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Iraq: UN chief congratulates Prime Minister al-Abadi on recapture of Ramadi from ISIL

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Families fleeing violence in Ramadi, Anbar province, walk across Bzebiz Bridge into Baghdad province...

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UN peacekeepers help provide security as Central African Republic holds elections

United Nations peacekeepers were out in force at polling stations throughout the Central African Republic (CAR) Wednesday as the country voted in presidential and legislative elections, a major step on the path to stability after two years of conflict...

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Laughter, antics help refugee kids rediscover childhood

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A performer with Clowns Without Borders entertains children at Kawergosk Refugee Camp, in Iraq's norther Kurdistan region.

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Over one million sea arrivals reach Europe in 2015

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A refugee from Syria hugs her crying daughter moments after reaching the Greek Island of Lesvos from Turkey in an inflatable...

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