’ overall expenditure on overseas travel reached a record high of US$102 billion last year, said a study by the World Tourism Organisation. The 40...

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North Korea Sets Conditions for Return to Talks

North Korea on Thursday demanded the lifting of United Nations sanctions and an end to joint American-South Korean military exercises as preconditions for starting dialogue. Continue reading here:...

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Two Jiangsu teens commit suicide over unfinished homework

<!– google_ad_section_start –> Two teens in eastern China committed suicide after “failing to complete homework assignments” state-run media said on Friday, in an extreme case highlighting the...

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Boat Carrying 100 Capsizes Off Myanmar

The vessel was carrying about 100 Rohingya Muslims at the start of a mass evacuation from low-lying regions ahead of Cyclone Mahasen, a United Nations official said. Original post: Boat Carrying 100...

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Many Rohingya feared dead after boats capsize off western Myanmar

<!– google_ad_section_start –> Several overcrowded boats carrying more than 100 Rohingya Muslims capsized off the coast of western Myanmar while trying to escape an approaching cyclone, and only...

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The Saturday Profile: Kilian Kleinschmidt: Calm Boss at Center of a Syrian...

Kilian Kleinschmidt, who runs an overcrowded Syrian refugee camp in Jordan for the United Nations, is a ruddy-faced German who thrives in international disasters. Originally posted here: The Saturday...

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Suu Kyi slams Myanmar Rohingya two-child rule as ‘discrimination’

<!– google_ad_section_start –> Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi on Monday criticised a ban on Rohingya having more than two children in strife-torn Rakhine state as counter to human rights, in rare...

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