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Humanitarian community appeals for US$430 million to bring life-saving assistance to 2.8 million Afghans

Aid agencies in Afghanistan need US$430 million this year to help the most vulnerable girls, women, boys and men across the country. The money will be used to assist 2.8 million people displaced by conflict or natural disasters with emergency shelter...

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N. Korea to Send Orchestra to S. Korea to Perform During Olympics

North Korea will send a 140-member orchestra to perform during the Winter Olympics in South Korea next month, a move seen by the South's government as a conciliatory gesture following months of nuclear tensions.

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A bloody start to a new year in Syria

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Hamouriya, east Ghouta, Syria. Bilal, 13, stands on the rubble of destroyed buildings in Hamouriya,...

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Iranian Officials Confirm 25 Dead in Protests

The Iranian government acknowledged Sunday that 25 people had been killed during recent anti-government protests in cities throughout the country.

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