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On first visit to hard-hit nations, new UN Ebola mission chief vows scaled-up support to end crisis

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Head of UNMEER Ould Cheikh Ahmed (left) works inside a UN MI-8 helicopter with Dr. David Nabarro, UN Special Envoy on Ebola, while visiting Liberia.

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Two Detained Alleged Gambian Coup Plotters Praised

A Gambian Diaspora leader said two US citizens charged by the United States for conspiracy to overthrow Gambian President Yahya Jammeh in a failed coup attempt are liberators of Gambia’s “oppressed” people.

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With no rebel surrender, UN mission in DR Congo readies military operations

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A MONUSCO attack helicopter provides aerial protection for a convoy carrying FDLR ex-combatants from Kanyabayonga transit camp, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

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In New IS Video, Hostage Gives Tour of Mosul

The Islamic State group has released a new propaganda video, this one showing a British hostage depicting life as normal in the militant-controlled Iraqi city of Mosul.

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North Korea Hits Back at US Sanctions

North Korea has lashed out at the United States for imposing new sanctions as punishment for allegedly hacking the computers of Sony Pictures.

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Search Continues for AirAsia Fuselage

AirAsia officials said four more bodies were recovered from the Java Sea on Sunday as Indonesian emergency teams continued searching for the wreckage of a passenger jet that disappeared one week ago.

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Israel Weighs New Measures After Palestinian ICC Move

Israel is weighing more steps to punish the Palestinians for their efforts to join the International Criminal Court, even as it froze $125 million in tax revenues it collects for them.

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International Envoys for the Great Lakes Region call for decisive actions against the FDLR

Today, marks the expiration of the six month grace period granted by the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) for the full and unconditional surrender and demobilization of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR).

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ElectRx has the NERVE to Envision Revolutionary Self-healing Therapies

Many chronic inflammatory diseases and mental health conditions affecting military Service members and veterans involve abnormal activity in the peripheral nervous system, which plays a key role in organ function.

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DR Congo: as deadline for surrender passes, UN and partners urge action against rebels

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FDLR ex-combatants who already voluntarily surrendered to MONUSCO in South Kivu during the surrender ceremony on 28 December 2014.