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UN and Somalia sign action plan on ending killing and maiming of children

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Deputy Prime Minister of Somalia Hussein Arab Isse (left) and UN Deputy Special Representative...

US Official Defends American Strategy in Yemen

President Barack Obama's counterterrorism and homeland security adviser, John Brennan, on Wednesday defended the U.S. strategy in helping Yemen's government battle a major al-Qaida affiliate.

Retired Iranian Revolutionary Guards Among Those Kidnapped in Syria

Iran's foreign minister says some of the 48 Iranians kidnapped by Syrian rebels are retired members of the Revolutionary Guards and the army and were in Damascus on a religious pilgrimage.

Bangladesh urged by UN to ensure NGO access for people fleeing Rakhine state

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NGOs provide essential services to unregistered people coming to Bangladesh from Myanmar’s Rakhine...