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Ugandan government shrugs off aid cuts over anti-gay law
Leading Ugandan gay rights activist Frank Mugisha met in Washington Thursday with…
Hezbollah vows response to ‘Israeli air strike’
The Shi’a movement’s statement was the group’s first admission it had been…
Stand alone: Yarmouk Camp humanitarian disaster
It is impossible not to be touched by the apocalyptic scenes emerging…
Jobless protesters torch police post in Tunisia
AFP – Jobless Tunisian protesters have torched a police post in the…
Attacks kill seven Iraq security personnel
AFP – Attacks in Iraq, including a suicide bombing near the Anbar…
Return of jihadist fighters from Syria sparks fear in Tunisia
AFP – Around 400 Tunisian jihadists have returned from fighting in the…
Israel bombs Hezbollah target on Syria-Lebanon border
AFP – Bent on halting any transfer of weapons to Lebanon's Hezbollah,…
S.Sudan civilians reduced to scavengers on swamp islands
Home to over 50,000 people, it was always considered a safe haven,…
Another 60 Homs evacuees freed in Syria: Governor
The evacuation beginning 7 February was part of a UN-supervised humanitarian operation…
Saudi ‘seeking Pakistan arms for Syrian rebels’
Pakistan makes its own version of Chinese shoulder-launched anti-aircraft missiles, known as…