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INTERVIEW: UN relief official recalls ‘a day from hell’ amid ongoing strife in Syria

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UN vehicles lead the evacuation from the Old City of Homs, Syria, during a three-day "...

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Amid escalating violence, UN officials urge immediate halt to attacks in Darfur

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Fatima Abdala, from Barakutili, South Darfur, rests in her small shelter in the Kalma IDP...

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Number of children affected by conflict in Syria has doubled since last year - UN

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A little girl waits during the food distribution.

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Crimea's Referendum Spurs Ethnic Tensions in Ukraine

With only days to go before the referendum on the future of Ukraine's Crimea region is held, all eyes are on the peninsula where a Russian-speaking majority is likely to side with Moscow. Crimea's looming separation from Ukraine is raising fears that...

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