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World Humanitarian Day: honouring those who help others

Little attention is paid to volunteers, but their tireless and sometimes dangerous work helps to make a difference to the millions of victims of natural and man-made disasters. Every year World Humanitarian Day is held on 19 August to honour the...

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Libya: UN mission condemns 'grave escalation' in fighting, urges ceasefire

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Displaced people in eastern Libya outside the town of Ajdabiya.

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Russia Pursues Diplomacy But Prepares for War

For weeks now, but with increasing intensity over recent days, the Russian government has been engaged in non-stop diplomacy with everyone who will talk—the Red Cross, the Kiev government, Secretary of State John Kerry, among them—to try to avert...

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IAEA Director General Comments on Visit to Iran

IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano visited the Islamic Republic of Iran on 17 August 2014, and held meetings with the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Dr. Hassan Rouhani; Vice-President and Chairman of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran...

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