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Afghanistan: US Airstrike Hits Kunduz Hospital

At Least 9 Dead, Dozens Injured at City’s Only Trauma Facility

US airstrikes hit a Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan, raising grave concerns about whether US forces took sufficient precautions to identify and avoid striking the facility, Human Rights Watch said on October 3.

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‘Pursuit of happiness is fundamental human goal,’ Minister of Bhutan tells UN Assembly

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Foreign Minister Damcho Dorji of Bhutan addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s seventieth session.

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UK Armed Forces take part in biggest NATO exercise in over 10 years

UK service personnel are poised to take part in the biggest NATO exercise in more than a decade.

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Speakers from Latin American region urge ‘results, not promises’ on UN goals

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Ambassador Gustavo Meza-Cuadra of Peru to the United Nations addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s seventieth session.

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Number displaced by violence in Bangui soars past 40,000

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Displaced women find shelter from rain at the M'poko IDPs site close to the international airport in Bangui.

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African leaders say UN Security Council must be reformed to include voice of their continent

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Manuel Domingos Vicente, Vice President of the Republic of Angola, addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s seventieth session.

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Losing hope and fearful for their families, skilled Syrians join refugee exodus

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Syrian refugees queue up to register with the Greek authorities at Kara Tepe camp near Mytilini before then buying boat tickets and travelling on to Athens.

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UNHCR seeking urgent access to thousands fleeing Bangui, CAR violence

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View of Mpoko IDP site where around 100,000 persons sought both refuge and security around the capital's international airport in late 2013.

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At UN, Libya warns of ISIL’s increasing influence, calls for unanimity to end region's crises

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Agila Saleh Essa Gwaider, Acting Head of State of Libya, addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s seventieth session.

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Citing Israeli violations, Palestinian leader renounces security, political accords at UN Assembly

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Mahmoud Abbas, President of the State of Palestine, addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s seventieth session.